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Night photograph of an outdoor aarti on red stone temple steps. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and bangles holds a multi-tiered brass lamp with burning flames, offering it forward. Two women in white saris with gold borders sit on the steps behind him, hands pressed together in prayer. A green hose runs along the steps, and red flags and a metal railing stand at left. A yellow crate reading ARDF sits at the top of the stairs.

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December 11 20162016-12-11Night outdoor ritual on temple steps lined with red-brown stone. A standing priest with long dark hair, bare-chested, wears an orange dhoti and red sash and holds a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames in both hands. Two women in white sarees sit on the steps behind him with palms pressed together in prayer, and a third seated figure is partly visible at the left. Red flags hang near a metal railing and a green hose runs across the frame. A yellow crate marked ARCF sits on the upper step. The scene reads as an evening aarti offering.2016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 09 20162016-12-09December 11 20162016-12-11 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12A bare-chested male priest in an orange dhoti with gold-bordered yellow edges stands barefoot on red stone steps, holding up a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with both hands. A long braid hangs down his back, with a gold necklace and beaded bracelets on his arms. Behind him, white-clad women sit on the steps with hands folded in prayer, and a crowd of devotees watches from behind white railings, with red flags and green hoses along the steps. This appears to be an aarti ritual at a riverside ghat.2016-12-17Night 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 ghat with red stone steps lit by floodlights. In the foreground a bare-chested young man in an orange dhoti with gold border stands on the steps, playing a long wind instrument with a bell-shaped end. Several women in white saris sit on the steps behind him, hands folded in prayer, with small brass vessels and a kolam design on the step. Red and orange flags line the railings, and a large crowd sits in the tiered stands in the background. Lights are strung on the wall at left.2016-12-12Night photo of a Karthigai Deepam celebration at an outdoor stepped amphitheatre lit with floodlights and strings of lights. In the foreground a young shirtless man in an orange dhoti holds up a large ornate silver lamp with a flame, smoke rising from it. Seated on the red steps, a woman in white sari with folded hands prays, and a man in white dhoti stands behind them near a black deity murti decorated with yellow flowers. Red and orange flags line the railings, and a crowd sits in the stands watching.2016-12-12