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A decorated floating platform, a ratha-like boat, is carried through shallow water beside red-and-white steps. A central figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a raised orange throne beneath a large white canopy with an orange fringe and a brass finial. The platform is heavily garlanded with marigolds, white flowers, purple blooms, green leaves and fern fronds. Around it, many people in white clothes wade in the water, some with hands on the platform, and a few in yellow and orange garments stand nearby. Brass ritual vessels sit on the platform.

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Aerial view of a floral ritual float carried through shallow water by people in white. The raft is heaped with garlands of orange, pink, purple and yellow flowers and a large white and yellow canopy with red trim shades it. Seated on an orange cushion is a person in orange robes with a white garland, while a figure in white stands behind holding the canopy. Brass lamps and offering plates sit on the float. Devotees in white clothes wade around it, many with folded hands, and a red-stepped ghat edges the water at upper right. a person is seated in orange robes garlanded and attended, with cues of long hair and orange ornate clothing, in a procession setting.2010-07-26A flower-decorated palanquin-like float, draped in garlands of white, orange, red and purple blossoms and fern fronds, carries a seated figure in orange robes and a white flower garland under a white canopy with orange fringe. Around the float, many people wade in waist-deep water wearing white clothes and yellow or orange shawls, some holding the float and one bald man in white guiding it. The setting is a temple tank with stone steps at the top right during a procession. The seated figure has long hair and orange clothing, which fits the page's a person context, but the face and build are too distant to confirm, so identity is uncertain.2010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26A photograph of a floral-decorated ratha or palanquin being carried through a shallow water tank by many people. The vehicle has a white canopy with an orange fringe, orange cushioned seating, and heavy garlands of yellow, white and red flowers with green leaves. Seated figures in orange sit on the palanquin beneath the canopy. Around it, numerous people wade waist-deep, many in white clothes with yellow or orange shawls, some in orange and yellow garments, and several men in white shirts push and steady the vehicle with their hands. A water fountain plays at the right edge beside a stone platform with red and white borders.2010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26A photograph of a ceremonial procession in shallow water beside red-tiled steps. A decorated raised platform with a white canopy and orange border stands in the water, garlanded with marigolds, orchids and green leaves. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace sits on it, with a kalasha and offerings set before the platform. Many people stand waist-deep around it, mostly in white clothes with yellow and orange shawls, some raising hands and carrying flowers. a person: the seated figure wears orange robes and rudraksha-style beads on a decorated platform, with a kalasha and offerings placed around him. Labelled as a procession with devotees wading in the water.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.2010-07-26