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Night photograph of a temple tank ceremony with a floral-decorated ratha-style float on dark water, carrying a figure seated on a crimson-draped platform and decorated with garlands in orange, yellow and purple. A red carpeted walkway leads to a small gilded seat. Along the stone steps, a large crowd of devotees sits and stands in white and other clothes, while a person in a yellow garment and a figure in an orange robe stand near the water's edge. Tall floodlights and strings of lights illuminate the grounds, and seated rows of spectators fill the stands in the background.

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December 14 20162016-12-14Night photograph of an outdoor festival at a water-side stage. A large Shiva lingam-style structure is decorated with yellow, orange and green marigold garlands and flower-draped panels. In front, a gilded golden throne with a red cushion sits on a red-draped platform, unoccupied in view. Across the dark water a small illuminated barge-like float with a decorated canopy floats, and a crowd of seated devotees fills the stands on the left under floodlights and strings of coloured lights on a building at right.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14Night photograph of a temple tank festival: a floral-decorated boat with a tiered canopy of garlands and red and white draping carries a deity murti across dark water, with two men in orange-red dhotis guiding it from the boat. Crowds of seated devotees in white and colourful clothing line the stone steps on both sides, with red flags and string lights strung above and lamps glowing. A person in red-gold clothing stands near the right edge, and a cameraman in dark clothing films from the stairs.2016-12-14Night photograph of a illuminated floating ceremonial boat decorated with marigold garlands, strings of lights and a tiered flower-covered canopy, moving across a dark water tank. A man in an orange dhoti stands at the boat's edge while another person in orange works beside it. Hundreds of people, many in white clothes and some in colourful saris, sit on tiered steps along the water, with strings of flags and bright floodlights overhead.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14Night photograph of a large rectangular water tank or pond at an outdoor festival ground, lit by floodlights and strings of lights. A raised red-draped platform stands in the water, decorated with a striped yellow and green canopy, flower garlands and a golden throne-like seat under a tall ornate arch. A seated figure is visible on the platform, with a small lamp in front. Spectators fill tiered stands on both sides, many in white and colourful clothes, and a few people in white stand along the water's edge. The scene matches a Karthigai Deepam type of lamp-lighting ceremony, but no lamps are clearly visible in the frame.2016-12-12Night photo of a large rectangular water tank at a temple festival, with a red-carpeted raised platform in the middle holding an ornate, multicoloured decorated palanquin/throne canopy with yellow, green and red striping and floral garlands. Tiered stone steps on both sides are filled with seated spectators, and bright floodlights and strings of lights line the walls. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible at this distance, and the people on the steps are too small and indistinct to assign roles.2016-12-12Night photograph of a temple tank or pool with a large floating red-draped platform in the foreground. On the platform stands an ornate decorated structure with garlands of yellow and orange flowers and striped yellow, orange and white hangings, with a golden seat or throne in front. Behind it, a crowd of seated people fills tiered stands under strings of lights, and to the right a smaller illuminated boat or float with a canopy sits on the water. Bright floodlights and colored lights line the scene. No individual person is clearly distinguishable on the platform; a few people are visible at the water's edge at right.2016-12-14Night photograph of a large outdoor temple-tank festival. A decorated ratha or floating chariot with a flower-covered canopy and a seated figure in yellow sits on a water platform, lit by floodlights. Many people in white, saffron and colourful clothes sit on stone steps lining the tank, with rows of black Shivalingams topped with gold-rimmed bases along the right. A tall tower draped in yellow and red stands behind the chariot, and a red carpet runs across the platform. Lit building facade with coloured lights in the background.2016-12-14Night photograph of a large open-air arena with a rectangular water tank in the centre, lit by strings of multicoloured lights and floodlamps. A raised red-carpeted platform stands in the water, decorated with marigold garlands in yellow and orange draped around a tall ornamented structure with a flower-wreathed arch. Seated on a gold-framed throne in front of the arch is a figure in red and gold clothing. To the right floats a small illuminated boat-shaped palanquin with a tiered top. Rows of seated spectators fill the stands on both sides, many in white clothes, and a line of people in white stands along the right-hand steps.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14