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Two men in saffron-orange robes hold clay oil lamps with lit flames at a night ritual, with the flames rising between them. The man on the left has a full dark beard, smiles, and wears a dark rudraksha mala and a long gold-coloured bead necklace over his bare upper body. The man on the right, shown partly cropped, wears a similar brown bead mala and orange cloth and holds his lamp with both hands. Blurred figures and warm golden lights fill the background.

A night photograph of a bearded man with a tall ornate red-and-gold crown and rudraksha beads on his chest, holding a lit oil lamp flame toward a large golden vessel above. He has white horizontal markings on his bare shoulder and arm. Behind him, another figure in orange-red cloth stands in warm lamplight. The caption reads Bharani Deepam Celebrations. Appearance cues are not distinctive enough to name him; the page indicates a person attended, but the crown and bead adornments are not sufficient to confirm presence. Warm glow and dark background.

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November 23 2018

A photograph of a temple ritual with an oil lamp flame. A man in a maroon-brown turban with a crescent ornament and a large multicoloured flower garland holds a lit lamp in cupped hands, his head bowed. Beside him a second person in an orange saffron cloth, with hair in a bun and white sacred ash marks on the arm, holds a flame. Carved dark wooden pillars frame the scene, with smoke haze in the air. The dim setting suggests a puja or aarti.

A photograph of a bearded man in a tall, jewelled, ornate crown and orange-saffron garments holding a lit oil lamp in both hands in a warmly lit temple hall. He wears a rudraksha mala and a long beaded necklace, with white and red forehead markings, and bare-shouldered orange dress. Behind him are red draped cloth, gold architectural pillars, a drum and other devotees in orange clothing. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting ritual.

December 20 2013

October 15 2017

Photograph of a seated ritual in a dim temple hall. A man in a maroon turban with gold border, maroon-and-gold shawl and a large rudraksha mala raises a silver lamp with a flame in his right hand, while other ritual participants in saffron-orange robes with beaded malas sit behind him. Brass bowls holding yellow and white offerings, incense sticks and a lit oil lamp sit in the foreground, and a gold-trimmed cabinet stands in the background. The scene reads as an aarti during puja.

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November 29 2020

Night-time outdoor ritual scene lit mainly by flames. A person in the foreground wears a rust-orange turban, a dark red-and-white flower garland and a bare upper body, holding a lit torch or lamp taper toward a clay bowl. Beside them a second person in a dark embellished cap and saffron-gold wrap tends a shallow basin of burning oil lamps on the ground. Behind them stand carved stone deity murti decorated with red, white and yellow flower garlands, with a stone pedestal and dark foliage around.