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Night photograph of a temple courtyard at Sripuram with a full moon in a dark sky above a tiered gopuram tower. In front of a golden-yellow altar platform, a large oil lamp burns with a flame, ringed by a white flower garland. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, one on the left and one on the right near the lit entrance doorway. Two children join them in folded-hand prayer, a boy in a blue shirt on the left and a girl in a dark dress and a boy in green on the right. The scene suggests a devotional lamp offering.

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Night photograph at a temple courtyard with a lit gopuram tower in the background under a full moon. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis stand before a large flame in a brass lamp decorated with a white flower garland, one holding his palms together in prayer. A young boy in a green shirt and a girl in a purple dress stand beside them, watching the flame. Dark trees frame the scene, and a low yellow wall runs across the foreground.2022-12-06December 06 2022 Sripuram2022-12-06Evening photograph at a temple gateway with a tiered gopuram-style tower, lit by a bright moon in a dusky sky. A large oil lamp with a white flower garland burns on a yellow-draped platform in the foreground. Four women and children stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A woman in a blue and green saree stands at the centre with a child in a green shirt and another child in a pink dress nearby, while two women in red and orange sarees pray to the right. A brass vessel with incense sticks sits at the lower left. The scene suggests a Karthika Deepam lamp-lighting offering.2022-12-06Night photograph outdoors in front of an ornate golden gopuram temple tower under a dark blue sky with a bright full moon. A woman in a blue and teal saree holds a lit oil lamp with a flame, decorated with a white flower garland. Beside her, a bare-chested man with a white dhoti and a beaded necklace stands smiling with a light body marking on his chest. Two young boys in casual shirts stand in front of him, with a yellow wall and a tiled ground in the foreground.2022-12-06Outdoor evening scene at a temple courtyard during a lamp ritual. A bare-chested older man with a white dhoti and a rudraksha-style necklace holds his hand over a large flame from an oil lamp on a yellow ledge. Beside him a young boy in a teal shirt stands with hands folded in prayer, and a taller bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a beaded mala stands with hands joined. Behind them another child in a blue shirt is partly visible. Yellow stone sculptures and white frangipani flowers surround the area, with palm plants in the background.2022-12-06Indoor temple shrine with gold-framed walls and framed portraits above, with a central linga decorated with white flower garlands. A priest in a white dhoti and white shirt stands bent over a small oil lamp on a red patterned mat, holding a brass bell in his right hand. Two children stand to the left with palms pressed together in namaskar; a girl in an orange top and patterned pants and a boy in a yellow shirt. Several deity murtis dressed with garlands sit on side altars, and a brass lamp stand is at the right edge.2025-05-09April 21 20122012-04-21December 06 2022 Sripuram2022-12-06December 06 2022 Sripuram2022-12-06A bonfire of burning logs dominates the foreground of an outdoor ritual at a temple-like shrine. Behind the fire, a group of devotees stands with hands folded in namaskar. A man in a pink shirt and white dhoti stands at the left, a woman in a orange sari and another in a purple sari stand center, and women in pink and yellow saris stand to the right beside a tall green gate. A small child in a dark top watches at the left. A decorated murti of a deity with garlands sits on an ornate golden stand under a patterned umbrella, in front of a gold-toned gopuram. A kolam rangoli decorates the ground near the fire. This appears to be a bhogi pallu offering, with old items burned in the fire.2023-01-14A photograph of a home ritual in a yellow-walled room with a white marble floor. A bare-chested priest with grey hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha-style necklace, sits on the floor holding a flame on a lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. In front of him are brass plates with flowers and fruit, small oil lamps, a brass vessel, coconut halves and a bowl of nuts. A seated woman in yellow holds a small child on her lap, a young girl in a yellow outfit sits with palms pressed together, and a bearded man in a dark green shirt and white dhoti sits on an orange cloth. A green and red hanging with an elephant motif is on the left, and framed pictures hang on the walls. A timestamp reads 3 Apr 2025 19:07:10 Chennai Kailasa Tondaiarpet.2025-03-04March 12 20202020-03-12