A dim stone-walled temple interior with a pink signboard above bearing Tamil script and a name line. A bare-chested man with long dark swept hair and a neck bead garland stands at centre, holding a lit oil lamp on a brass tray toward a shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron garment. The priest wears a white floral garland, a beaded neck ornament and a red forehead mark, and his palms are pressed together. Around them stand shaved-headed men in orange cloth and rudraksha malas, plus onlookers in the background. The scene reads as a temple lamp ritual.

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Date

2012-05-18Source: title

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3456 × 2304 px

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May 18 2012

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