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Night photo of an outdoor Karthikai Deepam lamp ceremony at an ashram courtyard. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at centre holding a lit flame in a metal vessel toward a lamp-lit area, while another white-clad man beside him holds a torch. Seated devotees in white and colourful clothes sit on mats in rows on the sand, many with hands folded, and brass oil lamps and puja items sit on the mats. A small shrine with a figure and potted plants is at left, a hanging electric lamp with decorative cutouts is above, and a white building lies to the right. Visible people number roughly two dozen. a person candidate not established by appearance.2008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11September 26 20092009-09-26 +1 copiesNight outdoor gathering with a large crowd of devotees seated on mats on a roadside. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and white shirt stands raising a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the crowd, while a seated devotee in white clothing with a yellow garland kneels beside brass oil lamps and a brass kalasha-style vessel on a mat. Other seated people in white and orange clothing press their palms together. A vehicle and lights are visible in the background.April 17 20112011-04-17September 11 20102010-09-11December 15 20052005-12-15Night outdoor ritual at an open ground. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with red-bordered shawl raises a multi-wick oil lamp (aarti) with flames, while a second priest in white with an orange-red waist cloth holds a lamp further back. Brass ritual implements and a small brass lamp sit on mats in front of them. Rows of seated devotees in white and colourful saris fill the ground, with white pillars and yellow-and-black marked seating blocks to the left. Strings of small lights glow in the background, and the scene is lit by the lamp flames.2011-04-17Dusk outdoor ritual scene with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts standing with palms pressed together in namaskar on the left. A man in saffron-orange robes stands at the centre-right holding a lit oil lamp or aarti tray beside a red-and-white striped raised platform with small brass kalasha pots. Other saffron-robed people stand and kneel on white steps at the right, and a bearded man in orange cloth stands at the far right. Palm trees, a tall stone pillar and small buildings frame the background. Orange flags stand at the left edge. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti at an open-air shrine.2008-09-28October 19 20082008-10-19Night photograph of children seated in long rows on a sandy ground outdoors, facing left toward a wooden stand. Many children wear white and cream clothes, while some wear pink, yellow-green, red and navy tops. Brass plates, lamps and small offering dishes with flowers and white camphor-like pieces are laid out along a mat in front of them, and some lamps are lit. A person in white stands at the left edge beside a carved wooden chair-like object.2006-05-052009-glimpses-of-kodikkan-ratha-pada-yatra