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Night photograph from a low angle of a tall ornate copper deepam lamp pillar, its shaft wrapped in twisted bands and topped by a decorated finial, rising under a cloudy night sky with a full moon behind it. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at its base; one in a leopard-print shawl over orange clothes grips a long white cloth hanging from the pillar, and the other, in a bright orange garment with gold border, looks up beside him. A palm tree and a dark tin roof edge frame the scene.

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Night photograph of a tall bronze deepam pillar or lamp post on a stone plinth beneath a corrugated roof, a full moon behind clouds above. Two men in orange saffron robes stand on the plinth, one in a patterned leopard-print garment, both reaching up to wrap or adjust a long white cloth on the pillar, palm trees behind. The scene suggests the lighting of a lamp for the Karthikai Deepam festival, though the lamp itself is not clearly lit in view.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Night 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.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Night photograph of a tall, ornate bronze deepa stambham (lamp pillar) with a carved base and a long tapering shaft wrapped with an orange cord, rising toward a dark sky with a moon. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange dhoti and a leopard-print shawl with a rudraksha-style mala, holds a small oil lamp and a handbell near the pillar's base during a lamp-lighting ritual. Beside him a shaven-headed man in orange robes with gold borders carries a gold tray. Palm fronds and a coconut tree stand in the background, with a few petals on the stone platform. The scene suggests Karthikai Deepam lamp lighting at dusk.2010-11-21Night photograph at a temple. A tall tapering brass deepam lamp stand with carved panels rises at left, its base decorated with relief figures, and a faint moon shows through clouds above palm fronds. Two people in saffron/orange robes stand at right. The figure in the centre holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other, wearing a leopard-print shawl over orange garments and a beaded orange necklace with a red forehead mark. The figure at right, seen from behind, holds a brass plate and wears orange robes with gold borders. Lamps glow on the stone platform.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21 +1 copiesNovember 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21