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Night-time photograph of a small white boat floating on dark water beside a stepped concrete ghat with a metal staircase. On the boat, a large floral garland and a decorated deity murti are set up on a gold-trimmed platform, with a seated figure in orange robes and another person in white beside it. A standing man in white clothes stands at the boat's edge, another in white climbs the staircase, and a third in white stands in the shallows. Strings of red and white lights are visible in the background above empty tiered seating, and orange cloth lies on the ground in the foreground.

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Night photograph of a temple tank with stepped stone sides and string lights overhead. A decorated white boat sits in the water beside a tall stone pillar with a fountain spray. The boat carries a deity murti draped in red and orange flower garlands beneath a small striped canopy, with a woman in an orange sari seated near it. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand on the steps and in the water, one wading to the boat. Clothes lie folded on the stone edge in the foreground.2010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23November 23 20102010-11-23Night photograph of a decorated boat on dark water beside a stepped ghat. On the boat a deity murti is seated on a golden throne-like stand, heavily garlanded with orange, red and yellow flowers and with a striped canopy above. A man in an orange robe and tall ornate headpiece sits cross-legged before it, facing the murti. Two men in white clothes stand or kneel at the front and side of the boat, one holding a rope, another with hands joined. Strings of lights run along the water's edge and a lit tower stands behind the scene.2010-11-23Night photo of a ritual on a river ghat. A seated figure in orange robes and a tall ornate crown holds a lamp before a deity murti decorated with a thick garland of flowers, set on a gilded seat under a striped canopy on a white-draped boat platform. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand on the steps and bank, one holding a rope, and another in white leans over the boat. Strings of lights and a metal steel framed staircase are visible in the dark background.2010-11-23Night photograph of a floating decorated boat on dark water at a temple tank. The boat carries a richly adorned seat or throne draped with yellow and red garlands and flowers, topped by a small red canopy, with bright white lights on posts around it. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits on the boat beside the canopy, and a person in white stands in the water at the boat's side. Marigold petals float on the water. A metal staircase and tiered stone steps line the tank wall behind.2011-12-10November 23 20102010-11-23A night photograph of a floating platform on a water tank with tiered stone steps behind it. A garlanded deity murti is decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands and sits under a tasselled canopy. A man in an orange-yellow dhoti and a tall white crown stands at the left of the platform, reaching toward the murti. A woman in white and a white shawl stands at the right with her hands together in prayer. Two men in white clothes stand waist-deep in the water at the front and side of the platform, steadying it with a rope. The platform is lit by warm lights.2010-11-23Night-time ritual at a stepped temple tank lit by a bright floodlight, with strings of coloured lights strung across the top. In the foreground a boat carries a deity murti decorated with garlands, draped in flowers, with a golden umbrella overhead; a figure in a saffron-coloured robe and a white-clad attendant stand in the boat, and a man in white holds the boat's rope from the steps. A central pillar with a fountain stands in the water, and a figure lies prostrated on the stone steps in orange cloth. Several people in white clothing and a few in saffron sit or stand along the steps. The scene appears to be a temple tank ceremony with a deity procession by water. The a person field is unsure because the saffron-robed figure's appearance is not distinct enough to confirm.2010-11-23