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A young boy with short dark hair stands in the foreground in an orange dhoti with gold-edged border and a beaded necklace, hands pressed together in anjali mudra, gazing forward. Behind him, rows of seated devotees on red-brick temple steps are arranged among many small brass oil lamps, some lit with flames, and dark kalasha-style pots. Most seated men are bare-chested with white or saffron dhotis; one cameraman in a white dhoti with gold border films from the right. The scene suggests a deepam lamp-lighting ritual at dusk. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

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Evening photograph of a temple tank or steps during a lamp festival. In the foreground a bare-chested young boy with short dark hair stands in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold-edged cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala and bangles, hands together. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in white and colourful garments fill the red stone steps, with many small brass oil lamps lit along the steps. A cameraman in white with a tripod-mounted camera films at right. Lamps and lamp light create warm glow throughout the scene.2016-12-12Outdoor evening scene on a red stone stepped tank at dusk, with many seated people in white and bare-chested devotees with oil lamps set along the steps. In the foreground a young boy stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing an orange dhoti with yellow border, a rudraksha mala, and white markings on his chest and forehead, gazing upward. Behind him rows of seated figures in white and colourful clothes hold lamps, and a cameraman with a video camera on a tripod films on the right. Small brass oil lamps glow across the steps.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A young man in the foreground stands in profile with palms pressed together in namaste, facing left. He has long dark hair, white tilak-like markings on his bare chest and arms, dark rudraksha-style beads, and an orange cloth wrapped at the waist with a gold border. Behind him, rows of red stone steps are filled with seated people in white and coloured clothing, and many small dark lamps or stone lingams with gold-tinted lights sit along the steps. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual gathering. The man's appearance does not clearly match a known identity, so he is described by role only as a devotee.2016-12-16December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a stepped amphitheatre filled with seated participants in white, orange and colourful clothing, many with brass oil lamps set on the red tiers. In the foreground on a red mat, a young Gurukul-style boy with bare chest, orange dhoti and rudraksha mala stands with palms joined in namaskar, while a smaller child in orange cloth stands at right. A gilded ornate throne or seat is at left. Banner with green and red trim at upper left.2016-12-17December 16 20162016-12-16A young male priest stands in the foreground on stone steps, performing a ritual gesture with his palms pressed together at chest height. He is bare-chested, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti wrap, rudraksha mala beads, a white sacred thread, and a horizontal white sacred mark on his forehead and body. A tall brass or gold-topped ritual staff stands beside him. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in white and colourful clothes fill the tiered red stone steps, with small oil lamps or lit diyas placed along the steps. Two men in white dhotis are visible at the right edge.2016-12-17A young barefoot devotee in an orange dhoti-style wrap with a gold border stands on a red-carpeted stage with hands folded in prayer, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on the forehead. Behind him, a tiered red stone ghat is filled with seated people in white, orange and pink clothing, and several bare-chested men in white dhotis stand and sit among them. The scene suggests a ritual gathering at a riverside steps setting.2016-12-18Outdoor ceremony on a raised red-carpeted stage in front of tiered stone seating filled with seated participants in white and pastel clothing. In the foreground a young man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with white body markings, long dark hair, a beaded necklace and gold ornaments, stands with palms pressed together. Beside him a young girl in orange dress with gold trim stands with her arm raised. A tall brass trident stands at the left edge, and rows of brass oil lamps line the seating steps.2016-12-17Outdoor photograph of a ceremony on red-tiered stone steps. In the foreground stands a young person with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment with gold borders and a rudraksha mala, with white markings on the arms, hand raised to the forehead. Behind on the steps, many seated people in white and red garments sit beside rows of dark metal kalasha-style pots with gold details. A red carpeted stage edge lies in front, with a wide stone platform beyond. Several seated people wear saffron and white, and a few wear bare-chested ritual dress.2016-12-19