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Night-time outdoor ritual photo: a woman in orange sari-style garments with gold border and a long gold-beaded mala holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) and a bell toward a tall ornate copper lamp pillar carved with figures, decorated with palm-leaf fronds and a red-and-white cord. Beside her a shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders holds a silver tray of offerings. A young man in white dhoti with maroon border stands at right. Palm trees fill the dark background.

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Night-time outdoor ritual beside an ornate bronze-and-gold lamp stand with carved panels and palm fronds tied to it. A woman in an orange saffron sari-style garment with a gold border and a red-orange flower garland holds a lit oil lamp aloft with her eyes raised upward while ringing a handheld bell. Beside her, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes with a red-and-white border holds a silver plate of offerings. A white-clad attendant stands at the right edge. Coconut palms rise in the dark background. Three people are visible.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12Night outdoor ritual photograph beside a tall ornate copper lamp stand with carved panels and a wide base, decorated with dried palm-leaf strands. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing saffron-orange robes with gold borders, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold necklace, holds a lit oil lamp aarti flame in one hand and a bell in the other, facing the stand. Beside him a shaven-headed priest in orange robes with a red-edged cloth holds a metal plate of offerings. A partly visible person in white dhoti and shawl stands at the right edge. Palm trees form the dark background. The long-haired figure has distinctive saffron attire and mala cues, so the appearance-based label applies: a person, performing aarti, in person.2010-11-12Night 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.2010-11-21November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12Night photograph of a large bronze lamp stand, a deepam, with carved panels and a tall tiered column, set on an orange-painted platform strewn with flower petals. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with gold borders holds a brass tray or vessel toward the lamp, while a second person in orange robes and a leopard-print shawl stands with palms pressed together beside him. At the right edge, a young man in a white dhoti with maroon borders kneels and reaches toward the lamp. The scene is lit by the lamp's glow against a dark background.2010-11-21November 12 20102010-11-12Night outdoor scene before a tall ornate gold-and-copper deepam lamp stand with a decorated base and a lit flame at its top, flanked by palm fronds. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands holding a bell and lighting the lamp with a flame, smiling. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a maroon-and-white border holds a silver plate, and another person stands at the right edge. A watermarked copyright line appears at the bottom right.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copies