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Night outdoor ritual at a raised stone platform lined with white pillars and street lamps, with string lights strung across the background. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a striped border, holds a flaming lamp aloft. Two more white-clad priests stand behind him near a brass vessel and small flames, and a bundle of leaves lies on a woven mat. A large crowd sits on the ground to the right, with a woman in white on the left edge. Pale fire-lamp light and the dark sky set the scene, with lit oil lamps and offerings in front.

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Night outdoor ritual at a large open ground lit by street lamps and a string of small lights. Two white-clad priests stand on a mat near a flaming oil lamp (deepa) and brass vessels, one holding a small brass vessel, with a row of white pillars and offering trays on a raised platform at left. A large crowd of seated devotees fills the foreground and right side, mostly in white and light clothing.2011-04-17Night outdoor photograph of an evening ritual at Tiruvannamalai. Several priests in white dhoti and shawls stand in a row on a dirt ground, holding lit oil lamps and brass vessels, with a flaming lamp at the front-right foreground. A mat and brass items sit on the ground before them. Along the left, white pillars and a raised platform hold brass pots and offerings under electric lights. A large crowd of seated devotees, many in white, fills the right and foreground, with strings of small lights along the background.2011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17Night photograph of an outdoor temple ritual at Tiruvannamalai Adheenam. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at the right holding a lit aarti lamp raised in one hand, with a second white-clad priest behind him beside small lit oil lamps and flower offerings on the ground. Rows of seated devotees fill the dark courtyard on both sides, and tall white pillars with street lamps line the left side under strings of small lights.2011-04-17Night outdoor ritual at a dirt-floored courtyard lined with white pillars and red-and-white striped plinths, with string lights and lamps in the background. Two priests in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls stand at the front; the foreground priest holds a small bell in one hand and a brass vessel in the other, while the second priest holds a flaming lamp. Brass ritual items sit on a mat before them. A large seated crowd, mostly women in white saris, red and orange saris, claps hands in devotion. No one is clearly identified as a person.2011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17Night outdoor ritual scene at a temple-like courtyard. Two priests in white dhotis and white shawls stand on a raised stone platform holding lit oil lamps and brass vessels, facing right. Brass lamps and offering items sit on the ground in front. A street lamp glows in the background, and a large crowd of seated people in white clothes fills the dark courtyard. Women in the foreground have jasmine flowers in their hair. Lit oil lamps line the distant area.2011-04-17Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like ground lit by a few street lamps and string lights. In the foreground, several seated women in white saris with gold borders and orange or red garments, many with hands pressed together in namaskar, face a standing priest in a white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges. The priest holds a brass vessel and raises a lit flame, while another white-clad priest with a flame stands behind him. Brass oil lamps sit on a mat in front of the priests, and white pillars and a raised platform with offerings appear at the left. The crowd extends back into the darkness, numbering in the many hundreds of people.2011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17Night-time outdoor ritual at a large open ground lit by small string lights and tall lamps. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti and shawl stands on a striped mat holding a small object, while a seated woman in white with a yellow border holds a brass plate of burning lamps. Behind them a second white-clad priest stands by a row of flaming oil lamps. Rows of devotees in white sit on the left with hands pressed together in prayer, and a brass vessel rests on the ground at the bottom edge. White pillars with red and white striped bases line the right side of the path.2011-04-17Night outdoor ritual at a temple-style ground lit by sodium street lamps. Two priests in white dhotis with red-bordered cloths stand on a raised stone platform and raise lit aarti lamps toward the dark sky. Rows of devotees in white sit on mats and on the ground, with hands pressed together in prayer. Brass ritual vessels and a small metal tray rest on mats in front of the priests, and white stone pillars line the left side of the walkway. A woman in red sits in the foreground. Small lamps line the distant boundary.2011-04-17Night photograph of an outdoor aarti at a large gathering. Three or four men in white ritual dhotis and shawls, one with a red-striped shawl, stand in the foreground holding lit oil lamps and flames aloft. A dense crowd of people in white clothes sits on the ground behind them, with strings of small lights and street lamps illuminating the dark open ground. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2011-04-17