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A large crowd stands waist- to chest-deep in a water tank with red-and-white checkered stepped walls at a festival ceremony. In the centre, saffron-robed attendants stand on a golden palanquin decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands and a gold umbrella, while a white cloth drapes its base. Devotees in white clothes wade around it. A tall figure in saffron robes stands on the right edge, and a man in white with folded hands stands on the upper left steps. Colourful balloons are tied to the palanquin's side, and a construction site lies beyond the wall.

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A large crowd of devotees, many wading waist-deep or swimming in a brown water tank, surrounds a gold-canopied palanquin decorated with yellow garlands, balloons and flowers. Two saffron-robed sannyasis stand on the palanquin; the taller one in a bright orange shawl, the other with a full beard in orange robes. A parasol-like gold canopy shelters them. Along the striped red-and-white steps of the tank wall, standing onlookers in white shirts, dhotis and colourful shirts watch. The scene reads as a temple procession with a palanquin carried into water during the Jayanti-Brahmotsavam celebration. Many people are in the water, roughly 50 visible.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor temple tank ceremony with a stepped pool lined in red and white bands. A central raised platform with a golden canopy and garlanded seat holds two figures in saffron-orange robes; one stands raising an arm while another in orange stands beside the seat. Many devotees in white and mixed-colour clothing wade waist-deep in the water and crowd the steps, some holding small ritual items. Orange and white pennant bunting stretches across the background under a clear sky, with trees and a dirt embankment behind. Balloons and flower offerings float near the platform.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor water ceremony at a tank with red-and-white striped stone steps. A golden palanquin or throne-like seat with a red cushion and golden parasol stands in the water, decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands. A man in saffron-orange robes stands on the raft beside it, and another in orange robes stands in the water nearby. a person: the standing figure in the orange robe has long hair swept back, consistent with the page's account of the event, but the face and build alone do not establish identity, so the presence is marked unsure. Dozens of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas wade in the water and crowd the steps, with women in saris on the upper steps and a few onlookers standing on the bank.2009-01-02Outdoor photo of a water ceremony at a striped red-and-white stepped tank. A large crowd of devotees in white clothes wades through the water, many raising their hands and holding colourful inflated balloons. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand on a golden throne with a red cushion and a gold canopy, with orange-and-yellow garlands and balloons around it. Other men in white stand on the steps and along the edges, and a blue pandal cloth and orange bunting decorate the background.2009-01-02A photograph of a waist-deep water ritual at a red-and-white stepped tank. Dozens of people wade in brown water, mostly in white clothes, with some women in colourful saris. At the centre, a golden palanquin with a gold canopy and yellow and white floral garlands is carried through the water. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand near it; one has a long beard and the other stands tall with shaved head, and a person in orange holds a brass tray. Onlookers in white shirts, dhotis and red shirts stand on the steps. Balloons in pink, green and yellow decorate the palanquin, and orange bunting is strung above the fence.2009-01-02A large crowd of devotees wades in a water tank with red and white striped steps, many in white clothes. At center, a decorated raft-like platform carries a figure in a golden seat under a small ceremonial parasol, with garlands of yellow and orange flowers and colourful balloons. A man in a bright saffron-orange robe stands on the platform beside another person in orange and red garments. Palm trees and orange festoon strings line the background under a clear sky.2009-01-02Outdoor ritual bathing scene at a water tank with red and white checkered steps. Many people wearing white clothes stand and bathe in brownish water, while a central group surrounds a decorated palanquin or ratha with a golden canopy umbrella, garlanded with yellow and orange flower garlands and balloons. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the front of the group, and a shaved-headed figure in orange robe stands in the water to the lower right. Onlookers in white and orange clothing line the steps above, and construction rubble and a strip of orange bunting appear behind.2009-01-02Outdoor water ritual at a large tank with striped white-and-red steps and bunting strung across the top. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a red-draped platform decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands, with a golden canopy above. Standing beside the platform is a young man in an orange robe, and behind him a bearded man in orange clothing. Dozens of people in white clothes wade waist-deep around the platform, some holding offerings, while others stand on the steps and at a stone structure at left with flower garlands. Palm trees and a dirt embankment appear in the background.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02