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Night photo of a Karthigai Deepam procession at an outdoor setting. A large flower-decorated backdrop in yellow, maroon and white holds a lit oil flame at its top. In the foreground, a person with long dark matted hair seen from behind carries a tall silver staff topped with a small silver figure, and beside them another person holds a silver ornamental staff with a crouching bull finial. Yellow marigold garlands lie at the bottom of the frame. Other people in orange and maroon robes stand in the background among palm fronds. The scene is dark and blurred.

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Night-time photograph of a procession seen from behind. In the foreground a figure with long dark wavy hair and a silver staff topped with a small carved finial stands wearing a yellow marigold garland with green leaves. Another silver staff with a decorative head rises at the right edge, held by a hand. Behind them a shrine or float is decorated with yellow and maroon flower garlands, and a small flame burns at its top. A red-clad figure stands at the right edge and a white-clad person at the left. The background is dark with foliage. The silver staffs and flower garlands suggest a temple or ritual procession.2017-12-02February 21 20162016-02-21April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesDecember 20 20172017-12-20December 03 20162016-12-03Evening outdoor ritual photographed from behind a man in the foreground, wearing a brown wrapped headpiece, a bare-shouldered tan cloth and a beaded necklace, holding a tall metal staff with his right hand. In the background a second person in a dark headwrap pours from a brass vessel, with a tall flame rising and a garland of red and orange flowers draped over the altar. A small oil lamp burns on the lower ledge beside scattered petals. Behind them a crowd of devotees stands under palm trees, and a laptop screen on a table shows a mountain landscape. The photo appears to show a fire or aarti offering during an evening ceremony.2013-11-17 +1 copiesA crowded temple-style scene photographed from behind a figure with long matted dreadlocks tied with a cream cord. A silver ceremonial staff with a decorative finial rises above the head, garlanded with yellow marigolds and pink flowers. Around them, many men in white shirts and dhotis, some with sacred ash marks on the forehead, press close, with several holding up mobile phones. A bearded man with a white forehead mark stands at the left edge wearing beaded necklaces and bare shoulders.2018-04-29December 20 20172017-12-20February 09 20172017-02-09Night photograph of a ceremonial procession with many saffron-robed, shaved-headed devotees and a few people in dark red clothing. At centre, a figure in a red-and-gold ceremonial dhoti wears a white and orange flower garland and a red headpiece, standing beside a tall ornate headdress and a figure holding a lit flame. A silver ceremonial umbrella with hanging tassels and several orange flags with emblems are raised above the group, and silver tridents stand in the background. A woman in a dark maroon sari stands at left. The setting appears to be an outdoor evening gathering lit by a small flame and torches.2013-11-17A ritual scene in which a man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-brown draped garment with gold borders and a braided rudraksha-style waist cord, and a red, yellow and white flower garland, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other while performing aarti. Behind him, shaved-headed attendants in orange robes stand with hands folded in prayer, and a man in white clothes is partly visible at right. Silver vessels and a bowl sit on the mat in the foreground, with a fire pit glowing at the lower right. Several people are visible, roughly four to six.2013-05-17December 20 20172017-12-20