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November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27Outdoor evening ritual at a Karthikai Deepam celebration on a raised stage with a banner reading Karthikai Deepam Thiruvizha. Seated on a red-cushioned golden throne at the centre sits a figure in orange robes, a person, with gold necklaces and a turban-like head covering; he is flanked by golden lamps and vases. In front, saffron-robed priests with shaved heads stand holding lit oil lamps and brass vessels, while white-clad women and devotees sit at tables and behind rails. Brass lamps are arranged along the tables, and a tree line and dusk sky sit in the background.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27Evening outdoor photograph of a Karthikai Deepam ritual on a raised stage under a banner reading Karthikai Deepam Thiruvizha. Three priests in saffron-orange dhotis, bare-chested with rudraksha malas, raise tiered brass aarti lamps with lit flames toward a seated deity murti in a red-and-gold canopy shrine. Devotees in white garments sit on the ground and at tables holding brass vessels and offerings. Flanking lamps and draped fabric decorate the stage. The sky is dusky blue and trees stand behind.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27Outdoor evening ceremony at dusk under a canopy decorated with colourful pink, green and red fabric swags. Three men in saffron-orange robes stand in the foreground, holding tall brass aarti lamps with flames aloft, a ritual lamp-waving. On the stage behind them sits a seated figure in orange robes on an ornate golden throne, with a deity murti and brass lamps nearby. A small group of seated devotees in white clothes, including women, sits at tables and along the front of the stage. Ritual lamps and offerings are arranged on a red-draped platform.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27 +1 copiesPhoto 11735599November 27 20122012-11-27 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20122012-01-08February 15 20142014-02-15