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Night photo of a tall, ornate copper deepam lamp-pillar on a raised stone platform, with a carved base and a white cloth wrapped around its shaft. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand beside it: one, with long hair, a red tilak and orange-beaded mala, holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward the pillar as part of an aarti; the other, bald and wearing an orange shawl with maroon-red edging, holds a silver tray. Palm fronds lean against the base, petals lie on the ground, and palm trees appear in the dark background. The scene looks like a lamp-lighting ritual.

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November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12Night photograph of a tall copper deepa stambham, a ceremonial lamp column with an ornate carved base depicting figures and a long copper shaft topped by a lamp. A man in orange robes and a gold-edged orange shawl, wearing a beaded mala necklace, holds a lit oil lamp flame beside the column while a bald attendant in orange robes holds a silver plate. Palm fronds are tied to the base and a white cloth hangs from the top under a corrugated metal roof, with palm trees in the dark background.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12Night photograph of a tall, polished copper deepam lamp pillar with a carved, ornamented base and a small shrine-like section, standing on a raised platform beneath a corrugated roof edged with orange streamers. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at right: the nearer one holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a tilak on his forehead; beside him a second man in orange holds a silver tray. Palm trees silhouette against the dark sky behind them.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12 +2 copiesNight outdoor scene before a tall ornate gold-and-copper deepam lamp stand with a decorated base and a lit flame at its top, flanked by palm fronds. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands holding a bell and lighting the lamp with a flame, smiling. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a maroon-and-white border holds a silver plate, and another person stands at the right edge. A watermarked copyright line appears at the bottom right.2010-11-12Night photograph of a tall, ornate bronze deepa stambham (lamp pillar) with a carved base and a long tapering shaft wrapped with an orange cord, rising toward a dark sky with a moon. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange dhoti and a leopard-print shawl with a rudraksha-style mala, holds a small oil lamp and a handbell near the pillar's base during a lamp-lighting ritual. Beside him a shaven-headed man in orange robes with gold borders carries a gold tray. Palm fronds and a coconut tree stand in the background, with a few petals on the stone platform. The scene suggests Karthikai Deepam lamp lighting at dusk.2010-11-21November 12 20102010-11-12