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Night-time outdoor ritual at a large ornate copper lamp stand (deepam) with embossed figures and a white cloth and marigold garlands at its base. A priest in a white dhoti with maroon-and-gold border and a white shawl holds a silver plate toward the lamp. Beside him stands a young man in an orange-saffron garment with a gold border and a beaded necklace, bare-chested and facing the lamp, with a shaved head. Dark background; a thin orange cord runs down beside the lamp. Ritual lamp offering, consistent with a deepam lighting. The orange-clad man has no distinctive long hair, crown or ornate adornments, so his identity is uncertain.

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Night ritual outdoors beside an ornate copper lamp stand (deepam or kuthuvilakku style) with brass figurines, decorated with dried palm leaf fronds and a vertical orange cord. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold border and a multi-strand rudraksha mala, with a red bindi, stands at centre holding his hands over a silver tray. To the right, a priest in white dhoti and shawl with maroon-red borders, with a white forehead mark, offers the tray. Dark background with palm silhouettes.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12Night-time ritual at an ornate copper and brass kalasha-topped stand, its base carved with lion-face motifs and its upper panel with a tree relief, decorated with palm fronds. Two men tend it: a figure in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads, and a figure in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders, holding a brass pot and an orange rope or cord. Dark background with a few blurred devotees in white at the lower right edge.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12Night photograph of a large ornate bronze deepa stambham (lamp pillar) standing on a raised stone base scattered with marigold petals and red flower petals. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand beside it: the nearer one, with a shaved head and a gold-banded orange shawl, holds a gold bowl or tray, while the middle figure, with long dark hair and a patterned dark top over an orange dhoti, holds a lit flame. A devotee in white dhoti and a white shirt bends at the lower right edge. Palm trees and darkness fill the background.2010-11-21November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12Night photograph of a ritual at a large ornate copper vessel with an embossed panel and carved base, decorated with dried palm fronds. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at the left beside the vessel, hands together. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders, bare-chested, holds a brass plate with leaves and offerings and an orange cord runs past. Another person in orange stands at the right edge. Dark background; a few partly visible onlookers at the lower right. a person (in saffron robes with rudraksha mala, appearance uncertain) standing beside the copper vessel during the ritual.2010-11-12Night outdoor photo of a copper ritual pillar, possibly a deepam or kalasha-style lamp stand, with a small golden deity murti seated in its base and a silver plate of offerings. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the pillar. The man on the left, with a shaved head and a red-edged orange dhoti, holds the plate. The man on the right, with long swept-back hair, a vibhuti tripundra on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange shawl over a bare chest, reaches toward the offerings. Smoke drifts across the dark background, and red and orange pennants hang at the top left. a person: the right-hand figure has long hair, rudraksha beads, a saffron shawl and tripundra, consistent with the page's reference to a person.2010-11-12