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A man in a plain white dhoti sits at the left end of a long stainless steel table laid with rows of small clay oil lamps filled with oil and red wicks. He wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold bangle and smiles toward the camera. Behind him, other people in white and in saris stand near a table with water bottles, and a blue plastic chair is in the foreground. The scene appears to be an evening lamp preparation at night.

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Night-time photograph at an outdoor stall with a row of yellow and red boxes labelled as oil lamps, stacked on a long table draped in white cloth. A dark banner in front shows a flame image and Tamil lettering. Four men stand around the table: a man in a white shirt and dark trousers on the left, a man in a white shirt and beaded necklace behind the table, another in a white shirt and necklace, and a man in a checked shirt and white dhoti at right, holding a plastic bag and pointing at the boxes. A woman in a white sari stands at right edge, and an older man in white with a pink head cloth is at far right. Strung bunting and a striped awning overhead, lit by white floodlights.

Evening photograph of a bookstall tent at an outdoor event with red, green, orange and blue striped awning and patterned canopy. A man in a white shirt and a man in a dark blue shirt browse a glossy book; a young man in white kurta and a seated person in white with an orange shawl sit behind a white-draped table stacked with CDs, books, and small red lamps. Several other men in white shirts stand at the counter. Bright work lights and a lit-up stage area are visible in the background. Physical people visible: about seven.

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Night-time photograph of a temple courtyard with string lights strung overhead. A large dark Shivalinga draped with yellow and red flower garlands stands in the background beside a lit shrine. Four people stand at a long table with metal plates of white cloth-wrapped offerings and small packets. Two young attendants in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas stand at the centre and right, while two men in white dhotis, one bare-chested with white sacred markings on his body, handle the items. A woman sits partly visible at the far left. A cardboard box and an orange folder rest on the table.

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Evening photograph at an outdoor ritual gathering under a pale tarpaulin canopy. A man seated on a wooden chair at left wears a sleeveless saffron/orange robe, a gold bangle and a gold necklace, smiling and holding a small orange-wrapped packet, with a table beside him holding a tray of red-wrapped sweets and bananas. Standing around him are men in white kurtas and dhotis, several wearing black beaded malas with a round pendant; one wears a white identity badge. At right a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl over his shoulder stands beside a man in a blue checked shirt. Mats cover the ground and people move in the background.