Night photograph of young boys in red-orange sannyasi-style robes holding two tall brass torches with flames rising high. The boy in front wears a rudraksha mala necklace and has a red tilak on his forehead, with a bare upper body beneath the robe. Other boys stand behind, partly visible in a dark outdoor setting with lamplight and blurred figures in the background. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night photograph of young boys in red-orange sannyasi-style robes holding two tall brass torches with flames rising high. The boy in front wears a rudraksha mala necklace and has a red tilak on his forehead, with a bare upper body beneath the robe. Other boys stand behind, partly visible in a dark outdoor setting with lamplight and blurred figures in the background.

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November 21 2013

November 21 2013

A night procession of young devotees in red-orange robes and rudraksha malas walks under a dim shed. In the foreground a boy in a red-orange cloth holds a tall torch with a bright open flame. Behind the group, a deity murti decorated with white, red and green garlands is carried beneath a colourful canopy with a lit lamp. Several girls in orange saris with white headbands follow, and a few onlookers in white shirts stand at the right edge.

Night procession of young ashram boys in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A boy in the centre beats a large drum held in front, while others raise long curved brass horns and burning torches. Behind them, men in red-brown and white dhotis walk through the dark road. A bare-chested boy at right holds a white cloth.

Night procession at Karthigai Deepam with devotees in deep red and maroon ritual clothing. A central man wears a maroon turban-style headdress, white and red floral garland, multi-strand gold necklaces and a gold waist sash, with white sacred ash marks on his arm. Behind him a priest in a jewelled cone-shaped headdress and gold necklace holds a lit oil lamp flame, while another devotee holds a metal bowl. A trident stands at the right edge and devotees with sacred ash fill the background in the dark.

November 17 2013

Night photograph of an outdoor ritual at a person ashram. A bare-chested young man in an orange turban and orange dhoti, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, holds an object near a flame while looking up. Behind him stands a bearded man in an orange-brown robe, with another man and several women in red and orange robes behind them, one with hands in anjali. A decorated umbrella-like canopy with red, white, yellow and blue fringe stands on a pole at left, and a flame rises at upper right beside colourful string lights. The scene suggests an aarti or fire ritual with the flame as its focus.

November 17 2013

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A photograph of a ritual worship scene inside a temple hall with gold ornamental carvings and a colourful yellow, red and blue cloth panel behind. A young man at centre, bare-chested, wearing an orange head wrap, rudraksha mala and long beaded necklaces, a striped yellow and black dhoti, holds a silver aarti lamp with three flames aloft. Behind him another man in an orange turban and orange cloth stands holding a similar lamp. On the left a woman in orange cloth and beaded garlands holds a plate of flowers, and on the right a young man with white ash markings and orange cloth holds a rudraksha mala. In front lie offerings on a brass tray and a flower garland.

A photograph of a large seated group of young devotees in orange and saffron robes during a ritual. Several boys have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and wear rudraksha malas around their necks; the central boy holds a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand while an orange cloth is draped over his shoulder and across his bare chest. Other boys beside him hold flames and lamps, and tall golden poles stand in the background. Faces are visible across the front rows, and a few lamps glow warmly against the blurred crowd.

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