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Evening photograph of a temple tank or steps during a lamp festival. In the foreground a bare-chested young boy with short dark hair stands in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold-edged cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala and bangles, hands together. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in white and colourful garments fill the red stone steps, with many small brass oil lamps lit along the steps. A cameraman in white with a tripod-mounted camera films at right. Lamps and lamp light create warm glow throughout the scene.

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A young boy with short dark hair stands in the foreground in an orange dhoti with gold-edged border and a beaded necklace, hands pressed together in anjali mudra, gazing forward. Behind him, rows of seated devotees on red-brick temple steps are arranged among many small brass oil lamps, some lit with flames, and dark kalasha-style pots. Most seated men are bare-chested with white or saffron dhotis; one cameraman in a white dhoti with gold border films from the right. The scene suggests a deepam lamp-lighting ritual at dusk. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12Outdoor evening scene on a red stone stepped tank at dusk, with many seated people in white and bare-chested devotees with oil lamps set along the steps. In the foreground a young boy stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing an orange dhoti with yellow border, a rudraksha mala, and white markings on his chest and forehead, gazing upward. Behind him rows of seated figures in white and colourful clothes hold lamps, and a cameraman with a video camera on a tripod films on the right. Small brass oil lamps glow across the steps.2016-12-12A young man with long braided hair stands barefoot on a red stage in front of a stepped amphitheatre of seated participants, wearing an orange dhoti with a gold-edged yellow sash and bare upper body, arms held in front of him. Behind him, rows of seated people in white and pastel clothing sit among many brass oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels set on red steps beside a water body. The scene reads as a yoga or ritual session with a practitioner on stage.2016-12-16A young boy stands barefoot on a stone platform, bare-chested, with his right arm raised high and his left hand held at his side. He wears a bright orange dhoti tied with broad gold-coloured borders and a long strand of rudraksha beads with a pendant around his neck. Behind him, rows of red stone steps hold seated devotees in white and red clothing, many with bare upper bodies, arranged around black stone shivalinga-style forms. Golden oil lamps glow on the steps.2016-12-19Outdoor ritual at a stepped amphitheatre filled with seated participants in white, orange and colourful clothing, many with brass oil lamps set on the red tiers. In the foreground on a red mat, a young Gurukul-style boy with bare chest, orange dhoti and rudraksha mala stands with palms joined in namaskar, while a smaller child in orange cloth stands at right. A gilded ornate throne or seat is at left. Banner with green and red trim at upper left.2016-12-17A young male priest stands in the foreground on stone steps, performing a ritual gesture with his palms pressed together at chest height. He is bare-chested, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti wrap, rudraksha mala beads, a white sacred thread, and a horizontal white sacred mark on his forehead and body. A tall brass or gold-topped ritual staff stands beside him. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in white and colourful clothes fill the tiered red stone steps, with small oil lamps or lit diyas placed along the steps. Two men in white dhotis are visible at the right edge.2016-12-17December 19 20162016-12-19A young man in the foreground stands in profile with palms pressed together in namaste, facing left. He has long dark hair, white tilak-like markings on his bare chest and arms, dark rudraksha-style beads, and an orange cloth wrapped at the waist with a gold border. Behind him, rows of red stone steps are filled with seated people in white and coloured clothing, and many small dark lamps or stone lingams with gold-tinted lights sit along the steps. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual gathering. The man's appearance does not clearly match a known identity, so he is described by role only as a devotee.2016-12-16A photograph of a young person standing in the foreground on a paved edge, facing away from the camera, with one arm raised and the other hand open at the side. The figure is bare-chested and wears an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap with broad gold borders, and a long rudraksha-style bead mala hangs down the back. The long dark hair is loose. Behind, tiered stone seating is filled with seated people in white dhotis, pink, yellow and green saris, and orange and red garments, with many small dark lamps or pots set along the steps. The scene reads as an outdoor gathering in warm daylight.2016-12-19December 05 20162016-12-05