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Pre-dawn outdoor scene at dusk-dark temple grounds with palm trees behind. A woman in an orange sari holds a long pole up to a large terracotta lamp bowl atop a white-wrapped pillar, lighting it. Beside her a man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands with his back to the camera, and a tray of flowers and brass items sits at lower right. Stone statues of standing deities stand at left beside a small red sign with partial text.

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Pre-dawn or evening outdoor scene at night with a tall coconut palm behind a white-draped pillar. A person in orange saffron robes stands on the left, raising a large copper lamp bowl on a long pole toward the top of the pillar. On the right, a bald monk in orange robes holds a brass tray of flowers and lit candles. Grey stone deity statues with hands folded stand on the left beside red-bordered signage and flowering plants. A camera operator is partly visible in the lower right corner. Ritual lamp lighting in a temple garden.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a temple grounds: a large copper bowl of flame sits atop a white-cloth-wrapped pillar, with a grey stone statue of a figure holding a club on the left and palm trees behind. Several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand in a row on the right; one at the centre holds a lit oil lamp and a small vessel, another holds a brass tray with flowers, and others stand with palms pressed in prayer beside a table with a metal bowl of flowers. A man in a white dhoti and white shawl stands among them. The scene depicts an aarti of lamps, with no clearly identifiable a person among the figures and the appearance of the robed men uncertain.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Night-time outdoor ritual photograph. A figure with long dark hair and a long-sleeved orange saffron robe with gold border, wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala, holds a silver aarti plate with a bright flame and lamps toward a white-wrapped pillar. Beside them a second person in orange robe with gold trim and beads also holds a flaming lamp. Two men in white dhotis and red shawls stand nearby, and a stone deity relief is visible on the right. Dark foliage and green leaves frame the scene.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Outdoor temple scene at dusk beside a palm tree. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a red tilak on his forehead, and a gold beaded necklace; he bends over a silver kalasha with a green mango-leaf bundle and a coconut, with a small brass dish of flowers nearby. Behind him, a second man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a gold necklace stands near a tall white-wrapped pillar topped with a copper lamp bowl. Two grey stone sculptures stand at left and a black shivalinga-style stone at right. Two people are visible in the scene.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21