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Night photograph of a temple tank festival: a floral-decorated boat with a tiered canopy of garlands and red and white draping carries a deity murti across dark water, with two men in orange-red dhotis guiding it from the boat. Crowds of seated devotees in white and colourful clothing line the stone steps on both sides, with red flags and string lights strung above and lamps glowing. A person in red-gold clothing stands near the right edge, and a cameraman in dark clothing films from the stairs.

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Night photograph of a illuminated floating ceremonial boat decorated with marigold garlands, strings of lights and a tiered flower-covered canopy, moving across a dark water tank. A man in an orange dhoti stands at the boat's edge while another person in orange works beside it. Hundreds of people, many in white clothes and some in colourful saris, sit on tiered steps along the water, with strings of flags and bright floodlights overhead.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14Night photograph of a temple tank ceremony with a floral-decorated ratha-style float on dark water, carrying a figure seated on a crimson-draped platform and decorated with garlands in orange, yellow and purple. A red carpeted walkway leads to a small gilded seat. Along the stone steps, a large crowd of devotees sits and stands in white and other clothes, while a person in a yellow garment and a figure in an orange robe stand near the water's edge. Tall floodlights and strings of lights illuminate the grounds, and seated rows of spectators fill the stands in the background.2016-12-14Night photo of a large rectangular water tank at a temple festival, with a red-carpeted raised platform in the middle holding an ornate, multicoloured decorated palanquin/throne canopy with yellow, green and red striping and floral garlands. Tiered stone steps on both sides are filled with seated spectators, and bright floodlights and strings of lights line the walls. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible at this distance, and the people on the steps are too small and indistinct to assign roles.2016-12-12Night photograph of an outdoor festival at a water-side stage. A large Shiva lingam-style structure is decorated with yellow, orange and green marigold garlands and flower-draped panels. In front, a gilded golden throne with a red cushion sits on a red-draped platform, unoccupied in view. Across the dark water a small illuminated barge-like float with a decorated canopy floats, and a crowd of seated devotees fills the stands on the left under floodlights and strings of coloured lights on a building at right.2016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14December 14 20162016-12-14Night photograph of a temple tank with dark water reflecting lights. On the left, a decorated float or palanquin with floral garlands and a canopy carries a deity murti, lit by lamps, while a figure stands near it. Along the right side, a long multi-tiered stone bank is lined with many devotees, mostly in white dhotis and saris and colourful saris, seated and standing, with fairy lights strung along the wall above. A man in white at the far right stands at the steps. Ducks swim in the water at lower left. Dense crowd, several dozen visible.2016-12-14Night photograph of a temple tank-side festival at a large illuminated venue. In the foreground, a dark stone Nandi bull statue wears red and white flower garlands. Beyond it, a decorated floating barge carries a deity murti under a tiered flower-covered canopy wrapped in purple, yellow and white garlands, drifting on the dark water. Two or three people in pink, green and dark clothing stand on the steps at the water's edge, with a few more visible in the lower right. Crowds sit on tiered seating in the background under string lights, and multicoloured lights line the far walls and a lit structure on the right.2016-12-14Night photo of a temple tank at a festival, with a floating flower-decorated boat shrine carrying a small deity murti at left, lit by oil lamps and string lights. Crowds in white and coloured clothing line tiered steps on the right, many seated and facing the water, with rows of lit lamps before them. Ducks swim in the foreground water. Surrounding walls are strung with lights and red flags mark the edges. Several dozen people are visible, many partially seen. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible in this image.2016-12-14Night photograph of a large rectangular water tank or pond at an outdoor festival ground, lit by floodlights and strings of lights. A raised red-draped platform stands in the water, decorated with a striped yellow and green canopy, flower garlands and a golden throne-like seat under a tall ornate arch. A seated figure is visible on the platform, with a small lamp in front. Spectators fill tiered stands on both sides, many in white and colourful clothes, and a few people in white stand along the water's edge. The scene matches a Karthigai Deepam type of lamp-lighting ceremony, but no lamps are clearly visible in the frame.2016-12-12