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Outdoor 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.

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July 08 20092009-07-08A 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.2009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08July 08 20092009-07-08A photograph of a ritual bathing scene in a sunken water tank with red-striped tiered stone steps behind it. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a red shawl sits on a golden ornate throne under a yellow canopy, set on a raised orange platform decorated with flower garlands and an arched floral frame. Around the platform, devotees in white dhotis stand waist-deep in the water, many wearing yellow sashes; some have shaved heads and one woman in a yellow-green sari stands at right. A large black kalasha-style fountain with water spouts stands at the right edge. Abhishekam-style water ceremony, devotees surrounding the seated figure.2010-10-17July 08 20092009-07-08Devotees 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.2009-07-08A photograph of a floral-decorated palanquin carried through shallow water in a temple tank during a theppotsavam procession. A man in orange robes sits on a gold throne under an orange-and-white canopy, wearing a white flower garland and holding a trident-topped staff, his hands in a blessing gesture. Men in yellow shoulder cloths carry the palanquin, and devotees in white clothes stand waist-deep in the water around it. Behind them a tiered red-and-white stepped tank leads to a black Shiva lingam shrine structure. The seated man matches the a person candidate's presentation with orange robes and a garland, but the identification is uncertain.2009-07-08Outdoor 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.2010-07-26October 17 20102010-10-17A flower-decorated floating platform is pushed through a water tank at a temple complex. The raft is heaped with marigolds, roses and garlands in orange, red, purple and yellow, with a saffron-orange canopy over a seated figure in saffron-coloured cloth. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow and orange shawls wade waist-deep in the water, pushing and steadying the raft. Behind, a red-tiered stone bathing ghat has rows of people in white and orange clothing standing along the steps and railings, and a few people are gathered near a tree at the upper right. The scene appears to be a water-based ritual procession.2010-07-26A photograph of a ceremonial outdoor water ritual in a red-tiered amphitheatre flooded with shallow water. A seated figure on a richly decorated golden throne with a yellow canopy and flower garlands wears an orange garment and a red garland and raises one arm. Around the throne, many people stand waist-deep in the water: men in white dhotis and shirts with yellow shawls, a man in saffron robes, a man in a pink-and-white garment, and women in saris wading at the right. Marigold and white flower garlands line the platform and the arch behind the throne.2010-10-17