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Night photograph of red brick terraced steps lit by rows of small oil lamps. In the foreground a woman in a white and yellow-green sari crouches to place a lamp on a step. Behind her, a woman in white churidar-style clothing stands at the top of the steps, and a figure in white dhoti-style clothing bends down to light lamps on a lower step. Strings of coloured lights run along a metal railing at the top left, and a dark sky sits above. The scene suggests an evening lamp-lighting ritual, consistent with a Karthikai Deepam celebration.

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Night photo of a red stone stepped ghat or temple staircase lit by rows of small oil lamps placed on each step. A woman in a white dress with a light sash stands near the top step, and a person in white clothing bends low to set lamps. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair in a green and yellow sari kneels on the steps, lighting lamps. Strings of multicoloured fairy lights hang along a railing at the top left, and the scene is lit mainly by the flames.2010-11-21Night photograph of red sandstone steps lit by small clay oil lamps placed in rows along the treads. A woman in a cream and yellow sari with green border kneels at lower left setting lamps, while two women in white garments bend over the steps further up. Strings of coloured fairy lights run along the top edge beside a metal railing. No deity or a person figure is visible; the lamps are oil lamps, and the scene shows people lighting lamps on temple steps.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Women seated on red-tiered temple steps at night, each holding a small lit oil lamp or diya with orange flames. Behind them stand rows of brass lamps and dark stone shivalingam-shaped pedestals. Several women wear saris in pink, orange, green and striped colours, and one in a white kurta with red-and-green shawl and a red beaded mala sits centrally, lighting her lamp. A woman in a blue kurta wearing glasses lights a lamp at right, and a woman in a dark top and red scarf sits at left. Two more women are partly visible at the lower edge.2016-12-12Night ritual scene with many devotees seated in rows on stepped platforms, each holding small oil lamps or lit wicks in front of black stone lingams on pedestals. Foreground: a bare-chested man in white dhoti and a woman in orange-and-black patterned dress lighting lamps. Behind them, a woman in white top and pink trousers with a beaded necklace, a woman in green skirt with a long-sleeved blue blouse, and others in white and saffron clothing. Strings of coloured lights and brass vessels are visible, with a temple-like canopy at upper right. The setting suggests a lamp-lit puja or Rudra Abhishekam gathering.2016-12-09Night 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 photograph of a large seated crowd on tiered stone steps in front of a line of lit oil lamps along a wall. Many participants sit with brass lamps, bowls and small black stone shivalingam-style objects in front of them. In the foreground, a woman in a white top and a woman in a green patterned shirt with green trousers and rudraksha-style beads sit with their hands together. Others in white, yellow and maroon saris and dhotis, some with bare chests and rudraksha malas, sit in rows. No single figure in the foreground is clearly identified as a person, so no a person cues are asserted.2016-12-06 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12Night photograph of a large crowd seated on red-brick steps beside a water tank at a temple complex. Many people wear white dhotis and white kurtas, with some in pale sarees and others in darker or orange-toned clothing. Strings of green and white lights and a bright floodlight hang above, with potted plants lining the water edge. Lamps are set along the lower steps near the water. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-07-15Night photograph of a large crowd seated on tiered stone steps, with strings of lights along the upper wall. Many participants press their palms together in anjali and hold small oil lamps, with brass lamps and lit diyas set along the steps. Most men are bare-chested in white dhotis, and women wear white, yellow, pink and blue saris and salwar kameez. A few figures stand with hands folded at the front. The setting suggests a ritual vigil or puja, though no specific deity or programme is visible. No single person is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance cues alone.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06