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Dusk at an outdoor temple courtyard during an evening lamp ceremony. Rows of tall brass oil lamps with peacock-shaped tops and lit flames stand on a paved floor, with a rangoli design visible at the lower left. Devotees in white garments move among the lamps; a woman in a white sari with a yellow border stands centre right, and a man in white shirt and white dhoti walks in the foreground. Monks in orange and saffron robes stand at the back right. Strings of multicolour lights and palm trees frame the scene, and a few people are seen under umbrellas at the far left.

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Outdoors on a paved courtyard at dusk, a line of tall brass oil lamps with bird-shaped finials stands on a white rangoli floral kolam decorated with red and blue petals. Behind them a row of devotees in white clothes, several women in white saris and a man in a white shirt and dhoti, stand in attendance near a red-walled building. Other people in orange and white clothing are visible further back.2015-11-25November 25 20152015-11-25Night-time ritual photograph at an open-air courtyard with rows of brass oil lamps (deepam) in the foreground, their flames lit, set on a pale ground decorated with coloured rangoli-style patterns. A central figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a red-orange turban, a flower garland, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, stands barefoot before the lamps with hands in a devotional posture. Behind him, several men in saffron and ochre robes hold brass lamps or stand in line. To the right, a row of women in white and cream saris and white garments stand with palms pressed together in prayer, with a few other devotees among them and a young child in red at the far right. Hanging decorations and string lights are visible in the dark background. The scene suggests a Karthigai deepam lamp-lighting ceremony.2015-11-25A photograph of women in white and cream saris with gold borders sitting in a row on woven mats, tending rows of brass oil lamps. In the foreground a woman with a red bindi and blue lanyard lights a small brass lamp with a flame, while others hold brass vessels and lamps; many tall multi-tiered brass lamps stand along the left. Orange-clad figures are visible at the top edge.2008-12-30December 12 20162016-12-12November 25 20152015-11-25December 31 20062006-12-31Night photograph of a Karthigai Deepam lamp ritual with many brass oil lamps lit on a red circular platform surrounded by devotees. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a white head cloth lights lamps, and a woman in a cream and black sari with a lanyard lights another lamp. Other devotees in white and cream clothing stand around, some with lanyards, and a stick-like object with a yellow and green garland is visible at the upper left. Several lamps glow on the ground in the background.2015-11-25Evening photo of a covered veranda where a line of people in white ritual clothes sit on mats beside rows of brass lamps and bells. Several tall, multi-tiered brass lamps are lit with flames, and brass bells and small brass vessels sit along the mat. A young man in white shirt and dark trousers, with a red-and-white thread at his wrist, sits at the right holding a brass plate. Other seated figures in white dhotis and saris tend the lamps, and a person in orange robes sits further back. A figure in white with a yellow cloth walks at the far left. Red pillars and a corrugated roof frame the scene.2008-10-03Photograph of a ritual aarti performed in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof draped with white flower garlands. Four men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas, stand behind a long silver-toned counter holding multi-tiered brass aarti lamps with lit flames. To the right, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a lamp, and another man in orange with a garland stands at the far right. Along the counter, several women in white saris and white clothing sit on the floor, raising their hands toward the flames, while rows of small brass oil lamps and bells line the floor in front. Devotees are partly visible at the bottom edge.2008-12-31Evening outdoor scene at dusk with many brass oil lamps (deepams) lit on the paved ground, including tall ornate brass lamps with peacock-shaped tops in the foreground. Rows of smaller lamps stand around the courtyard. Behind them, a black Shivalinga is decorated with a yellow-and-green flower garland, sitting on a red tiered peetha lined with lit oil lamps. Several people in white clothing sit and stand in the background near the shrine, and a red-and-white pillar with a lamp-lit top rises at right. Colourful kolam chalk designs are on the ground, and strings of lights hang in the trees.2015-11-25December 31 20152015-12-31 +1 copies