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Night ritual photograph. A person in a red-orange turban with a jeweled brooch and a red tilak on the forehead holds a small metal lamp with a lit flame, standing over a woven basket containing flames and offerings. The person wears a red-orange shawl, a long garland of red and white flowers, and gold-coloured ornamental cords and bangles. Behind them, a man in white with a saffron-coloured shawl and rudraksha mala holds another woven basket, and a bespectacled person in white stands further back. Dark foliage surrounds the scene. The lamp flames and offerings are the brightest elements against the darkness.

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December 05 20142014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05 +1 copiesDecember 05 20142014-12-05A smiling person in a red-orange turban with a jeweled ornament and red bindi holds a lit oil lamp in a small brass-rimmed dish at night. They wear a red-orange shawl over the shoulders, a long garland of red flowers with white blossoms, and a gold-toned beaded necklace, with a gold bangle on the wrist. A wicker basket sits in the foreground and another figure appears in the background. The flame glows brightly against the dark setting.2014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05A smiling woman in a deep red turban with a gold ornament and a red bindi holds a clay oil lamp with a bright open flame, at night. She wears a red garment with a layered red and white flower garland, a gold-coloured ornamented garland, and a gold bangle. Behind her, a partially visible person in white and a rudraksha-style mala stands near woven baskets holding more lamps.2014-12-05November 17 20132013-11-17Night photo of a ritual lamp offering at a Karthigai Deepam type event. A man in a maroon wrap and maroon turban with an orange band, wearing a garland of white and red flowers, layered gold necklaces and gold armlets, holds a woven basket with lit oil lamps while a second man in a saffron-orange shawl, rudraksha mala and round glasses, with white tilak marks on his forehead, pours from a clay vessel with a burning wick. Smoke drifts in the dark background and other devotees in orange stand behind. Hands from a third person reach in from the right. The scene is a deepam lamp ritual.2013-11-17December 05 20142014-12-05 +1 copiesEvening photograph of a smiling person in a red turban with a crescent-moon ornament and a gold jewel at the brow, wearing a red garment, heavy gold ceremonial necklaces, rudraksha-style beaded mala and red-and-white flower garlands. They hold a lit oil lamp in a clay dish with both hands. Behind them a second person with shaved head and white forehead markings stands beside colourful hanging tassels under a canopy, with a dark setting. Probable Swamiji cues: the ornate red turban, crescent ornament, gold necklaces and flower garlands.2014-12-05