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Night photograph of a man in orange robes and a leopard-print shawl with a long fringe, raising a large yellow flower garland tied to a rope, his hands high above his head. He wears beaded gold-toned necklaces. Beside him stands a younger man in orange robes and gold beaded necklace, holding the rope with his right hand and wearing a bangle on his left wrist. A carved wooden temple pillar with turned spindle details stands at left against dark palm foliage. The scene appears to be a temple ritual at night.

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Night photograph of a temple ritual outdoors. A man in orange saffron robes and a leopard-print shawl stands at left, raising both arms to hoist a long rope tied to a yellow flower garland with dried palm leaves at its top. He wears a rudraksha mala and gold-toned beads. Beside him, a second man in orange robes with a bare chest and a gold necklace pulls the rope, his forehead marked with a tilak. A carved wooden temple pillar with brass fittings stands at left against dark palm foliage. The scene suggests a festival procession or ritual lifting of a decorated pole.2010-11-21Night photograph of a ritual at a temple. A robed figure in saffron-orange clothing with a leopard-print shawl and a beaded gold-toned necklace raises one arm and looks upward while gripping an orange rope. Beside him a second man in orange robes and a gold necklace, with a sacred mark on his forehead and a bangle, pulls the same rope. The rope hangs from a tall flower-garlanded pole decorated with yellow marigold-type flowers, dried leaves and a straw-like bundle at the top, possibly a lamp or offering assembly being raised. Ornately carved wooden and brass architectural elements line the left edge against a dark sky.2010-11-21November 29 20112011-11-29December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesNight photograph taken from a low angle of a tall, ornate copper-bronze kalasha-like lamp stand with carved relief panels and tiered rings. A man in saffron-orange robes, a leopard-print shawl, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and long dark hair stands beside it holding a rope or cord, apparently lighting or hoisting a lamp. A second person in bright orange cloth occupies the right foreground. A moon is visible in the dark sky. Draped orange fabric and a pale-lit canopy edge appear at top left. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting ritual during a Karthikai Deepam celebration.2010-11-21November 29 20112011-11-29November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a flag-hoisting ritual at dusk beneath palm trees. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested, wearing an orange-yellow dhoti and wrap, pulls a white rope that raises a copper pole topped with a bundle of green leaves. The pole is decorated with red and orange marigold garlands. Behind him, a second man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds the rope. Another orange-robed person is partly visible at the right edge, and a white flower rests at the base of the pole.2011-11-29Night photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes standing beside a tall ornate copper or bronze lamp stand with carved figures and tiered rings. He wears a leopard-print shawl over one shoulder and a gold-beaded necklace, and his right hand grips an orange cord or rope rising above him toward a pale moon in the dark sky. A second person in orange clothing stands at the right edge, partly cropped. The scene suggests a Karthikai Deepam lamp-lighting ritual at night, with the lamp stand as the central object.2010-11-21November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesOutdoor temple ritual in soft backlit evening light beneath palm trees. A figure in a flowing orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and bare upper arms stands at a carved wooden stambha-like pillar wrapped with straw and orange cord, with yellow marigold garlands draped on its base, and is tying or adjusting the cord at the top. Beside him a younger man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands close, and another orange-clad figure is partly visible behind. Dvajarohana flag-hoisting ritual setting.2011-12-22