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Night photo of a temple ghat with red stone steps lit by floodlights. In the foreground a bare-chested young man in an orange dhoti with gold border stands on the steps, playing a long wind instrument with a bell-shaped end. Several women in white saris sit on the steps behind him, hands folded in prayer, with small brass vessels and a kolam design on the step. Red and orange flags line the railings, and a large crowd sits in the tiered stands in the background. Lights are strung on the wall at left.

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December 12 20162016-12-12Night photograph of a riverside or temple-tank stone staircase during a lamp ceremony. A bare-chested man with curly hair wears an orange-and-gold dhoti and holds a lit brass arati lamp toward a woman in a white sari seated on the steps. Other people in white dhotis and saris sit on the red-brown steps, and a crowd gathers along the metal railings. Red and orange flags stand along the railings, floodlights light the scene, and a black stone Shiva lingam with a yellow flower garland sits at the upper right. Small oil lamps flicker on the steps. Visible actions are an arati offering and seated devotees.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12Night photo of a Karthigai Deepam celebration at an outdoor stepped amphitheatre lit with floodlights and strings of lights. In the foreground a young shirtless man in an orange dhoti holds up a large ornate silver lamp with a flame, smoke rising from it. Seated on the red steps, a woman in white sari with folded hands prays, and a man in white dhoti stands behind them near a black deity murti decorated with yellow flowers. Red and orange flags line the railings, and a crowd sits in the stands watching.2016-12-12December 06 20162016-12-06Night photograph of a riverside or tank ghat with stone steps, where several bare-chested men in saffron-orange dhotis, with white ash markings and rudraksha malas, hold up ornate metal aarti lamps with lit flames toward the sky. Multiple illuminated lamps glow in the background above a tiered stand of seated devotees in white and cream saris and dhotis. Women in white saris sit on the lower steps, one holding a small lamp. Behind them, a dark stone deity murti with garlands stands near lit string lights and red flags. The scene suggests an evening aarti ceremony during a procession.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night outdoor ceremony on red stone steps lined with a crowd of seated devotees behind metal safety railings. Five young men stand in a row, bare-chested, wearing orange-red dhotis with yellow borders and yellow-and-white garlands, holding small lit flames or oil lamps and brass vessels. Behind them, white-clad priests sit beside brass lamps and ritual vessels, with a bright metal pipe running along the stairs. Red ceremonial flags on poles stand in the foreground.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 12 20162016-12-12