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Four young men stand in a row in a decorated tent, bare-chested in orange dhotis with gold-edged borders, wearing beaded rudraksha-style necklaces and armbands. Each holds a brass oil lamp (deepam) in one hand and a small handbell in the other, lifting the lamps in ritual worship. Behind them is a gold-framed altar with an illuminated deity murti and an adorned throne, while a fifth figure in orange stands at the far right. Striped cloth covers the floor and red drapes and paper lanterns hang overhead.

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Four bare-chested men in orange dhotis and gold-coloured waist cloths stand in a row on a red-carpeted platform inside a decorated tent, each holding brass bells or handbells in both hands. Their torsos are painted with light markings and they wear beaded necklaces. Behind them stands a large golden deity murti with a dark-skinned figure and a golden alcove, flanked by an ornate golden shrine, with a long wooden pole and striped floor mats in the foreground. Red and orange hanging decorations line the tent ceiling. Several more orange-clad people are visible in the background, consistent with a ritual procession or temple ceremony.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12Five bare-chested young men in orange dhoti-style cloths and beaded necklaces stand in a row under a red-and-white tented hall, each holding a brass bell or lamp stand upward. Striped multicoloured mats cover the floor, and rows of seated women in white with flowers in their hair sit at left. Behind them a gilded deity murti with ornate golden backdrop and fringed festive hangings marks the shrine area, with more orange-clad attendants at right.2016-12-12A festive temple-hall scene at dusk with a long row of men in orange-yellow dhotis and bare upper bodies, many wearing beaded rudraksha-style necklaces, standing in a line and lifting a long wooden pole or carrying rod on their shoulders. Several hold small bells in their hands and one raises an oil lamp. Behind them, two ornate deity murtis are dressed with garlands and sit on a red-carpeted dais under a tent canopy with hanging lamps. Seated devotees fill the left foreground along striped cloth-covered tables, with brass lamps lit on the floor.2016-12-12Four male priests in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps, bare-chested with beaded rudraksha-style necklaces, stand in a row holding aloft lit brass oil lamps and small hand bells during a temple ritual. Their arms are raised and they face toward a golden deity shrine decorated with white and gold ornaments and flower garlands. Behind them red draped curtains and colourful striped cloth cover the floor, with long low tables draped in striped fabric in the foreground where seated women in white clothes sit with hands folded. Overhead hang red and multicoloured decorative banners under a canopy tent. a person is not clearly visible in this scene.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12Four priests in saffron dhotis and orange cloths stand in a row before a golden deity murti decorated with garlands and lit by warm light. The priest at left holds an oil lamp, while the others raise small brass bells and a lamp, performing aarti. Rudraksha malas hang on their chests and bangles adorn their wrists. A table draped in multicoloured striped cloth holds small brass offering bowls, and white draping and a red-and-gold banner frame the scene.2016-12-23Photograph inside a temple pavilion during a lamp ceremony. Four men in saffron-orange dhotis, bare-chested and wearing long beaded necklaces, stand in a row holding brass oil lamps with flames. Behind them, golden and white deity murtis and decorated altar figures are lit, with red curtains and hanging lamps overhead. Striped cloth covers low tables where seated women in white clothing are gathered on the left, and a red-carpeted floor runs along the front. This appears to be a lamp-lighting ritual during the Karthigai Deepam festival.2016-12-12A 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.2016-12-12December 22 20162016-12-22December 12 20162016-12-12