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Night photograph of a temple tank or water-side ghat lit by strings of multicolour fairy lights and festoon garlands along a stepped stone embankment. Many young men and boys wearing saffron-orange dhotis and white dhotis with gold borders stand and sit along the steps; some are bare-chested with rudraksha malas and sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads, and some hold their palms together in namaste. A young boy in an orange dhoti holds a small tambourine-like drum, and a long brass horn is visible at the top. A red-and-white ornamental umbrella stands in the upper left. Most people are seen from behind or in profile. Water reflects the coloured lights on the right.

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December 06 20162016-12-06Night photograph of an outdoor ghat-style stone stairway at a temple tank, lit by a floodlight. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis stand on the steps holding tall, tiered oil-lamp arati lamps that glow with flame. One in front wears a gold-bordered orange dhoti, a long beaded garland and bare chest, with his hair tied up. Behind them, women in white saris with gold borders sit on the steps. Rows of seated spectators fill the stands on the left, and red flags and string lights frame the scene, consistent with an aarti ceremony.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 23 20162016-12-23November 21 20102010-11-21Night procession on stone temple steps beside illuminated water, with devotees in white dhotis and orange-saffron garments playing cymbals and a brass horn. In the centre, a young man in a bright yellow dhoti and matching yellow upper cloth, bare-chested with a white tilak and wrist bands, holds a pink fan-like ceremonial item aloft. Other performers in orange and white stand along the steps, and a lit multicoloured building stands behind.2016-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20162016-01-04December 14 20162016-12-14December 06 20162016-12-06Night-time temple ritual with a large crowd seated on stone steps under string lights and stage lamps. In the foreground, a bare-chested drummer in an orange cloth and rudraksha mala beats a barrel drum wrapped in yellow cord, while a young boy in orange and a child with a tilak watch nearby. A man in a white dhoti with gold border sits at left beside a stone kalasha-like vessel. Behind them, many devotees in white, orange, red and pink clothes hold brass horns and pour or blow into golden horns. The scene reads as a procession-side ritual during an evening brahmotavam event.2016-12-06January 06 20162016-01-06 +1 copiesDecember 11 20082008-12-11