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Evening photo of a karthigai deepam style procession at dusk. A tall silver lamp post with ringed segments rises above a corrugated shed roof. In the foreground, a hand in a beaded bracelet holds a flaming oil lamp aloft over a red-flowered festoon, and a large bell hangs beside it. Strings of red and pink flower garlands drape a canopy structure, with bright flames and smoke rising at right. On the left, several people in orange-brown robes stand at the edge of the frame.

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November 17 20132013-11-17Evening outdoor photograph of an aarti at a temple festival. In the left foreground, a man in a red-orange headcloth and red flower garland holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame, smiling. Behind him, a long tall ceremonial pole rises toward a pale sky, and a large corrugated-roof structure with pipes and a bright light stands beside it. On the right, a deity murti or decorated platform is draped with red and pink marigold garlands, with a second flame and smoke rising. Two small children and other figures in orange stand in the background among the pipes and poles.2013-11-17 +1 copiesDusk photograph of a ritual scene at an outdoor temple area. In the foreground on the left, a smiling man wearing a red-orange head cloth and a red flower garland, with a beaded bracelet, holds a lit oil lamp (deepam) with a tall flame, its base decorated with red flowers. Behind him, a tall ornate lamp pillar rises into the sky beside a metal-roofed shed, with smoke drifting near it. A large copper-coloured ceremonial parasol or umbrella with hanging leaf ornaments sits at upper left. Below, several people in orange-brown clothing stand near long brass ceremonial horns and trumpets. Red flower garlands drape the lamp platform at lower right.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17Photograph at dusk of a bare-chested priest in the foreground at left, wearing a dark headband with a gold band, red flower garlands around his neck and shoulders, and beaded bracelets. He holds a lit oil lamp in his right hand, its flame raised toward a pedestal decorated with hanging red and pink flower garlands. Behind him a tall ornate silver-toned column with a tiered top rises above a corrugated roof, a large fire blazes at the right edge, smoke drifts in the sky, and a palm frond appears at top. A large ornate metal umbrella with hanging bells is at upper left. Some figures in orange-brown clothing stand partly visible in the background.2013-11-17 +1 copiesEvening photograph of a Karthigai Deepam procession at an ashram. In the left foreground a smiling man in a red-and-gold headband and a red flower garland holds a lit oil lamp flame on a long-handled lamp toward a decorated palanquin-style float draped with red and pink flower garlands. Behind him, a tall silver-and-black ribbed pole rises above a corrugated roof, and several young boys in orange garments stand near silver curved ceremonial horns. Smoke drifts in the air and a bright light is visible in the background.2013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copies