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A photograph of a decorated floating boat being pulled through a water tank with white-clothed men wading waist-deep around it. The boat is adorned with banana leaves, marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, and a yellow and multicoloured canopy with a fringed yellow top. A man in a white shirt stands under the canopy near the front. Behind, rows of red-tiered stone steps and empty stands surround the pool, with a few people standing on the steps and a group seated along the right edge of the pool. A thatched hut and palm trees appear in the background, and petals float on the water.

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A flower-decorated wooden boat floats on a reddish-brown water tank with stone steps behind it. Strings of marigold garlands in yellow, orange and purple wrap the boat, with banana leaves at its corners and a striped multicoloured canopy overhead with a yellow fringed top. A figure in white stands under the canopy on the boat. Around the boat, about six men in white dhotis and shirts wade in the water, pushing and steadying the vessel. Two people sit on the steps at the top right, and the scene suggests a water procession. Text in the lower right corner reads a copyright line and source credit.2010-09-12A photo of a floating ceremonial boat carried through a tank of water with red-painted tiered steps behind it. The boat is decorated with banana leaves, yellow and multicoloured garlands and a multicoloured umbrella with a yellow fringed canopy. Around six men in white dhotis and white shirts wade chest-deep in the water, pushing and steadying the decorated boat. Two women in saffron-toned saris sit on the upper steps watching, and a few other onlookers are seated on the steps above.2010-09-12A decorated wooden boat, draped with garlands of marigolds and purple flowers and banana leaves, floats on a temple tank in procession. Under a multicoloured and yellow ceremonial umbrella, a deity murti sits on the boat. Several men in white clothes wade in the water pushing or steadying the boat, and a few more in white stand on the boat and at its edge. Red stepped ghats with small shrine-like structures rise behind them.2010-09-12A photograph of a floating ceremonial raft or vahana decorated with garlands of marigold and red flowers, yellow and green banana-leaf accents, and a colourful umbrella-shaped canopy with a yellow top, being moved across a red-brick-lined tank of water. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis wade in the water pushing or steering the raft, while a man in white stands on the raft beneath the canopy. Tiered red stone steps and railings line the tank, with a few people seated on the upper steps.2010-09-12September 12 20102010-09-12September 12 20102010-09-12A flower-decorated floating platform is pushed through a water tank at a temple complex. The raft is heaped with marigolds, roses and garlands in orange, red, purple and yellow, with a saffron-orange canopy over a seated figure in saffron-coloured cloth. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow and orange shawls wade waist-deep in the water, pushing and steadying the raft. Behind, a red-tiered stone bathing ghat has rows of people in white and orange clothing standing along the steps and railings, and a few people are gathered near a tree at the upper right. The scene appears to be a water-based ritual procession.2010-07-26Outdoor photograph of a flower-decorated raft or float carried through a water tank with red stepped concrete sides and a spectator gallery. The float is heaped with orange, purple and white flowers and green foliage, with an orange canopy overhead. Seated on it are several people in orange and white clothing. Around it, men in white dhotis and shirts wade chest-deep in the water, pushing and guiding the float. Further back on the steps, a crowd in white and colourful clothing watches from the stands under a cloudy sky with a large tree at right.2010-07-26September 12 20102010-09-12A photograph of a ceremonial water ritual at an outdoor tank with red-brick tiered steps and stone seating. A decorated wooden float with a central framed portrait is garlanded with marigold and green leaves and shaded by a yellow canopy and a colourful umbrella. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand waist-deep in the water, two in front wearing saffron-coloured shawls and gold-beaded necklaces, one holding a cloth, with others on the float and at the edge. A woman in a white sari stands on the steps at right, and a crowd in white clothes watches from the upper tiers.2010-09-12July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26