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Night 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.

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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 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.2011-04-17Night 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.2011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17Night outdoor ritual photograph on a flat open ground lit by tall white floodlight poles and a string of small lights along the far edge. On the left, a large seated crowd sits on woven mats, many in white clothes. Standing in front of them, a priest in a white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a brass lamp and a small bell-like vessel, with brass oil lamps and a small brass stand on the mat beside him. Three more standing men in white dhotis and yellow shawls, and an orange-robed figure with a flame, continue the line of ritual offerings toward the right. On the right, rows of white-covered chairs face a raised paved path. Crowd size is not clear in the dark, so it is described only as a sizeable crowd.2008-10-19Night outdoor ceremony at a large open ground lit by a few street lamps and small lights along the edge. Three priests in white dhotis and shawls stand on a raised walkway holding lit oil lamps, and the foremost holds a small vessel. A brass lamp stand sits on a mat in front of them. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly women in white, red, and yellow saris, face the priests with palms pressed together. Tall white pillars line the left side, and dark trees fill the background.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-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.2011-04-17October 19 20082008-10-19April 17 20112011-04-17Night 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.2011-04-17