Night outdoor gathering of a very large crowd seated on chairs and mats facing a raised red-carpeted stage at a Karthikai Deepam celebration. Many attendees wear white dhotis and shirts, others wear saffron and orange saris and shawls. Brass oil lamps and a gold-covered ritual stand sit on draped tables in the foreground. Strings of lights and palm trees line the grounds under floodlights. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night outdoor gathering of a very large crowd seated on chairs and mats facing a raised red-carpeted stage at a Karthikai Deepam celebration. Many attendees wear white dhotis and shirts, others wear saffron and orange saris and shawls. Brass oil lamps and a gold-covered ritual stand sit on draped tables in the foreground. Strings of lights and palm trees line the grounds under floodlights.

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