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A photograph of a waist-deep water ritual at a red-and-white stepped tank. Dozens of people wade in brown water, mostly in white clothes, with some women in colourful saris. At the centre, a golden palanquin with a gold canopy and yellow and white floral garlands is carried through the water. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand near it; one has a long beard and the other stands tall with shaved head, and a person in orange holds a brass tray. Onlookers in white shirts, dhotis and red shirts stand on the steps. Balloons in pink, green and yellow decorate the palanquin, and orange bunting is strung above the fence.

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A large crowd of devotees, many wading waist-deep or swimming in a brown water tank, surrounds a gold-canopied palanquin decorated with yellow garlands, balloons and flowers. Two saffron-robed sannyasis stand on the palanquin; the taller one in a bright orange shawl, the other with a full beard in orange robes. A parasol-like gold canopy shelters them. Along the striped red-and-white steps of the tank wall, standing onlookers in white shirts, dhotis and colourful shirts watch. The scene reads as a temple procession with a palanquin carried into water during the Jayanti-Brahmotsavam celebration. Many people are in the water, roughly 50 visible.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor ritual bathing scene at a water tank with red and white checkered steps. Many people wearing white clothes stand and bathe in brownish water, while a central group surrounds a decorated palanquin or ratha with a golden canopy umbrella, garlanded with yellow and orange flower garlands and balloons. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the front of the group, and a shaved-headed figure in orange robe stands in the water to the lower right. Onlookers in white and orange clothing line the steps above, and construction rubble and a strip of orange bunting appear behind.2009-01-02Outdoor water ritual at a large tank with striped white-and-red steps and bunting strung across the top. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a red-draped platform decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands, with a golden canopy above. Standing beside the platform is a young man in an orange robe, and behind him a bearded man in orange clothing. Dozens of people in white clothes wade waist-deep around the platform, some holding offerings, while others stand on the steps and at a stone structure at left with flower garlands. Palm trees and a dirt embankment appear in the background.2009-01-02A photograph of a water procession in a tank with white-and-red striped walls. A decorated palanquin-style float with a golden canopy and yellow marigold garlands is carried through waist-deep water. A man in an orange robe stands near the float, and another figure in orange stands beside him on the platform. Dozens of devotees wade and swim around the float, most in white clothes. A small white dove logo appears in the upper left corner.2009-01-02A photograph of a festival procession in water. A golden palanquin decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands and a small golden canopy is carried through a crowd of people wading and swimming in a river. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand on the palanquin, one in the front holding its frame, and another behind him. The crowd, many in white clothes, is packed around the platform. Red and white striped steps line the riverbank behind them, and a boy in blue stands on the steps.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor photo of a large water-filled tank with striped white and orange steps along its back wall, a crowd of devotees wading and partly submerged. In the centre, a decorated palanquin-like seat with a small ornate canopy and a red cushion is garlanded with white and yellow flower strands and balloons. A tall man in an orange robe stands beside it. Behind him, another bearded man in orange robes stands at the edge, while a seated figure in orange sits on the platform. Many people in white clothing wade around the seat, some raising hands and holding flowers. Strings of orange and white bunting cross a fence line behind, with palm trees and a dirt embankment beyond.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02A photograph of a pond ritual at an outdoor temple-style tank with a red-and-white striped stepped embankment. Many people stand and bathe in brown water, mostly in white clothes, with some in red and orange. A bald man in an orange-red robe stands waist-deep near a decorated golden palanquin-like canopy with a kalasha-style gold structure, yellow umbrella and marigold garlands. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand on the steps above, and a woman in red sits at the edge. Orange and red bunting strings run along a fence behind. a person's identity is not established by appearance here, so the robed priest is described by role only.2009-01-02