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Night photograph of a copper-clad ritual pillar or dhwajasthambha with an ornate base carved with figures. A person in a long orange saffron robe with long dark hair reaches up to touch the pillar, with straw or grass bundles tied along its shaft. To the right, a bald man in orange robes holds a round silver-rimmed drum or ritual tray. Palm fronds are visible in the dark background.

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November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12Night photo of a figure in orange saffron robes with a gold border, long dark hair falling loose, tying an orange cloth around the top of an ornate copper-coloured ceremonial pillar or kalasha-style column carved with floral and temple motifs. Dried palm fronds hang from the pillar's sides. A palm tree silhouette fills the background. On the right edge, a second person in orange clothing with a beaded necklace stands beside the pillar, partly visible. The pillar appears to be a ritual flagstaff of the kind used in temple festivals.2010-11-12Night outdoor scene before a tall ornate gold-and-copper deepam lamp stand with a decorated base and a lit flame at its top, flanked by palm fronds. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands holding a bell and lighting the lamp with a flame, smiling. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a maroon-and-white border holds a silver plate, and another person stands at the right edge. A watermarked copyright line appears at the bottom right.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12Night-time outdoor ritual photo: a woman in orange sari-style garments with gold border and a long gold-beaded mala holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) and a bell toward a tall ornate copper lamp pillar carved with figures, decorated with palm-leaf fronds and a red-and-white cord. Beside her a shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders holds a silver tray of offerings. A young man in white dhoti with maroon border stands at right. Palm trees fill the dark background.2010-11-12 +1 copiesNight-time ritual at an ornate copper and brass kalasha-topped stand, its base carved with lion-face motifs and its upper panel with a tree relief, decorated with palm fronds. Two men tend it: a figure in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads, and a figure in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders, holding a brass pot and an orange rope or cord. Dark background with a few blurred devotees in white at the lower right edge.2010-11-12Night photograph of an aarti at a tall copper pillar with a seated golden figure in a small shrine niche, wrapped in white cord and decorated with flowers at its base. A man in an orange dhoti and a red-orange shawl over a flower garland holds a silver lamp with a flame, with a bell in his other hand. Behind him, a figure in orange robes holds a flower-filled tray, and a partly visible person with folded hands stands at the right edge. Dark background.2008-01-03November 12 20102010-11-12Night photo of a ritual at a large ornate copper lamp stand, possibly a deepam or kalasha-style vessel, with decorated relief panels and dry grass ornaments tied to its sides. A man in an orange saffron robe with a gold border and a beaded mala necklace stands with one arm extended toward the lamp stand; he has long hair and a forehead marking. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with maroon-red borders holds a silver tray or plate. Two thin lit wicks or flame strands rise in the dark background, and palm fronds are faintly visible. Two people are physically present.2010-11-12