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Night photograph of an outdoor Karthigai Deepam ritual at a palm-tree setting. A tall golden-yellow pillar wrapped with white cloth stands within a bamboo scaffold beside a red stepped stone platform topped by a dark metal bowl. On the right, several men in orange and saffron dhotis and shawls hold a multicoloured fringed ceremonial umbrella on a long pole, and one holds a lit flame. Clay oil lamps burn in the foreground, and a man in white stands at far left near the platform.

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Night photograph of a large ornate bronze deepa stambham (lamp pillar) standing on a raised stone base scattered with marigold petals and red flower petals. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand beside it: the nearer one, with a shaved head and a gold-banded orange shawl, holds a gold bowl or tray, while the middle figure, with long dark hair and a patterned dark top over an orange dhoti, holds a lit flame. A devotee in white dhoti and a white shirt bends at the lower right edge. Palm trees and darkness fill the background.2010-11-21September 11 20162016-09-11Night ritual photograph at a dhvajarohanam flag-hoisting. A tall copper kalasha-topped flagstaff, wrapped with a green palm-leaf crown and draped with red and yellow marigold garlands, stands in the foreground. A figure with long swept-back hair, a gold necklace, bangles and an orange-and-red silk dhoti holds a gold tray and reaches toward the pole. Beside him a bald man in saffron robes with a bare upper body holds a gold plate. Behind them a third man in white robes with a tilak stands under a red-and-green fringed umbrella, with palm trees in the dark background.2011-11-29November 12 20102010-11-12Outdoor evening ritual beside a tall silver flagstaff rising from a dark stone base, with a bundle of pale grass tied near its top. Four men in orange and saffron dhotis stand on woven mats; a bare-chested man in pink on the left holds a small vessel, and a man in rust-orange cloth at center leans to tie or adjust the flag bundle. On the right, a young man in orange with a beaded necklace holds a plate of white flowers. Behind them, a red-and-white striped platform, trees and a dark stone deity murti are visible. Blue and white mats cover the ground.2012-10-15Outdoor photo at dusk of a copper flagstaff (dhwajastambha) on a red-painted stone base, wrapped with white cloth, a coconut-fibre bundle and yellow marigold garlands. A bald man in red-orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala and a bell holds a lit oil lamp and bell beside the pole. Behind him, several men in orange-red robes stand with folded hands; one holds a tray. Coconut palms and trees frame the sky, and marigold petals lie on the platform.2013-12-18Night photograph of a ritual at a copper-coloured ceremonial vessel topped with green leaves and marigold garlands. A red and gold ceremonial umbrella hangs above. A woman in an orange sari with gold trim and a long dark braid stands at the centre, holding a brass tray of yellow flowers and a white cloth. A man in orange garments with a bare upper body and gold armlets holds a second brass plate toward her, while another person in orange stands behind him. Yellow and orange marigold garlands decorate the scene. Orange-clad figures perform a flag-hoisting or temple ritual.2011-11-29March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesNight photograph of a tall, polished copper deepam lamp pillar with a carved, ornamented base and a small shrine-like section, standing on a raised platform beneath a corrugated roof edged with orange streamers. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at right: the nearer one holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a tilak on his forehead; beside him a second man in orange holds a silver tray. Palm trees silhouette against the dark sky behind them.2010-11-12Night-time ritual outdoors beneath palm fronds. A figure with long dark swept-back hair, bare-chested except for a saffron-orange garment wrapped at the waist and a red-and-gold sash, wears gold bangles and a yellow flower garland, and holds a red and yellow canopy umbrella over a white-clad priest kneeling beside a copper kalasha topped with green grass and wrapped in red and yellow marigold garlands. Two shaved-headed attendants in orange cloth assist, one pouring from a brass vessel. The copper vessel is a ritual pot, and the scene suggests a dhvajarohanam-style consecration. Probable Swamiji present by distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and gold adornments; he is a central figure in the scene, with a total of four people visible.2011-11-29November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12