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Night outdoor puja at a Tiruvannamalai event. A man with a shaved head in an orange saffron garment with a yellow border holds a flaming camphor aarti lamp toward a gilded deity murti with an arched prabhavali behind it, placed on a gold pedestal. Seated devotees with folded hands face the murti on a green-and-white draped stage. A tripod-mounted camera and a green sign with Tamil script sit in the background.

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Night outdoor ritual photo. A man with a shaved head, bare-chested, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold armlets, holds a lit flame over an ornate golden arched frame enclosing a bronze deity murti with flower garlands, set on a golden peetha-style base draped with green and gold fabric. In his other hand he holds a silver bell. Seated devotees behind, including women with folded hands, watch. Oil lamps and lights glow in the background and a banner is visible.2011-11-10Night outdoor puja at a temple-style stage with a blue canopy and string lights. In the foreground, a gilded arched prabhavali frames a bronze deity murti on a gold-and-red pedestal, with a small bronze figure beside it. A man in saffron-orange robes and a shawl, with a shaved head and bangles, holds a flaming camphor lamp over a bell-shaped vessel toward the murti. Seated women in saffron and orange saris with hands folded in prayer watch from the side, and a man in a white shirt stands among them. Brass pots and a bowl sit in the foreground. A green sign with Tamil script is behind the stage.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Night outdoor aarti at a Tiruvannamalai event. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with gold borders stands at right, holding a silver aarti plate with a burning flame and smoke rising. At left, a gilded metal deity murti with flower garlands sits on a golden platform inside an ornate arched frame. Seated devotees in white and colourful saris, some with palms joined, watch in front of a green-and-red draped stage. A green sign in Tamil reads a photography and video prohibition notice. Lights glow in the background.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Night outdoor aarti at a temple-style stage. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold-trimmed shawl and beaded necklaces holds a silver aarti lamp with bright flames and smoke, offering it toward a gilded deity murti with flower garlands on a gold-edged green and red cloth platform. Devotees in white and colourful saris, including an older woman with palms pressed together, sit behind a green sign with lettering and lit lamps in the background. A lit decorative figure and string lights glow behind the stage.2011-11-10Night outdoor ritual at Tiruvannamalai. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a golden border stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in one hand and a small bell or dish in the other, with smoke rising above. In front of him on a gold-ornate pedestal stand bronze deity murti figures beneath a golden arched prabhavali. Behind the altar, devotees in white and colourful saris sit with palms pressed together in prayer. A blue stage backdrop, tripod-mounted camera, and a green signboard with Tamil text are visible at left. Lit string lights glow in the background.2011-11-10Night outdoor puja at a temple-like setting. A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold-coloured border stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) in one hand and a small brass vessel in the other, with smoke rising from the flame. Before him on a gold-coloured ornate pedestal stands a gilded deity murti under a gold arched prabhavali. Behind, devotees in white and coloured saris and shirts sit with hands folded in prayer, and several white-clad priests with gold necklaces sit at right near brass vessels and a bowl. Illuminated decorations and green-draped tables line the background.2011-11-10Night outdoor aarti at a temple-style ceremony. A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold trim holds a flaming camphor lamp in a silver dish and a small handbell in his right hand, a rudraksha-style bracelet on his wrist. Before him stands a gilded ornamental arch framing a bronze deity murti with a companion figure on a gold-edged altar draped with green and orange cloth. Seated devotees with folded hands watch in the background, several in white and pastel saris, and illuminated lamp displays glow at left. Smoke rises from the flame against dark trees.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Night ritual outdoors: a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds a small bell in his left hand and waves a lit oil lamp flame toward an ornate gilded deity murti on a golden pedestal. Smoke rises from the flame. Behind him a seated audience of about ten to fifteen people, mostly in white and yellow clothes, sit with hands folded in prayer along a green-and-orange draped platform. A green banner with white lettering stands in the background. a person candidate not clearly identifiable from appearance; figure is a shaved-headed priest in orange, so identity is uncertain.2011-11-10Night outdoor puja at a temple-style open-air event. A man with a shaved head, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with gold trim, stands at right holding a lit camphor aarti lamp in a silver holder, smoke rising, and a silver vessel in his other hand. In front, a gilded arch-shaped frame surrounds a metal murti of a deity couple seated on a pedestal. Seated devotees with folded hands sit along the cloth-covered stage: a man in white shirt, women in orange and maroon saris. A blue and white canopy with bunting, a tripod-mounted camera, string lights and a small framed photo fill the scene. Aarti with a deity murti.2011-11-10