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Evening photo of a temple tank at dusk, with a crowd of devotees in white and red clothing lining the stone steps and water's edge. A decorated palanquin or ratha with an umbrella-like canopy and a deity murti sits on a boat or platform in the water, with lit oil lamps floating on the surface. Strings of orange and yellow lights decorate the steps and tank rim, and a few people in ochre and white stand on the steps near the top of the tank.

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Dusk scene at a tiered white-and-red stepped tank or pool at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, lined with string lights and orange-red bunting. A crowd of devotees, many in white and some in saffron or red shawls, stands along the edge watching. In the water, a deity murti or utsava image is carried on a decorated palanquin under a colourful canopy, with priests in white and orange robes wading beside it. A small glowing oil lamp or lights reflect on the water.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Dusk photograph of a crowd gathered along a tiered stone ghat beside a water tank, with strings of red and orange lights and small lamps lining the steps and rim. In the water, a figure in orange and red robes stands beneath a multicoloured parasol, attended by people in the water. Many devotees in white and orange clothing line the bank; one raises an arm at the left edge, and a yellow shoulder cloth is visible in the foreground.2009-01-02Dusk procession at a water tank with stepped walls painted in red and white stripes and strung with lights. A decorated palanquin or utsava murti is being carried into or through shallow water, shielded by a large red, yellow and blue umbrella with a golden finial and a gilded canopy. Several people in orange and saffron garments stand in the water around it, while a dense crowd in white and cream clothing and saris lines the steps and bank. Festive bunting and lamps hang above.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02