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Night photograph at an outdoor Shiva lingam area with wet black stone surfaces and small lamps along the base. A central figure with long dark wavy hair, a red bindi, a heavy gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, walks forward smiling and holds a staff. Behind and beside him, four men in saffron and white garments follow, some with orange shawls and one in white dhoti. The setting is dark with a stone wall and distant lights. The page links this to Karthikai Deepam. Appearance cues are distinctive (long swept hair, ornate gold necklace, saffron clothing), so the central figure is a person candidate present in person.

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Night photograph at an outdoor site with a large polished metal sculpture or vessel curving in the left foreground, its surface beaded with water droplets. A row of small oil lamps lines the stone path. A person in a long saffron-orange robe and gold ornamental necklaces walks centrally, holding a tall staff, with long dark hair, a gold-coloured ornament and a bindi-style mark. Three other men accompany him: one in white dhoti with an orange shawl at left, one in white with orange shawl just behind, and one in an orange dhoti and shawl at right. Dark background with a distant light and a stone wall. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in saffron robes with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha-style gold necklace set and a staff, consistent with the page's Karthikai Deepam context.2008-12-11A night photograph at a temple-like outdoor site, with a large dark stone lingam-style base on the left decorated with pink and green flower garlands and brass lamps. A woman with long dark wavy hair in a saffron-orange robe, layered gold and bead necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala walks along a stone walkway lined with small oil lamps. Behind her, two men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand with hands folded in reverence, and a woman in white with an orange shawl stands at the left. A stone wall with lit diyas runs along the background.2008-12-11Night photograph of a large black stone lingam-shaped structure with flower garlands of pink and green blossoms draped along its base, with rows of small clay oil lamps lit on the ground in front. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe and a long gold-beaded necklace with a pendant reaches out a hand toward the garlanded base, carrying a long walking staff. Behind them, a woman in white with an orange shawl stands with hands folded, and a man in white holds his hands together. Another man in an orange shirt and orange dhoti stands at the right. Stone steps and a dark night sky form the background. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in orange with the gold necklace and long hair, offering deepam lamps during Karthikai Deepam.2008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11 +1 copiesNight photo at an outdoor shivalingam-style black stone lingam with water running down its curved surface and pink flower petals on its base. Several small oil lamps line the wet stone floor. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a layered beaded necklace stands smiling at the base, one hand holding a staff. Beside him, a priest in white dhoti with a bare upper body and a bearded man in white holds a brass vessel and a ritual lamp. Another person in orange and white stands at the right edge with a bunch of flowers nearby. A stone wall with rows of lamp niches forms the background. Lamps and worship suggest a Karthikai Deepam ritual.2008-12-11December 11 20092009-12-11 +1 copiesNight photograph at a stone-edged outdoor tank lit by rows of small clay oil lamps along the stone rim. A tall figure with long swept-back dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange robe, a gold necklace and carries a long wooden staff, walking along the stone walkway. Beside them an older bearded man in a saffron-and-maroon shawl walks with hands folded, and several young men in white dhotis with orange shawls accompany them. Along the steps behind, many more people in white and orange stand watching, and some hold small lamps. The event appears to be Karthikai Deepam lamp lighting.2008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11Night photograph of a group walking outdoors in the dark. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and an orange shawl over orange robes, with a red bindi, smiles broadly. Around him, saffron-robed men and men in white kurtas with orange shawls, some wearing rudraksha malas and glasses, one with a white tripundra forehead mark. A white-haired older woman stands at the right edge.2008-08-03