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A photo of a person in saffron-orange robes with a dhoti-style lower garment, hair tied in a bun, facing away from the camera and lifting small brass lamps or oil cups toward a tall copper deepa stambha (lamp pillar). The pillar has ornate carved relief figures on its base, is wrapped with yellow cords, and has marigold and red flower petals scattered at its foot. Dried palm fronds decorate its sides. Behind it stands a corrugated metal-roofed open pavilion with a sign reading Sri Aadeeswar Temple. The figure appears to be a sannyasi performing aarti; no identity is established from appearance.

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A figure in saffron-orange draped robes, seen from behind, lights an oil lamp held in a silver-toned holder beside a tall copper-clad pillar. The pillar is wrapped with yellow cord and has a carved relief panel of a seated deity pair beneath a stepped base. Dried palm fronds stand at its sides and pink and red flowers lie on the stone platform. Behind him, a second robed person in orange holds a small vessel. The open roofed pavilion has a metal truss roof, and a sign with Hindi text is visible on the orange wall behind.2011-09-02A photograph of a figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and upper cloth with golden borders bending forward at a tall copper-clad pillar, offering flowers. The pillar, with a carved base of foliage, has a relief panel showing a seated deity pair, and is wrapped with yellow cord and decorated with palm fronds. Red and pink flowers, including plumeria, are scattered at its base. A sheltered open-air hall with a metal truss roof surrounds it, and a sign reading Sri Anandesh is visible in the background. A small figure stands at the left edge.2011-09-02A man in saffron-orange ascetic clothing, a draped upper cloth and dhoti with gold-bordered edges, stands barefoot on a raised platform holding a silver oil lamp with a visible flame near a tall copper kalasha-style pillar. He wears a rudraksha mala and has long dark hair gathered at the back. The copper pillar has carved relief panels of a deity pair, wrapped with a yellow cord and decorated with scattered red and pink flowers and dried grass bundles. Behind him is an orange wall with a partly visible painted sign and a corrugated roof, with green foliage at the edge. A man in orange and maroon is partly visible at the far left.2011-09-02A man in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and dark hair tied in a bun, performs aarti with a silver lamp in front of a tall, ornate copper pillar wrapped with orange cord. The pillar carries relief sculptures of a deity pair and a kalasha-like finial, and flower petals lie on the stone base. A shaded open pavilion with a corrugated roof forms the setting, with an orange wall and a painted sign behind. Another person in white is partly visible at the right edge.2011-09-02September 02 20112011-09-02September 02 20112011-09-02September 02 20112011-09-02September 02 20112011-09-02A tall copper pillar stands on an ornate bronze-and-copper base carved with panels and a small shrine niche, wrapped with yellow and purple marigold garlands and scattered flower petals on an orange platform. To the right, a man with long dark hair and rudraksha malas, wearing an orange saffron robe, stands barefoot beside the pillar while receiving or handing over a golden plate from another person whose arm is visible at the edge. Palm fronds and a dark stone statue appear in the background against a pale sky.2010-09-13November 06 20102010-11-06December 28 20122012-12-28Low-angle photo of a tall copper dhwajasthambha-style flagstaff rising from an ornate carved stone base decorated with yellow marigold garlands. Two priests in saffron-orange robes stand at its base during a ritual: the nearer one holds a brass lamp or arati vessel with smoke rising, and the other holds a brass tray or plate. A third person in white dhoti and shirt stands at right with hands folded in namaskar. Coconut palms and an overcast sky frame the scene.2010-11-06