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Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at a water-side temple tank. A single person in white dhoti and white upper cloth stands on a raised platform, holding a lit aarti lamp toward a decorated shrine. The shrine has a golden arched frame with a small umbrella-like canopy in red, blue and yellow, and a deity murti draped in garlands of marigolds and colourful flowers. Flower garlands hang along the platform edge, and bright white lights illuminate the scene. Steel staircases and railings rise on the left beside large grey stone columns, and the dark water reflects the lights.

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A night photograph of a temple tank area. A single man in white dhoti and white upper cloth stands at the water's edge beside a stone pillar and steps. A gilded ornate deity palanquin or utsava platform with a small canopy is heavily decorated with garlands of marigolds and colourful flower strands and bright lamps flank it. The scene is lit by floodlights and reflects on dark water.2011-12-09Night photograph of a temple scene beside water. On the left, a shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth and a long gold necklace sits behind a platform with brass lamps, a plate of yellow flowers and offerings. Behind him, a decorated palanquin-style shrine with a gold arched canopy, a red cloth and strands of yellow, purple and white marigold garlands stands on a flower-draped platform. Bright white lights illuminate the platform. Above rises a large dark temple structure with a gold-banded pillar and metal stairs.2011-12-09Night photograph of a floating decorated boat on dark water at a temple tank. The boat carries a richly adorned seat or throne draped with yellow and red garlands and flowers, topped by a small red canopy, with bright white lights on posts around it. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits on the boat beside the canopy, and a person in white stands in the water at the boat's side. Marigold petals float on the water. A metal staircase and tiered stone steps line the tank wall behind.2011-12-10Night photograph of a floating ceremonial barge on dark water beside a large stone structure with gold-banded pillar and steel railing stairs. A deity murti is seated in a gilded arched shrine on the barge, draped in layered garlands of marigold, yellow and purple flowers, with a small ornate canopy above. Bright tube lights line the barge. A man in white dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style necklace, sits cross-legged before the shrine with oil lamps, a kalasha and offerings on a tray. Two people are partly visible in the water, and a few more are at the barge edge. The setting suggests a temple tank procession with a floating deity.2011-12-09Night photograph at a temple tank or lake edge beside a large dark stone structure with tiered bowl-like base. A metal staircase with railings rises at right. On a flower-decorated platform stands a golden ornamental shrine-like palanquin or deity murti with a small umbrella canopy, draped in garlands of pink and marigold flowers. Lit oil lamps and bright lights illuminate the scene. A single person in white clothing stands at the platform, hands folded in prayer, possibly performing puja or aarti. Ornamental garlands line the platform edge.2011-12-09Night photograph of a floating raft decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and multicoloured flowers, lit by bright white tube lights along its sides. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace stands on the raft, holding a lit flame/oil lamp in one hand and a small offering in the other. Behind him a golden arched shrine holds a deity murti draped in red cloth, topped by a red and gold canopy umbrella. A man is partly submerged in dark water at the lower left, and the background is a tiered wall of potted green plants.2011-12-09December 10 20112011-12-10Night photo of a ritual on a river ghat. A seated figure in orange robes and a tall ornate crown holds a lamp before a deity murti decorated with a thick garland of flowers, set on a gilded seat under a striped canopy on a white-draped boat platform. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand on the steps and bank, one holding a rope, and another in white leans over the boat. Strings of lights and a metal steel framed staircase are visible in the dark background.2010-11-23December 10 20112011-12-10December 09 20112011-12-09December 09 20112011-12-09December 09 20112011-12-09