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Night photograph of a tall ornate bronze lamp pillar, a deepam stambham, with a crescent moon in a dark sky and palm fronds at right. Near its base a standing man in orange and saffron robes with a leopard-print shawl and a rudraksha-style garland holds a lit oil lamp and a small bell, while an attendant at right holds a brass bowl. Swamiji (probable): the standing man has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a garland, consistent with the Kartheekai Deepam lamp lighting described on the page. Marigold petals lie on the stone platform.

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November 21 20102010-11-21 +1 copiesNovember 21 20102010-11-21Night 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 21 20102010-11-21Night photograph at a temple. A tall tapering brass deepam lamp stand with carved panels rises at left, its base decorated with relief figures, and a faint moon shows through clouds above palm fronds. Two people in saffron/orange robes stand at right. The figure in the centre holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other, wearing a leopard-print shawl over orange garments and a beaded orange necklace with a red forehead mark. The figure at right, seen from behind, holds a brass plate and wears orange robes with gold borders. Lamps glow on the stone platform.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20142014-01-01Night photograph from a low angle of a tall ornate copper deepam lamp pillar, its shaft wrapped in twisted bands and topped by a decorated finial, rising under a cloudy night sky with a full moon behind it. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at its base; one in a leopard-print shawl over orange clothes grips a long white cloth hanging from the pillar, and the other, in a bright orange garment with gold border, looks up beside him. A palm tree and a dark tin roof edge frame the scene.2010-11-21Night 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 21 20102010-11-21Night outdoor ritual photo at an ashram. A tall polished copper-gold dhwaja-style lamp pillar with an ornate base carved with figures stands in the foreground. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold-toned upper cloth, a red-and-white flower garland, gold necklace and gold armlets holds a lit oil lamp flame in one hand and a small bell or cup in the other, facing the pillar. Beside him, a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes holds a metal plate. A camera operator with a video camera films in the lower foreground. Several monks in orange and red robes stand in a row at the left, and palm trees line the background against a dark sky.2014-01-01