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Night photograph of a floating temple procession on a dark water tank. A deity murti decorated with flowers and garlands sits on an illuminated boat-like float with yellow and white garland swags. Several people in saffron and white clothing stand on the stone steps at left, some holding lamps, while a metal staircase and railing lead toward a Shivalinga-style shrine on a platform at right with yellow garlands. Potted plants line the steps and a lit multi-storey building stands behind.

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December 22 20112011-12-22Night photograph of a temple tank or pond at an ashram. A small raft or float decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and lit by two white lamps carries a deity murti with a crown-like headdress and flower garlands, while a black stone shrine structure with a lit window stands on a platform at the right, also wrapped in garlands. A metal staircase rises from the water, and a row of people in white and orange clothes stand on the steps and walkway at left, some near potted plants along the railing. Multi-storey buildings are lit in the background.2011-12-22Night 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.2011-12-10October 12 20112011-10-12Night photograph of a temple tank or pond at an ashram, lit by a few floodlights and the windows of a building on the left. A brightly decorated floating platform sits on the dark water, hung with yellow and purple garlands and marigold-style decorations, with a lit deity murti or figure in the centre. A metal staircase leads up from the platform to a stone ramp. A few people in white and saffron-coloured clothing stand on the left bank near the railing, and a figure in white is seen on the lower platform. Potted plants line the foreground railing and terraced stone steps rise on the right.2011-12-22Night photograph of a large black Shivalinga standing in a water tank, with water streaming from it and falling into the pool. The linga is draped with a yellow and green garland. To the right, a gold-lit, flower-decorated palanquin or ratha holds a seated figure in orange robes, flanked by attendants in white dhotis and shawls who stand in the water. Strings of lights are hung along the walls and railings. About a dozen people in white sit on the steps at left, with some devotees in orange near the water. A ceremonial scene with the Shivalinga at its centre.2010-12-30Night-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.2010-11-23December 22 20112011-12-22December 22 20112011-12-22Night scene at a water tank beside a large black Shivalinga with silver-banded face and a water fountain behind it. A flower-garlanded wooden boat with an orange cloth covering sits on the water. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on the boat's platform. Four men in white garments and orange waist cloths stand in the water pushing or steadying the boat. Several people in white sit on the stepped stone ghats at the left, and white railings and lights line the steps. The scene is a boat procession or ritual crossing at a temple tank.2011-03-03 +1 copiesDecember 30 20102010-12-30October 12 20112011-10-12