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A photograph of an ornate golden palanquin-style throne decorated with red and orange flowers and marigold garlands, carried on a boat-like platform through shallow water in front of a red-and-white striped stepped ghat. A seated figure in saffron-orange and deep red robes, wearing long white-and-red flower garlands, smiles and rests a hand on the throne. A standing attendant in maroon robes stands at right. Red-and-orange flags with a bird emblem hang at upper left and right, and strings of red and white flowers drape the poles. Crowds of people lean over the edge of the platform at lower left and right, some with raised hands, and a brass kalasha-style vessel sits near the front of the throne.

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A figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gilded throne on a decorated wooden boat floating in water, with a crimson and white flower garland draped over his shoulders and chest. He holds a ceremonial staff topped with a metal finial. The boat is hung with red and orange flowers and white garlands, and orange flags flank the sides. Behind, a red-and-white striped stone ghat wall rises. Many people crowd around the boat in the water and on its edges, some in white clothes.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09A figure in saffron-red robes sits on an ornate gold throne decorated with yellow, purple and green flowers and red garlands, set against red-and-white striped steps by water. The seated person wears long white and red flower garlands and a dark rudraksha-style necklace, and is being honoured by a second person in deep red robes who bends forward at the right edge, offering flowers. Brass vessels, a metal pot and a small brass lamp stand on the platform, and devotees are partly visible in the water at the lower left. Garlanded pillars and red-and-white bunting frame the scene, consistent with a riverside ceremonial reception.2009-06-09A photograph of a golden throne decorated with garlands of white jasmine, red and orange flowers, mounted on a raft-like platform floating in water. A seated figure in red-orange robes and a red-orange shawl sits on the throne, a white flower garland hanging from the neck, one hand raised. Several people in white clothes and red-orange robes stand waist-deep in the water, pushing or steadying the raft with their hands. Flower-draped poles frame the throne, a silver vessel sits on the platform, and a brick wall with red and white stripes stands behind. A figure in a dark-red shawl stands on the platform, and a person in red robes stands at left holding a pole.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09A photograph of a floral-decorated wooden float in shallow water at a temple tank, with red-and-white striped stepped walls behind. A standing figure in orange robes, with long dark hair and bare arms, stands on the float beside an ornate gold-and-red throne heaped with garlands of white, orange and yellow blossoms. Several people in saffron and orange robes wade around the float holding brass plates and a gold kalasha-shaped vessel, and devotees in white and yellow shawls stand in the water, some with hands raised in prayer. The float is decorated with striped cloth, palm fronds and purple flowers. This appears to be a theppotsavam float procession.2009-07-08June 09 20092009-06-09July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08