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Dusk at a temple tank or riverbank festival. A large crowd of devotees in white and pastel clothes stands along a stone edge at left, many watching a ceremony in the water, with several people wading in the shallow tank. Rows of oil lamps line the stepped stone ghats across the water, and strings of coloured lights hang over the far bank under a darkening sky. Trees silhouette against the sky, and reflections of lights shimmer on the water. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance; the scene shows a lamp-lit water ceremony during an evening celebration.

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January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Night scene at a lit stepped tank or pond. Strings of small lights and garlands hang along the far bank and wall. A decorated figure or deity murti sits on a green-and-gold platform in the shallow water, surrounded by devotees standing and wading in the water. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts stand on the steps at right, with a bright floodlight behind them. Lights reflect on the dark water.2009-01-02Night scene at a temple tank or river ghat during an evening ceremony. Strings of orange and red lights line the far stepped bank, and floodlights glow at the edges. Many people in white and light clothing stand and sit along the water's edge on the left, while a small group wades or sits in the water near the center, some holding flower garlands in green and yellow. Reflections of the warm lights shimmer on the dark water. Trees silhouette against the dusky sky.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Night view of a temple tank or river ghat lit with strings of small coloured lights and rows of white-lit steps. Dozens of people in white and coloured clothes stand waist-deep in the water near the steps, and a few more walk down the stone stairs at right; one figure in white with a bright green-cyan light on the head is in the foreground. Festoon lights and small flags stretch across the upper area against a dark sky, with palm trees in silhouette.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02Night photograph of a temple tank at Jayanti Brahmotsavam 2009. Rows of white stepped seating line the tank, outlined with strings of multicoloured lights and bright lamps reflecting on the dark water. A crowd of many seated devotees in white and light clothing fills the bank in the foreground, with a yellow umbrella raised above a standing figure. On the water, a small illuminated boat carries several figures in saffron and red garments near a lit deity murti or palanquin, surrounded by floating lamps and flowers. The scene is a night ritual procession on the temple tank.2009-01-02January 02 20092009-01-02