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Outdoor evening ritual photographed from behind. A person in the foreground, seen from the back, wears a dark head wrap and a dark garment with a bare upper arm and a beaded bracelet, holding a lit flame. In front, a large bronze lamp bowl with a bright open flame sits on a platform decorated with red and white flower garlands. Behind it rises a tall ornate metal pillar. A hanging brass canopy with heart-shaped pendants appears at top left and palm fronds at top right. The sky is pale blue at dusk with smoke drifting upward.

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Evening ritual at a temple with a tall ornate metal lamp post in the background and a corrugated roof. In the left foreground a person seen from behind, wearing a dark cloth wrap over the shoulder, a dark head covering with a tan band, and beaded bangles, holds a lit oil lamp. To the right a large brass bowl with a bright flame and red and white flower garlands sits on a raised platform, with smoke rising. A hanging copper ornament with heart-shaped pendants appears at the top left. No face is clearly visible and no appearance-based a person cue is present.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesOutdoor evening deepam ritual photographed from low angle. In the foreground a person seen from behind, with hair in a bun and a dark head wrap or turban, wears a dark garment with a golden border and rudraksha-style beaded bracelets; they hold a lit oil lamp flame aloft in the right hand. To the right a large brass bowl-shaped lamp burns with tall flames, decorated with red and white flower garlands. Behind is a corrugated metal roof and a tall ornate silver-coloured pillar topped with a finial, with a smoky sky above and a copper umbrella-like canopy at upper left.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17A photograph at dusk of a priest in the foreground on the left, bare-shouldered with a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha-style bead bracelet on his arm, holding a small oil lamp with a flame toward a large brass bowl on the right that has a second flame and red-and-white flower garlands. A tall silver-coloured lamp pillar rises behind them in front of a corrugated-roof hall, with a copper umbrella-like canopy with hanging decorations at the top left. Smoke drifts across the scene.2013-11-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual at dusk. In the left foreground a person in a dark garment with a red-and-gold headband and red flower garland holds a brass lamp with a flame in the right hand, with beaded bracelets on the wrist. Behind, a large copper bowl with a tall flame and red and white flower garlands sits on a wooden platform. A tall ornate metal flagstaff or dhvaja stands beside a corrugated roof, with a hanging copper decorative canopy at top left and palm fronds at top right. The scene looks like a karthigai deepam or deepam fire offering.2013-11-17 +1 copiesOutdoor evening ritual scene. In the left foreground a shaved-headed priest in a wrap with a reddish-gold border holds a lit oil lamp, wearing a red flower garland and beaded bracelets. Behind him a large fire burns in a brass bowl decorated with red and white flower garlands, with smoke rising. A tall silver-coloured ceremonial pole or dhwaja stands against a corrugated roof and pale sky, and a copper umbrella with hanging heart-shaped ornaments is visible at upper left. Palm fronds frame the top right. Visible shows a ritual lamp and fire offering, consistent with a deepam lamp lighting.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17Evening outdoor ritual at a temple with a tall silver-colored deepa stambha lamp pillar rising behind a corrugated roof. In the left foreground a man with a shaved head wrapped in a reddish-orange cloth and red garland stands in profile, holding a small oil lamp with a flame and wearing bangles and a wooden bead bracelet. On the right, a large brass lamp or fire vessel with a bright flame sits on a platform garlanded with red and white flowers. Smoke drifts across the sky and a purple decorative canopy with hanging leaf ornaments is visible at top left.2013-11-17 +1 copies