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Large crowd gathered at a water tank with red and white striped steps during a festival procession. Devotees in white clothes stand waist-deep in the water while many others line the steps. On the right, two people in orange-saffron robes stand beside a gilded palanquin with a golden canopy and floral garlands, its bearers and attendants in white. Bright orange and yellow decorations and balloons hang near the palanquin, and a crowd of spectators in white and colourful saris watches from above.

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Outdoors at dusk, a large crowd stands and wades in a shallow tank or river with stepped red-and-white concrete ghats. Many devotees wear white dhotis and kurtas, while women wear saris and salwar kameez in orange, pink, blue and green. In the centre, a golden palanquin with a canopy and a deity murti is carried into the water, with a figure in orange clothing near it scattering red powder. Colourful balloons and a decorated umbrella appear at the left and right edges, and bunting hangs over the steps. Many people are visibly bathing or wading.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02A large crowd stands and wades in shallow water beside red-and-white striped steps at a riverbank during a festival. Many people wear white dhotis and white saris or kurtas, while others wear orange and saffron robes and colourful saris. A decorated float or palanquin with yellow and orange garlands sits in the water, with water splashing up from it. Spectators stand on the steps, some under umbrellas, and raise their hands.2009-01-02A large crowd stands and wades in shallow water at a stepped river ghat with red and white painted steps. In the centre, a golden palanquin-style float topped by a gold umbrella, decorated with marigold garlands and colourful balloons, is carried through the water. A person in an orange robe stands at the float, while many devotees in white dhotis and saris, and some in orange or blue, press close with raised hands. Spectators line the steps above. The scene suggests a procession into a river at a Brahmotsavam festival.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Large crowd of devotees standing and wading in a shallow water tank at a festival, many in white clothes and some in saffron or orange. A flower-garlanded palanquin or float with gold canopy and marigold garlands sits in the water at left. Crowds stand on red and white tiered steps at the rear, with a colourful umbrella and women in saris, some with yellow shawls. A man in an orange shirt marked with a logo holds up a phone, and a bald monk in saffron robes stands among the devotees. Appears to be a ritual immersion during a Brahmotsavam festival.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02A dense crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing surrounds a golden ratha or palanquin decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a gold canopy. Water sprays over the procession, and a figure in saffron-orange robes with long hair stands at the carriage, arm extended toward its seat. Many people fold hands or raise palms in reverence, and red-and-white striped steps rise in the background.2009-01-02Large crowd of devotees stands on and wades into a river with red and white striped stepped ghats at dusk. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear sarees in orange, pink and green, and several saffron-robed men stand near a palanquin. A golden palanquin with an umbrella and colourful balloons is carried into the water, with a small umbrella canopy on the steps behind. Festival banners and a red building are visible in the background. Several people are bathing waist-deep in the water.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02A large crowd gathers at a red-stepped ghat beside water for a holy dip. In the centre, a man in orange clothing and a garland sits on a red-and-gold ornate throne mounted on a decorated platform surrounded by marigold and flower garlands, with a multicoloured canopy overhead. Devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls wade through the water around the platform, several holding brass pots and vessels aloft. Many spectators in white, yellow and bright saris line the steps. Water sprays from a fountain at the left edge.2010-01-02 +1 copies