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Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard lit by rows of brass oil lamps (deepa) on the ground and a string of multicolour fairy lights overhead. In the centre is a square stone fire pit with ash. Beside it stands an empty orange-cushioned throne (peetha) with a small brass lamp in front. Several dozen people in white and saffron dress are seated or standing: men in white dhotis and shirts, women in white saris, and monks in orange robes. On the right a deity murti in red and gold cloth sits on a wheeled wooden cart draped in yellow fabric. A few people in white stand in the foreground, one on the left holding a red sash. The scene suggests a Karthigai deepam lamp-lighting ceremony.

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Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple-like courtyard lit by rows of brass oil lamps (deepams) set on the ground and on the steps. In the centre, a square yellow-painted fire pit (homa kund) holds ash, with no visible flames. To the left, an empty orange-cushioned throne (peetha) sits on a raised platform, with a man in white and a man in a white shirt standing near it and a woman in a white sari beside them. Behind, several people in white and orange-saffron robes sit and stand among the lamps, and string lights twinkle on the back wall. On the right, a decorated deity murti in red and yellow cloth is placed on a wheeled cart beside a flower-garlanded figure. Roughly fifteen to twenty people are visible.2015-11-25November 25 20152015-11-25October 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesJuly 07 20152015-07-07December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Night outdoor ritual photographed at an open courtyard with string lights and garlanded pillars. A seated figure in a maroon and gold garment, with bare feet on a low step, sits on an orange cushioned throne at the left. Behind a square yellow-tiled fire pit with ash, a crowd of devotees stands with palms pressed together. Several men in white dhotis with red shawls and a man in a saffron cloth kneel or stand near the pit, one in orange and one in white crouching at the front. A dark deity murti stands at the right with garland and a tall bronze kalasha, and a figure in red and gold draped with an orange cloth stands at the far right. The scene suggests a homa or fire ceremony in progress.2015-07-07December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Night outdoor ceremony under a tin-roofed open pavilion with bright overhead light and strings of coloured lights. A woman with a pinned-back hairstyle and a red-orange garment, decorated with a flower garland, sits with hands folded on a gold-trimmed throne at left. In the foreground, a robed figure in saffron-orange cloth holds a small lamp, and smoke rises near the centre. Rows of people in white dhotis and white shirts with red-and-gold shawls stand with palms joined beside a flat stone path decorated with green leaves and rangoli. A framed painting of a deity is set on a stand in the background, and a crowd watches from behind.2016-03-06 +1 copies