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Night photograph of a tall, ornate bronze deepa stambham lamp pillar with a carved base and a spiral-ringed shaft rising toward a faintly visible moon behind clouds. Two men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders stand beside it at night. The taller man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and a leopard-print shawl over orange clothing and holds a lit oil lamp aloft. To the right, a bald man in orange robes holds a gold bowl. Coconut palms and a roofed structure frame the scene, with flower petals scattered at the base of the pillar.

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Night photograph at a temple. A tall tapering brass deepam lamp stand with carved panels rises at left, its base decorated with relief figures, and a faint moon shows through clouds above palm fronds. Two people in saffron/orange robes stand at right. The figure in the centre holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other, wearing a leopard-print shawl over orange garments and a beaded orange necklace with a red forehead mark. The figure at right, seen from behind, holds a brass plate and wears orange robes with gold borders. Lamps glow on the stone platform.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 21 20102010-11-21Night photograph of a tall, ornate bronze deepa stambham (lamp pillar) with a carved base and a long tapering shaft wrapped with an orange cord, rising toward a dark sky with a moon. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange dhoti and a leopard-print shawl with a rudraksha-style mala, holds a small oil lamp and a handbell near the pillar's base during a lamp-lighting ritual. Beside him a shaven-headed man in orange robes with gold borders carries a gold tray. Palm fronds and a coconut tree stand in the background, with a few petals on the stone platform. The scene suggests Karthikai Deepam lamp lighting at dusk.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Night photo of a tall copper ceremonial lamp pole, lit from above by a single bright light near the top, with a rope hanging from it. A standing man in orange saffron robes with a gold-bordered sash and a gold bead necklace, wearing a leopard-print shawl, holds the rope and looks toward it. In the foreground at right, another person in orange robes stands with back partly turned. The pole is carved with figures and has ring bands near its base, and a white cloth lies at the bottom of the frame.2010-11-21November 12 20102010-11-12