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Evening 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.

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December 06 2022 Sripuram2022-12-06Night 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.2022-12-06Night 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.2022-12-06Night 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.2022-12-06Three women stand with palms pressed together in namaste at dusk before a lit oil lamp (deepam) set on a stone platform decorated with white flower petals and a white flower garland. The woman on the left wears a coral-red saree with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, the middle woman wears a maroon printed saree and glasses, and the woman on the right wears a teal and gold bordered saree with a gold necklace. Behind them stands a golden-stone temple gateway tower with carved sculpted figures on its top, and dark trees line the evening sky.2022-12-06December 06 2022 Sripuram2022-12-06December 06 2022 Sripuram2022-12-06Evening outdoors at a temple courtyard with a tiered stone gopuram tower behind a doorway strung with green and yellow hanging decorations. A large lit clay oil lamp with a visible flame sits on a low golden-brown platform, garlanded with white flower strings. Three women stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, one in a red saree, one in a maroon printed saree with glasses, and one in a blue and gold saree with a red bangle. Dark trees and white flowering shrubs fill the background. This appears to be a lamp offering during an evening ritual.2022-12-06December 06 2022 Sripuram2022-12-06December 06 2022 Sripuram2022-12-06Night outdoor scene at a Karthika Deepam lamp offering. On the left, an oil lamp with a lit flame sits on a yellow-draped table, with a white flower garland beside it and a brass kalasha-style pot. A woman in a maroon and pink silk saree with glasses and a pearl necklace holds a small tray. Center, a woman in a red-orange saree with a red bindi and rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in prayer. At right, a woman in a green-and-yellow saree holds a brass aarti tray with a flame. White flowering plants and bamboo fill the background. Three women are visible.2022-12-06December 06 2022 Sripuram2022-12-06