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A person in a maroon silk turban with a small silver emblem and a rust-red silk garment stands at night holding a round woven basket filled with clay lamps of yellow-orange ghee or oil, lit with flames. The person wears a thick white jasmine garland with red roses and yellow marigolds, multiple rudraksha mala strands, gold chains, gold bangles and armlets, and white sacred ash markings on the arms. Another person in orange robes stands at the left edge, and a third in orange at the right edge. The lamps suggest a Karthigai Deepam style lamp offering, though the setting is dark and the ritual is not fully visible.

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November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 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.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17A photograph at night of a man in a maroon silk garment and maroon turban with an orange band and a silver-white emblem, standing in a ritual. He wears white and red flower garlands, heavy gold ornaments and a large gold pendant, with gold bangles on his wrists, and a leopard-print skirt or cloth at his waist. He holds a copper bowl and makes an offering over a burning oil lamp or fire on a silver tray, with an orange cloth draped across the tray. Another person's hand holds the tray from the lower left. A bright light and a tree trunk are in the dark background, and white ash marks are visible on his arm. This appears to be an evening deepam or aarti offering.2013-11-17