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Night photograph of a floating boat-procession at a temple tank, lit by strings of coloured lights and floodlights. A tall flower-decorated canopy with garlands of marigold, white jasmine and yellow blooms covers a seated figure in red and gold on a raised platform. Two bare-chested men in orange-brown dhotis stand at the boat's edge, one at the front and one at the rear, guiding it through dark water. Stepped stands and an orange-draped railing line the background, with a lit column at left.

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