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A dim, reddish night photograph of a temple procession or ritual at close range. Large flames of oil lamps or torches blaze in the left foreground with smoke drifting across. Behind them, a dark-clothed figure and several people in red and maroon garments stand near a red-draped structure with hanging fabric. Strings of flower garlands are visible. Several faces are visible on the right, lit by warm red light, and a partially visible person with a shaved head appears at the bottom edge. The image is blurry and heavily tinted red.

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A night-time photograph of a ceremonial scene before a seated deity murti or statue draped in orange cloth and heavily garlanded with marigolds and bright flowers, with a decorated silver-toned altar and a fruit offering. A devotee in a white shirt raises both hands with palms toward a small flame, while other people sit or stand in shadow in the foreground, one in a white shirt and another in saffron-orange clothing, with smoke rising from the flame. A bold strip of silver ornamental decoration hangs at the left edge.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16A dim night-time photograph of a temple ritual. A seated figure in a dark crown-like headpiece and a brown-red cloth wrap sits on an ornate black throne, wearing a rudraksha mala and a long necklace; a flame burns on a lamp held near him. Behind him stands a richly decorated altar with layered marigold and red flower garlands, fruit offerings and a gold ceremonial ornament, with a silver-framed structure at the left edge. Several seated devotees in white and dark clothes sit in the foreground with heads bowed, some with hands folded, and smoke drifts through the lit air.2015-11-16Night photograph of a seated figure on an ornate wooden dais or ratha-like platform, draped in deep green and dark ornamented cloth and surrounded by marigold and red flower garlands. The seated figure wears a tall ornate crown or headdress, a rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange wrap, and holds one hand over a flame. Several devotees with bare or covered heads sit or kneel in the foreground, some extending their hands toward the lit flame, as in an aarti or fire offering. Smoke drifts in the spotlighted scene, and a small oil lamp is visible on the platform.2015-11-16Night photograph of a fire ritual. Two dark-clothed figures stand in the foreground with their backs to the camera, one on the right and one on the left. Behind them stands a figure in an orange-red robe with a wrap over the shoulder, partially visible at the left edge and turned slightly toward the fire. A tall brass lamp stand with flame is on the left, and yellow and red garlands and flower decorations hang around the altar. The image is blurred with motion and the frame is partially cropped.2008-10-27Night photograph of a dim gathering in which a smiling woman in orange clothing holds a bright flame in both hands, the fire blazing in front of her. Behind her a crowd of people in saffron and orange robes stands close together, and a long staff or trident-like pole rises at the top of the frame. The surroundings are dark, lit mainly by the fire.2006-06-04February 11 20132013-02-11January 1st 2013April 24 20162016-04-24December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 06 20162016-12-06