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Outdoor temple scene at dusk beside a palm tree. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a red tilak on his forehead, and a gold beaded necklace; he bends over a silver kalasha with a green mango-leaf bundle and a coconut, with a small brass dish of flowers nearby. Behind him, a second man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a gold necklace stands near a tall white-wrapped pillar topped with a copper lamp bowl. Two grey stone sculptures stand at left and a black shivalinga-style stone at right. Two people are visible in the scene.

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November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Night ritual outdoors beside a white-wrapped pillar, with a dark stone deity murti visible at the left edge. A priest in orange robes with a gold border and rudraksha malas holds a lit oil lamp, its flame bright against the dark background. Beside him, a younger man in orange with a gold-bordered cloth and beaded necklaces holds a brass tray of flowers and offerings. A third man in white dhoti with a red border and gold chain stands with palms joined in prayer, and more orange-robed devotees stand at the right. Smoke rises from the lamp, and small flames burn at the lower left.2010-11-21Night-time outdoor ritual photograph. A figure with long dark hair and a long-sleeved orange saffron robe with gold border, wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala, holds a silver aarti plate with a bright flame and lamps toward a white-wrapped pillar. Beside them a second person in orange robe with gold trim and beads also holds a flaming lamp. Two men in white dhotis and red shawls stand nearby, and a stone deity relief is visible on the right. Dark foliage and green leaves frame the scene.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Night outdoor ritual at a temple setting with palm trees behind. A man in an orange saffron robe with gold border and a gold-bead garland stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, gazing upward. Beside him a bald man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands in the background. At right, a second man in orange robe and garland holds a gold tray of flowers. A large white-wrapped pillar topped with a copper vessel rises at left, with flame visible at its top, and pink flowers sit in the foreground. Rendering the scene as a photo of an oil-lamp lighting ritual.2010-11-21Night photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron cloth with gold border and a garland, palms pressed together in prayer with eyes closed, standing beside a tall white-wrapped pillar topped by a bronze lamp bowl with a large flame. A second flame burns on a torch in the background and small fire with offerings sits at lower left. Behind him a bald man in white dhoti and red-and-white shoulder cloth walks past a dark stone shivalinga-like pillar at right, with trees and foliage around. Ritual oil lamp lighting in a temple garden at night.2010-11-21Pre-dawn outdoor scene at dusk-dark temple grounds with palm trees and foliage. A robed figure in orange clothing stands barefoot on a raised wooden platform, lifting a large copper lamp bowl on a long pole toward a white-draped pillar or pedestal. Two grey stone guardian statues stand at left. At right, a monk in orange robes holds a brass tray of flowers and ritual items. A cameraman films the lighting of the Karthikai Deepam lamp. A small printed sign at lower left is in English.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Night outdoor ritual at a temple grounds: a large copper bowl of flame sits atop a white-cloth-wrapped pillar, with a grey stone statue of a figure holding a club on the left and palm trees behind. Several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand in a row on the right; one at the centre holds a lit oil lamp and a small vessel, another holds a brass tray with flowers, and others stand with palms pressed in prayer beside a table with a metal bowl of flowers. A man in a white dhoti and white shawl stands among them. The scene depicts an aarti of lamps, with no clearly identifiable a person among the figures and the appearance of the robed men uncertain.2010-11-21