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Night photograph of an outdoor puja at a stone platform. A priest in a plain white dhoti and white upper cloth stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp aarti in one hand and a bell or small vessel in the other, with smoke rising behind him. At left, a deity murti sits on an orange-draped seat decorated with white and green garlands. Rows of dark stone lingams stand in the background, with a line of orange lights strung across the trees. Small offerings and a flat pan sit on the platform in front of the murti, and a seated figure is partly visible at far right.

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April 06 20122012-04-06Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like setting lit by a street lamp and small oil lamps. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-edged border holds a lit camphor flame in a metal aarti lamp, facing a seated figure. The seated figure is a statue or murti wearing an orange-red cloth draped over the head, adorned with layered silver necklaces, a garland of yellow and red flowers, and seated on a white-draped platform. Brass vessels, a kalasha-type container, and a small plate of offerings sit on a tray before the statue, with smoke rising. Rows of black lingams and small lamps line the background.2011-11-10April 17 20112011-04-17Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at Tiruvannamalai Adheenam. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti raises a flaming camphor aarti lamp toward the dark sky. Behind him rows of seated figures in white garments wear marigold garlands and sit before a row of metal vessels on striped steps. Strings of small lights hang between concrete pillars in the background.2011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17Night scene at an outdoor shrine with a Shiva lingam on a raised platform, garlanded with white and red flowers and a green cloth, set among rows of small stone lingams and white pillars. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with red border stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp aarti in front of the shrine. A woman in a white sari sits at the lower right beside a tray of brass bells and lamps. A video camera is visible at the left edge. Red-and-white striped steps lead up to the shrine.2011-09-08September 26 20112011-09-26Night-time photograph of an outdoor ritual at a field of black stone Shivalingams arranged in rows on a paved platform. A figure in orange saffron robes with a white and red-yellow marigold garland stands at the right, holding a lit oil lamp or camphor flame in one hand and a copper vessel in the other, performing aarti before the lingams. Banana plants and lit lamps frame the scene, and a white-clad lingam with a cloth wrap stands at centre. A second person in orange robes at the right edge photographs the ceremony. Red and white painted kerbs edge the platform.2010-12-29September 08 20112011-09-08December 29 20102010-12-29November 10 20112011-11-10A night-time photograph of an outdoor temple-style courtyard with rows of black stone Shivalingams on a paved floor edged with red and white painted borders. A man in a saffron-orange garment with a white and red-yellow flower garland stands at right, holding a small metal vessel, apparently performing abhishekam or a puja. A central white-draped platform holds a lingam and a folded cloth. Banana trees, string lights and a palm-leaf decoration frame the scene, with a truck and a few lamps in the background. a person: the standing man wears a saffron robe, a flower garland and has long swept-back hair, consistent with the page's reference to a person at this event.2010-12-29