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Photo 11731606 +1 copiesOctober 30 20162016-10-30Photo 11731612 +1 copiesNight photograph of a Karthigai Deepam style ritual outdoors. A central figure in a maroon-red head wrap with orange trim, leopard-print cloth at the waist and a white flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Around him, saffron and maroon-clad priests with white and ash forehead markings hold oil lamps, a metal vessel and a bowl. Several attendants wear rudraksha malas and one carries a ceremonial staff and a tall decorative hat. Shallow clay plates of oil lamps burn on the ground in front of a small fire area. Some people in the background are seated or standing. Also mentioned in the page excerpt.2013-11-17March 12 20202020-03-12Night procession at an ashram during a lamp ceremony. A central figure in a leopard-print garment and maroon cloth, wearing a long white and red flower garland and a maroon head wrap, stands with hands folded in front of a bearer holding a flaming oil lamp aloft. Around them, devotees in saffron-orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas and forehead marks stand near ceremonial staffs and banners. Several shaven-headed men and women are present. On the right, a figure in a patterned cap holds a lit lamp, and flames burn in shallow brass lamps on the ground in the foreground. Lit oil lamps rest on a stone base beside a brass vessel.2013-11-17March 12 20172017-03-12Night photograph of a homa or fire ritual in an open sandy yard in front of an orange-painted building. A large bonfire blazes at left with sparks rising. Several devotees in saffron and orange dhotis and sarees stand in a circle holding ceremonial staffs, a silver-topped ritual rod and a trident-like staff, while others in white clothes watch and clap nearby. A white-clad man at right holds a long rod. A white truck bears a Kannada sign, and floodlights light the scene.2013-03-02A night procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a street lit by warm lamps. In the foreground a bare-headed monk in orange carries a lit oil lamp and a long staff; behind him a shaven-headed man in orange holds a torch-like light, and others in orange and white follow. A few onlookers stand along the edge. Orange and white robes dominate the frame, with a rudraksha mala visible on one monk.2012-05-20April 03 20132013-04-03November 22 20062006-11-22October 30 20162016-10-30