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Night photograph of an empty outdoor stage set up for the Karthikai Deepam festival. A sign across the top reads Karthigai Deepam Thiruvizha in Tamil script. The stage is draped with white, pink, purple and yellow fringed canopy decorations and a gold-edged red carpet. At the back, a large printed backdrop shows a stone temple shrine with a deity murti and surrounding green foliage. Potted plants flank the stage, and a small stone fire pit sits at the front. No people are visible.

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November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27A night-time outdoor stage set up for the Karthikai Deepam festival. A covered platform with a striped canopy decorated with coloured lights and festoons holds a backdrop printed with a deity murti shrine. Potted plants flank the stage, and a red-draped step platform sits in the foreground on a paved floor. A banner across the top reads Karthikai Deepam Thiruvizha in Tamil. A small figure in an orange turban appears at the upper left edge of the banner, and the stage is empty of people.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27A night stage set under a decorated canopy with purple and red fringed drapes and a banner reading Tamil text for Karthikai Deepam Thiruvizha. A seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red-cushioned throne sits centrally before a jungle-and-temple backdrop, flanked by brass oil lamps and potted plants. Ornate brass vessels and a wreath sit at the front of the platform. The figure is not visibly a person by the required multi-cue appearance standard, so the identity is uncertain; no people are clearly visible on the platform, and the scene is lit mainly by lamps.2012-11-27An empty outdoor stage at night for the Karthikai Deepam festival, decorated with a white canopy edged in pink, purple and yellow fringe and a central floral motif. A large golden throne with a red velvet seat and cushion sits centrally on a green-carpeted platform, with a backdrop photograph of a temple shrine surrounded by trees. Potted plants flank the stage, and a bronze-coloured cloth skirts the platform. No people are visible.2012-11-27Night photograph of an outdoor stage under a decorated tent canopy with purple, red and yellow drapes, prepared for the Karthikai Deepam festival. A banner across the top reads in Tamil "கார்த்திகை தீபத் திருவிழா". At the centre, a figure in orange robes with a red-and-gold canopy sits on a raised throne, a golden umbrella above, flanked by tall brass lamps and a backdrop of a banyan-like forest scene. A large brass urli-style bowl and gold-trimmed boxes stand on the red-carpeted stage in front. The figure appears to be a depicted person seated on a throne, with the figure's identity uncertain from appearance alone. The photo credit reads ", "2012-11-27Night stage at a Karthikai Deepam festival with a decorated canopy of pink, purple and gold drapes. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a red-cushioned throne sits centre stage, garlanded with flowers, in front of a forest-tree backdrop. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, with rows of small oil lamps along the stage edge and a brass kalasha-like finial above. A Tamil banner reads Karthikai Deepam Thiruvizha. a person seated on the peetha, wearing saffron robes and rudraksha-style garlands, though appearance is only partially distinct.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27Night photograph of an outdoor stage decorated for the Karthikai Deepam festival at a temple-style pavilion. A seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits on a red throne in the centre, backed by a forest-scene backdrop with brass oil lamps (deepams) set on both sides. Purple and red fabric drapes hang from the canopy, and a small potted plant stands at the right. Foreground shows the empty stage floor with brass vessels and offerings. No visible crowd is present.2012-11-27