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Dusk procession at a temple tank beside stone steps lined with small oil lamps. A crowd of devotees in white and red clothing follows a palanquin-style palanquin decorated with gold and red cloth. Under a multicoloured umbrella with tasselled edges, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes receives the procession, with a gold-topped canopy above. Several people in white dhotis and shawls, one with a white head covering, walk along the steps, and a man in a white kurta wears rudraksha beads. Illuminated lights line the far walls under the sunset sky.

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Dusk photograph of a riverside ghat with white stone steps packed with devotees in white and saffron clothing. A multicoloured parasol with fringed edges stands at left. In the water, a richly decorated golden palanquin with a canopy is attended by people in orange robes and white clothes, with marigold garlands and flower petals in the water. A seated figure in orange robes sits on the palanquin, the a person cues being ornate golden canopy and orange robe, though appearance is uncertain. Strings of lights glow across the far bank, and temple structures are silhouetted against the sky.2009-01-02Dusk scene at a stone-stepped tank or river ghat, lit by a row of small oil lamps along the left edge of the steps. A crowd in white and mixed-colour clothing descends toward the water. A decorated umbrella with a patterned canopy stands at the water's edge, and a palanquin-like deity procession with a figure seated under a decorated canopy is being carried near the water, attended by people in red and orange garments. Two people in front wear white kurta-style clothing, one in a striped shirt, and a woman in a red-and-white sari is at left. The setting suggests a temple water ritual or procession at dusk.2009-01-02Night procession at a water tank lit with strings of lights along the edges. A decorated palanquin carries a deity murti draped in orange and red cloth, garlanded with yellow flowers, shaded by a gold canopy. Men in orange robes walk beside it. A large colourful umbrella with blue, yellow and red panels and tassels stands at right. Devotees in white clothes, some with orange shawls and white head coverings, stand close with hands folded in namaskar, facing the procession. Nobody is identifiable as a person in this image.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Dusk photograph of a crowd gathered along a tiered stone ghat beside a water tank, with strings of red and orange lights and small lamps lining the steps and rim. In the water, a figure in orange and red robes stands beneath a multicoloured parasol, attended by people in the water. Many devotees in white and orange clothing line the bank; one raises an arm at the left edge, and a yellow shoulder cloth is visible in the foreground.2009-01-02Evening photo of a temple tank at dusk, with a crowd of devotees in white and red clothing lining the stone steps and water's edge. A decorated palanquin or ratha with an umbrella-like canopy and a deity murti sits on a boat or platform in the water, with lit oil lamps floating on the surface. Strings of orange and yellow lights decorate the steps and tank rim, and a few people in ochre and white stand on the steps near the top of the tank.2009-01-02Dusk scene at a tiered white-and-red stepped tank or pool at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, lined with string lights and orange-red bunting. A crowd of devotees, many in white and some in saffron or red shawls, stands along the edge watching. In the water, a deity murti or utsava image is carried on a decorated palanquin under a colourful canopy, with priests in white and orange robes wading beside it. A small glowing oil lamp or lights reflect on the water.2009-01-02Dusk procession on a temple tank with a long stepped ghat lined with many people in white clothes. In the foreground a decorated wooden boat carries a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a white garland, seated on an ornate gilded throne under a decorative umbrella canopy, with flower garlands on the throne. Beside the boat a deity murti in red cloth and marigold garlands is carried. A man in white dress and red shawl stands at the boat's edge. Crowds watch from steps and from the front of the frame, with strings of lights along the far bank and a striped festive canopy at left. Seated figure is a person by appearance cues: saffron clothing and garland, though the image is dim.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Evening photo of a boat procession on a water tank at dusk. A man in orange robes and a garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne under a gold umbrella, with a silver-and-red deity murti decorated with yellow marigold garlands in front of him. A man in white with a red-orange shawl sits to the right, and devotees in the boat and on stepped ghats along the water are visible. Colourful tasselled canopy at left, string lights and lamps along the far bank, and marigold petals scattered in the boat.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Dusk procession at a water tank with stepped walls painted in red and white stripes and strung with lights. A decorated palanquin or utsava murti is being carried into or through shallow water, shielded by a large red, yellow and blue umbrella with a golden finial and a gilded canopy. Several people in orange and saffron garments stand in the water around it, while a dense crowd in white and cream clothing and saris lines the steps and bank. Festive bunting and lamps hang above.2009-01-02