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Night photograph of a water ceremony at a festival with fireworks sparks in the dark sky and smoke drifting left. A floral-decorated raft or boat with a tiered, marigold-garlanded canopy and a tall garlanded shrine-like structure sits on the water. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis stand in the water at the raft, one tending it while others stand nearby. Many people in saffron and orange clothing stand along the water's edge and on the left, and a crowd sits in tiered stands on the right under strings of lights. On the right platform stands a gold ornate throne with red cushions beside a large floral display. Visible text reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam

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