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Night ritual photograph at an outdoor stone platform with flames. A smiling woman in a red and gold sari with white floral garlands and gold jewellery stands with palms pressed in namaskar. Beside her, a shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a beaded rudraksha mala and white tripundra marks holds a flaming lamp under a silver umbrella-shaped canopy, while a younger man in a blue-and-gold embroidered cap and ornate necklaces holds the same lamp. Two more men in orange-saffron cloth stand behind, and a lit oil lamp rests on a basket at left. Dark smoky background; the photo is a Karthigai Deepam style lamp offering.

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November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesNovember 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17Night photo of a ritual lamp offering at a Karthigai Deepam type event. A man in a maroon wrap and maroon turban with an orange band, wearing a garland of white and red flowers, layered gold necklaces and gold armlets, holds a woven basket with lit oil lamps while a second man in a saffron-orange shawl, rudraksha mala and round glasses, with white tilak marks on his forehead, pours from a clay vessel with a burning wick. Smoke drifts in the dark background and other devotees in orange stand behind. Hands from a third person reach in from the right. The scene is a deepam lamp ritual.2013-11-17Night photo of a ritual at a temple shrine lit by a flame. A bare-chested man in a tall, beaded blue-and-white cone-shaped headdress, with white ash markings on his arms and chest and a rudraksha mala, holds up a lamp or offering vessel with a burning flame toward a shrine. Beside him, a figure in a red-and-gold headband and a garland of white and red flowers, wearing a leopard-print cloth and gold ornaments, stands with hands clasped. Other ritual attendants in orange and red cloths stand behind a red patterned curtain. A basket of flowers and garlands sits at lower left, and a carved stone shrine is at left.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17Night outdoor ritual at a stone platform with a small flame in a shallow clay dish on the left and an oil lamp burning at the edge. A woman in a red-orange head covering and a long floral garland stands at center, holding a flame. Beside her, a man wears a tall blue and gold embroidered crown and gold necklaces, holding a clay bowl. A bald man in saffron-orange cloth with white body markings and rudraksha beads on his arms holds a brass plate at right. Others in orange-red dhotis with white forehead marks stand behind, one holding a silver umbrella with diamond-shaped pendants above the group. Ritual offering.2013-11-17A night-time photo of a group of men in rust-red and saffron-bordered dhotis and shawls, with white and ash markings on their foreheads and arms, performing a ritual. On the left, a man in an ornate blue and gold patterned conical headdress and gold necklaces holds up a lit oil lamp in a brass vessel, with a flame rising. Beside him, others hold plates and stand in devotion. On the right, a man in a red-and-gold crown with a gold-trimmed red turban, wearing a white flower garland and gold jewellery over a leopard-print cloth, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Dark tree trunks and foliage fill the background.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17Nighttime photo of a ritual arati at a temple courtyard. A woman with hair in a bun and a maroon-and-orange head wrap, wearing a red-gold sari blouse and gold jewellery, faces a central figure holding a lit flame over a silver lamp. The central figure wears a tall embroidered blue-and-gold cap, a rudraksha mala, a dark bronze shawl and gold necklaces. Beside him a bald man with white tripundra markings and a brown shawl and rudraksha beads holds a bowl. Behind them, saffron-robed devotees with white forehead markings stand near a trident and a ceremonial standard. Scattered flowers and a garland appear in the foreground.2013-11-17