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December 11 20092009-12-11Night photo of an outdoor Karthikai Deepam lamp ceremony at an ashram courtyard. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at centre holding a lit flame in a metal vessel toward a lamp-lit area, while another white-clad man beside him holds a torch. Seated devotees in white and colourful clothes sit on mats in rows on the sand, many with hands folded, and brass oil lamps and puja items sit on the mats. A small shrine with a figure and potted plants is at left, a hanging electric lamp with decorative cutouts is above, and a white building lies to the right. Visible people number roughly two dozen. a person candidate not established by appearance.2008-12-11May 18 20082008-05-18Night photograph of an outdoor Karthikai Deepam lamp ritual at an ashram. A figure in white robes stands on a raised platform holding a lit lamp, with flames rising from a circular arrangement of oil lamps set on a low stone base. A tall figure in a long light garment stands in the foreground beside a tall pole. Small lamps glow along a planter and a stone ledge, and a row of seated devotees in white clothing sits in the darkness at right. A low white building and a flagpole appear in the background. The scene is lit almost entirely by the flames.2008-12-11Night outdoor ceremony on a lawn in front of a multi-storey building with balconies and lit windows. A standing figure in a red-orange robe and matching headwear raises a lit lamp high with both arms, its flame glowing. A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits on mats and grass, many with hands raised palm-up in worship. In the foreground at left, a seated figure in a red-orange garment sits on a leopard-print cushion facing the lamp-bearer. Small lamps and lanterns light the lawn, and a white canopy edge appears at upper left. The scene resembles an aarti being offered at an evening satsang.2013-12-13April 17 20112011-04-17Night outdoor gathering on bare dirt ground with patches of grass, a large crowd of devotees standing in front of a red velvet throne set on a striped rug. A seated figure in orange robes sits on the throne, with a fringed canopy on a pole behind. Standing devotees wear white and orange or saffron garments, some with orange shawls and folded hands in prayer. Several monastics in orange robes stand near the throne. A small framed portrait is visible at the right edge of the crowd. The scene appears to be a public satsang or darshan at night.2010-11-11September 26 20092009-09-26October 08 20082008-10-08December 13 20132013-12-13April 17 20112011-04-17Night outdoor ritual photo. A woman in an orange saffron wrap stands barefoot, holding up a lit multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with a bright flame. Behind a white-draped table, several people in white clothes sit and kneel with hands folded in prayer. On the right, men in white dhotis and shawls stand with palms pressed together. In the foreground, a patterned mat holds brass vessels, fruit, flowers and small oil lamps, and a few people in the lower corners are partly visible. The setting is dark with trees behind.2005-12-15