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Outdoor festival procession at a water tank with red-painted stepped banks. A large curved wooden palanquin or float with a canvas-covered arched frame is carried on the right by men in white dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested, several with rudraksha malas and smeared with coloured powder. Behind them, a crowd of dozens of people, many in white, orange and pink saris and kurtas, lines the steps and railing above, with palm trees and a cloudy sky behind. The murky brown water lies at left.

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October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photograph at a red-walled tank or pond where a crowd of men in white dhotis and yellow or orange sashes lift and carry a large bamboo-framed palanquin or ratha structure at the water's edge. Several men wade into the murky water beside the platform while others push and steady it. Spectators sit on red stone steps and along the top of a railing, including people in saffron, green and pink saris and a woman in white at left. A striped umbrella with red and yellow panels stands at upper right, and a cameraman films the scene near the steps. One man in the center wears a yellow cloth and a shaved head, and others wear orange or pink sashes with white clothing. The scene appears to be a ceremonial procession or temple tank ritual.2010-10-17A photograph of a ceremony at the edge of a muddy-brown pond, with a tiered red-brick ghat rising behind it. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts stand in the water and on the steps around a wooden palanquin draped in white and set under a small orange-and-yellow umbrella, while others in saffron and orange robes stand beside them. Behind, a large crowd of onlookers, many in white and some in bright saffron, sits and stands along the steps and railings. At the upper left, a decorated float with a deity murti is visible above the crowd. A tall orange sign hangs on the right, and a red-roofed building and trees appear in the background.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A festival procession on red-painted stone steps at a Dasara celebration. In the foreground, men in white dhotis and white shirts pull and push a large wooden ratha/chariot, its frame covered in cream fabric and decorated with a painted figure. Several men wear rudraksha malas and one wears an orange-yellow scarf. A woman in an orange sari and a man in saffron-orange robes stand to the right. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white, orange, pink and red clothing raises their arms on a red wall and staircase. Some people are dusted with pink and purple powder. Palm trees and a clouded sky are visible above.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photo at a red-walled water tank where a group of men in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow sashes stand waist-deep in muddy water, lifting and guiding a bamboo-framed structure covered with a cloth, its edge trimmed with white. Several bare-chested or white-clad men wade and push on the frame while others stand on the steps. On the upper steps, a crowd of onlookers in white, yellow and green clothing sits and watches, some holding cameras, with a striped multicolour umbrella overhead at the right. A saffron-robed figure stands near the frame at the centre-left, with a bald head and orange cloth, and a few women in white saris sit at the left edge. Under this ritual-style procession, the bamboo structure appears to be a raft or float.2010-10-17