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Dusk photograph of a ritual scene at an outdoor temple area. In the foreground on the left, a smiling man wearing a red-orange head cloth and a red flower garland, with a beaded bracelet, holds a lit oil lamp (deepam) with a tall flame, its base decorated with red flowers. Behind him, a tall ornate lamp pillar rises into the sky beside a metal-roofed shed, with smoke drifting near it. A large copper-coloured ceremonial parasol or umbrella with hanging leaf ornaments sits at upper left. Below, several people in orange-brown clothing stand near long brass ceremonial horns and trumpets. Red flower garlands drape the lamp platform at lower right.

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Evening outdoor photograph of an aarti at a temple festival. In the left foreground, a man in a red-orange headcloth and red flower garland holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame, smiling. Behind him, a long tall ceremonial pole rises toward a pale sky, and a large corrugated-roof structure with pipes and a bright light stands beside it. On the right, a deity murti or decorated platform is draped with red and pink marigold garlands, with a second flame and smoke rising. Two small children and other figures in orange stand in the background among the pipes and poles.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesEvening photograph of a Karthigai Deepam procession at an ashram. In the left foreground a smiling man in a red-and-gold headband and a red flower garland holds a lit oil lamp flame on a long-handled lamp toward a decorated palanquin-style float draped with red and pink flower garlands. Behind him, a tall silver-and-black ribbed pole rises above a corrugated roof, and several young boys in orange garments stand near silver curved ceremonial horns. Smoke drifts in the air and a bright light is visible in the background.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual at dusk. In the left foreground a person in a dark garment with a red-and-gold headband and red flower garland holds a brass lamp with a flame in the right hand, with beaded bracelets on the wrist. Behind, a large copper bowl with a tall flame and red and white flower garlands sits on a wooden platform. A tall ornate metal flagstaff or dhvaja stands beside a corrugated roof, with a hanging copper decorative canopy at top left and palm fronds at top right. The scene looks like a karthigai deepam or deepam fire offering.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesEvening photo of a karthigai deepam style procession at dusk. A tall silver lamp post with ringed segments rises above a corrugated shed roof. In the foreground, a hand in a beaded bracelet holds a flaming oil lamp aloft over a red-flowered festoon, and a large bell hangs beside it. Strings of red and pink flower garlands drape a canopy structure, with bright flames and smoke rising at right. On the left, several people in orange-brown robes stand at the edge of the frame.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17