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Night-time photograph of a temple-style ritual under a bamboo-and-cloth pavilion strung with fairy lights and colourful triangular bunting. Three priests in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand in a row, holding lit oil lamps in their hands and ringing handbells. Blue and white patterned pillar wraps frame the pavilion, and a few onlookers in white stand behind the bamboo railing. The scene suggests an evening puja or aarti with oil lamps.

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April 19 20082008-04-19Night outdoor ceremony under a tent hung with strings of triangular pennants in red, green, yellow and blue. Two standing men in ochre and saffron-brown garments stand at the front, one at left in dark brown wrap and one at right in orange-brown cloth, both with arms raised near a rope. Tall red, blue and white patterned banners with floral motifs and a white bird emblem flank the stage. Behind them seated devotees in white clothes sit on scaffolding and pale lamps glow on poles. Oil lamps and lights illuminate the scene.2008-04-19February 24 20172017-02-24 +1 copiesThree men in saffron-orange dhotis and shirts stand in a row at an outdoor ceremony, holding up ritual metal implements with raised arms. Behind them a colourful canopy with striped and patterned hangings is supported by bamboo poles, and crowds of onlookers in white stand beyond a rail. Several men wear red-orange garlands. Brass lamps and bells sit on a table in the foreground.2008-04-19December 06 20162016-12-06Night photograph of a row of young male devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, bare-chested, wearing long orange-and-gold beaded garlands, rudraksha malas and bangles. Several raise silver handheld bells and an oil lamp with a visible flame, while others hold bells at their sides. Brightly coloured striped cloth and red flags are behind them, and a large crowd of people in white is seated in the background under lights. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.2017-02-24December 06 20162016-12-06December 22 20162016-12-22December 06 20162016-12-06Night photograph of an outdoor aarti ceremony at a temple tank with a large seated crowd in tiers behind. Five young men in saffron-orange dhotis and garlands stand in a line on wide stone steps, bare-chested, holding brass lamps and vessels aloft; the front-right man holds a bell and a lamp. Several wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and bangles. Behind them, a striped woven cloth hangs over the steps, and a decorated deity murti with a garland stands at right near red flags. Many spectators in white clothes watch and raise hands in devotion. Lights and a banner are visible at upper right.2017-02-24 +1 copiesNight outdoor scene at a large open-air event with rows of seated devotees in white clothing on stone steps in the background. In the foreground, four young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments and bare upper bodies, with shawls or sashes, wear orange beads and ornaments and hold lit oil lamps on long stands. Red flags stand along the steps, and a striped textile is draped at right. Visible setting suggests a ritual procession or aarti with oil lamps. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2017-02-24A night-time temple scene in a red-and-gold tented hall with draped red curtains. In the foreground, several women in saffron-orange dhotis or sarongs and dark beaded necklaces raise brass oil lamps and bells, one holding a bell in each hand, facing an altar. Behind them, ornately decorated deity murtis draped in flower garlands stand under ceremonial canopies. Brightly striped cloths cover long mats where seated devotees sit in rows along the left with small oil lamps and offerings in front of them. A man in white stands at the rear near the altar. The setting suggests a deepam lamp offering, consistent with the page's Karthigai Deepam context.2016-12-12