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Evening scene on stone steps before a large black Nandi bull statue garlanded with yellow flowers, with red flags on poles and rows of spectators seated on tiered steps behind a metal railing. A woman in an orange and red sari stands holding a lit multi-tiered oil lamp, while a man in white dhoti and shawl kneels beside her with his hands near the flame, and a second priest in white sits nearby on the steps; this looks like an aarti at the Karthigai Deepam lamp ceremony. Small oil lamps are arranged on the steps and along the tiers, and a green hose runs along the stairs.

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December 12 20162016-12-12Night scene at a temple stepped tank area during a lamp festival. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti lights a row of small oil lamps held on a tray, while a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands on the steps nearby. Two more people in white dhotis crouch on the steps near brass pots and lamps. A large black Nandi bull statue draped with a yellow-and-green flower garland sits on a raised platform at right, and red flags are fixed along a metal railing. A photographer kneels at lower left. No one in the image is identifiable as a person.2016-12-12Night photograph of a riverside or temple-tank stone staircase during a lamp ceremony. A bare-chested man with curly hair wears an orange-and-gold dhoti and holds a lit brass arati lamp toward a woman in a white sari seated on the steps. Other people in white dhotis and saris sit on the red-brown steps, and a crowd gathers along the metal railings. Red and orange flags stand along the railings, floodlights light the scene, and a black stone Shiva lingam with a yellow flower garland sits at the upper right. Small oil lamps flicker on the steps. Visible actions are an arati offering and seated devotees.2016-12-12Night photo of a temple tank's stone steps during Karthigai Deepam lamp festival. A woman in an orange sari stands on the steps holding a tall brass lamp stand with lit flames, while a man in white dhoti stands below holding a phone or camera. Two men in white sit on the steps near a large black Nandi bull statue draped with yellow garlands. Rows of oil lamps line the upper stone tiers, and many seated devotees fill the steps. Red flags on poles and a bright floodlight are visible, with a green hose running along the railing.2016-12-12Night photograph of an outdoor temple tank with stone steps lined by a large seated crowd. In the foreground, several young women in orange saris with gold borders and garlands hold lit multi-tiered oil lamps. A man in a white dhoti photographs them from the lower steps. Older women in white saris sit on the steps to the right. Red flags line a metal railing, and a large dark stone bull with marigold garlands sits at the top right. Lights string along a wall behind the crowd.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night photo at a temple of a stepped tiered platform lined with rows of brass oil lamps. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a yellow sash stands at left holding a lit flame on a tray toward seated women in white saris. A standing woman in white with a shawl stands behind them, and a black Nandi bull statue with a yellow-and-green flower garland sits at right. Red flags on poles and a metal safety netting frame the stairs. A photographer crouches at the lower left. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting ritual; no a person candidate is visible.2016-12-12December 23 20162016-12-23Night aarti on wide red stone steps beside a water tank, crowded with seated devotees in white and colourful clothes. Five temple attendants in orange dhotis stand on the steps, several holding lit oil lamps and a tall brass lamp stand, with marigold garlands around their necks. A bare-chested man in white dhoti photographs them from the right, and a photographer in white kneels lower down. Red flags on poles line the left side, and a dark stone figure of a bull with marigold garlands sits at the upper right. Lit lamps decorate the scene. A tall stone structure with string lights glows at the upper left.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Night photo of a temple stepped tank or hall where rows of brass oil lamps are lit on red-brick steps. A large black stone Nandi bull with a yellow-green flower garland sits on a raised platform at right. In the centre, a priest in white dhoti sits on the steps beside another man in white, while a woman in an orange sari holds a lit aarti lamp in front of them. Red flags on poles line the railings, and a man in white dhoti at lower left photographs the scene with a camera. Hoses run along the steps.2016-12-12