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A photograph of a dimly lit stage set for Karthikai Deepam, with rows of small clay oil lamps glowing on the platform and on raised brick ledges around a central deity murti. The murti, adorned with a garland of flowers, sits before a painted backdrop of a sacred banyan-like forest and a carved temple arch. No people are visible in the scene.

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A photo of an outdoor stage lit by many small oil lamps arranged in rows on raised tiers in front of a seated deity murti. The murti wears a garland and sits within an arched backdrop painted with a forest of tall trees and a large banyan tree in warm orange light. The lamps mark Karthikai Deepam. No people are visible in the scene.2008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11A photograph of a dimly lit stage set for Karthikai Deepam, with rows of small oil lamps placed on stacked brick plinths on both sides and along the front edge. At the centre sits a seated deity murti in a shrine-like arch, adorned with a garland and a red offering, backed by a painted backdrop of banyan trees and a warm orange sky. No people are visible in the frame.2008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20082008-12-11A dimly lit photograph of a stage shrine for Karthikai Deepam. Rows of small clay oil lamps, lit with flames, line the front edge and step up in tiers on both sides of a central seated figure, a deity murti adorned with a garland and a red flower offering. A painted backdrop shows a large banyan-like tree and forest scene. No people are visible in the frame.2008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11 +1 copiesA night-time photograph of a seated statue set against a painted backdrop of a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots and a forest scene. The seated figure, a murti, wears a white and red garland and a red cloth draped at its chest, and sits on a carved stone pedestal beneath an arched canopy of painted deities. Rows of lit oil lamps, diyas, line both sides of the pedestal and the floor in front, casting a warm orange glow over the scene, consistent with a Karthikai Deepam lamp display. No living people are visible.2008-12-11 +1 copiesA dimly lit indoor shrine at night on the occasion of Karthikai Deepam. Rows of small clay oil lamps, lit with flames, line a long raised stone ledge in front of a painted backdrop of a forest with tall trees. At the centre sits a seated deity murti decorated with a garland and red cloth, under a painted arched panel showing multiple divine figures. No people are visible in the scene.2008-12-11 +1 copiesA dimly lit hall for Karthikai Deepam shows a central ornate golden throne-like seat with a canopy, set on a raised platform. Six tall brass lamp stands with multiple flames flank it, three on each side. Rows of small oil lamps line the front edge of the platform and a red carpet runs across the foreground. No people are visible in the frame, and the only figure, seated on the central throne, is too dark to identify.2008-12-11December 11 20082008-12-11 +1 copies