Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Night photograph taken from a low angle of a tall, ornate copper-bronze kalasha-like lamp stand with carved relief panels and tiered rings. A man in saffron-orange robes, a leopard-print shawl, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and long dark hair stands beside it holding a rope or cord, apparently lighting or hoisting a lamp. A second person in bright orange cloth occupies the right foreground. A moon is visible in the dark sky. Draped orange fabric and a pale-lit canopy edge appear at top left. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting ritual during a Karthikai Deepam celebration.

More like this

Open the gallery
Night photograph taken from below of a tall ornate copper or bronze lamp pillar with carved figures and ringed sections, rising diagonally toward a dark sky with a faint moon. A standing man in an orange saffron dhoti-style garment with gold border and a leopard-print shawl, wearing a garland of beads around his neck, grips an orange rope that runs up the pillar, appearing to light or raise the lamp. In the foreground at right, a second figure draped in orange cloth with gold trim bends forward, and a white cloth lies nearby. Ceiling fixtures with red decorations are visible at the top left. The setting suggests a lamp-lighting ritual at night, consistent with a Karthikai Deepam celebration.2010-11-21Night photo taken from below of a tall ornate copper lamp pillar with repeated ring-shaped tiers and carved relief figures at its base. A man in orange saffron robes with a leopard-print shawl and a gold-bead necklace stands beside it, grasping a long orange-lit rope or wick that rises toward the top of the pillar, with a bindi on his forehead and a pale moon in the dark sky. A second person in orange robes is partly visible at the right edge. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), based on the saffron robes, long swept-back hair, gold necklace and leopard shawl, shown in the act of lighting the tall lamp pillar during a night lamp-lighting ritual.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Night photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes standing beside a tall ornate copper or bronze lamp stand with carved figures and tiered rings. He wears a leopard-print shawl over one shoulder and a gold-beaded necklace, and his right hand grips an orange cord or rope rising above him toward a pale moon in the dark sky. A second person in orange clothing stands at the right edge, partly cropped. The scene suggests a Karthikai Deepam lamp-lighting ritual at night, with the lamp stand as the central object.2010-11-21Night photo from below of a tall copper ceremonial pillar topped with a decorative finial, its surface carved with panels showing small figures and pillars. A man with long dark hair, wearing a leopard-print shawl over saffron-orange robes with gold borders and a gold bead necklace, pulls a rope attached to the pillar and looks down at it. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. A second person in orange garments stands at the right edge, and blurred white-clad figures are in the foreground. A bright moon appears in the dark sky. Appearance-based: Swamiji (probable), with long hair, saffron robes and gold necklace cues, shown in person.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 12 20102010-11-12Night photograph of a tall copper-clad ritual flagstaff or dhwajastambha rising from the left, carved with figures near its base. A man in orange saffron robes with a gold-bordered dhoti, a leopard-print shawl, a beaded necklace and a red tilak pulls an orange rope that runs up the pole, with a full moon in the dark sky above. Another figure in orange with gold trim stands at the right edge, partly cropped. The setting suggests a temple festival ritual such as the lighting of a Kartheekai deepam beacon. The man matches the appearance cues of the probable Swamiji, with long swept-back hair, ornate gold-bordered saffron clothing and a rudraksha-style mala.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21 +1 copies