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A photograph of a water ritual at a stepped tank with red-and-white striped walls. A palanquin-like throne with a red-and-orange canopy, garlanded with purple flowers and marigold strings, sits at the centre. A seated figure in red and orange robes with long dark hair sits on it, flanked by a brass lamp and a small deity murti. Many devotees stand waist-deep in the water, wearing white and yellow garments, some pushing or carrying the platform. Onlookers stand on the steps at right and a few on the far bank.

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A photograph of a water tank ceremony at an outdoor temple pool with red and white striped stepped walls. Dozens of devotees stand waist-deep in the water, many in white clothes, some in orange and saffron garments. In the centre, a decorated red palanquin with marigold garlands and yellow flower strings is carried through the water, topped by an orange-and-white umbrella. A seated figure rides on the palanquin, and its appearance is too uncertain to identify. Trees and a blue barrier stand behind the pool under an overcast sky.2009-07-08Outdoor water ceremony at a temple tank with red and white striped stepped ghats. A figure in orange robes sits enthroned on an ornate golden palanquin decorated with red and orange drapery, marigold and purple flower garlands, and a red and white striped canopy. The seated figure wears a red-orange garment and a flower garland and holds a trident-like staff. Many people in white clothes and yellow shawls wade in the shallow water around the palanquin, while devotees in orange and white sit on the steps and stand on the far bank under a grey overcast sky. The palanquin is carried through the water as part of a procession ceremony. Resident appearance-based candidate a person is seated on the palanquin, identified by orange robes, a flower garland and a trident-like staff.2009-07-08Devotees wade waist-deep through a tank with white and red striped stepped walls, palm trees and a small shrine behind. A flower-decorated palanquin with marigold garlands and a red-and-white canopy is carried through the water by men in white dhotis with yellow shoulder cloths. Around them people in white, green, orange and maroon clothes stand in the water with hands folded, and a woman in a light blue headscarf and a man in a green shirt are visible in the foreground. A figure seated under the canopy is partly visible but too small to identify. This is a theppotsavam, a temple float procession in water.2009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08July 26 20102010-07-26July 08 20092009-07-08A decorated floating palanquin sits in a rectangular temple tank with red-and-white striped stepped walls. The wooden platform is draped in red cloth and garlanded with white jasmine strands, yellow marigold chains and purple flowers, with a small orange and white canopy above. Around it, many people stand waist-deep in the water, most in white clothes with yellow sashes, some in blue, red or orange. Some hold their hands in anjali, others wade close to the palanquin. A seated figure in orange robes stands at the right edge of the platform, and a figure in white walks along the stepped wall at the left. Trees and a blue barrier stand behind the tank under an overcast sky.2009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08A photograph of a temple water tank with red and white tiered steps. Dozens of devotees stand waist-deep in the water, many in white clothes, some in orange, red and blue, with hands pressed in anjali. On the right, a floral-decorated boat or float hung with marigold garlands in yellow and orange and white flower strings carries a figure under a small canopy, and another person in yellow wears a sash in the water. Several people sit or stand on the steps above, and a white cloth runs along the steps. The scene suggests a water ritual or theppotsavam procession at a temple.2009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08October 17 20102010-10-17Aerial photo of a rectangular stepped tank filled with water, with many people wading in white clothes. At the center, a floral-decorated raised platform carries a seated figure in orange-red robes under an orange canopy, with garlands and flowers around it. Several people in white stand waist-deep around the platform, holding its sides and pulling it through the water. Red stone steps line the tank, with more people in white and colourful saris and clothes standing along the upper steps. A railing and lights run along the edge of the tank.2010-07-26