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Night photograph of a stone-stepped tank or pond lined with lit clay oil lamps (diyas) during the Karthikai Deepam celebration. A man in white dhoti and white shirt crouches on the step, lighting a row of small terracotta oil lamps with a flame. Lamps are also visible across the water reflecting on the surface and along the far steps.

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November 21 20102010-11-21Night photograph of a stone temple staircase lit by rows of small clay oil lamps, glowing warm yellow and orange. A man in white clothing kneels at the upper left, bent forward and placing or lighting the lamps along the steps. Grey weathered stone steps fill the frame, with a red painted pillar edge on the right. The lamps form a line down the steps.2010-11-21Rows of small terracotta oil lamps with lit wicks sit along a stone ledge at night, their warm flames casting glow on the grey stone surface. A blurred white-clothed figure is partly visible at the upper left edge, seated out of focus. The scene shows lamps lit for a Karthikai Deepam celebration; the oil lamps are the clear focus, with dark shadows around them.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Night photograph of a stepped stone ghat-like structure lined with rows of small lit oil lamps (deepam) set between shivalinga-shaped stone forms. Several people in white and cream traditional clothing move up and down the steps, tending the lamps; one figure bends low near the centre-left lighting lamps, while others in white saris and dhotis walk along the tiers. Strings of fairy lights hang across the top of the frame, and metal railings line the steps. Lamp-lit celebration consistent with a Karthikai Deepam lighting. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21December 06 20162016-12-06Night photograph of a temple tank staircase lit by many small oil lamps. About a dozen women in white and cream clothes with gold borders sit in rows on the red stone steps, tending clusters of flickering lamps placed on the stairs. On the right, a man in a white dhoti with gold border stands and lifts an object toward the lamps. A crowd of spectators sits behind a metal railing at upper left, with red flags and a green hose visible. A stone bull statue with flower garlands stands at upper right.2016-12-06Night photograph of a temple tank staircase lit by many small oil lamps. A group of about ten women in white sarees sit in rows on the stone steps, some tending lit brass lamps placed before them, while a man in a white dhoti and shirt with gold border stands at right holding a lamp. Behind a metal railing, devotees and men in orange and white dhotis watch and wait along the upper steps. Red and green cloth decorations hang near the railing, and a dark water tank lies in the foreground. The scene suggests an evening ritual of lamp offerings at the ashram.2016-12-06January 08 20102010-01-08