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November 25 20152015-11-25Night photograph of a courtyard during Karthigai deepam lighting. Foreground brass oil lamps on tall stands, some with peacock-shaped tops, are lit with flames. Behind them, rows of small oil lamps line a red tiered platform, and a string of multicoloured lights hangs in the dark. Several people in white clothing sit on the ground, and a few figures in saffron/orange robes stand nearby. A colourful rangoli design is visible on the floor.2015-11-25November 25 20152015-11-25Dusk at an outdoor temple courtyard during an evening lamp ceremony. Rows of tall brass oil lamps with peacock-shaped tops and lit flames stand on a paved floor, with a rangoli design visible at the lower left. Devotees in white garments move among the lamps; a woman in a white sari with a yellow border stands centre right, and a man in white shirt and white dhoti walks in the foreground. Monks in orange and saffron robes stand at the back right. Strings of multicolour lights and palm trees frame the scene, and a few people are seen under umbrellas at the far left.2015-11-25January 08 20102010-01-08Evening outdoor scene at dusk with many brass oil lamps (deepams) lit on the paved ground, including tall ornate brass lamps with peacock-shaped tops in the foreground. Rows of smaller lamps stand around the courtyard. Behind them, a black Shivalinga is decorated with a yellow-and-green flower garland, sitting on a red tiered peetha lined with lit oil lamps. Several people in white clothing sit and stand in the background near the shrine, and a red-and-white pillar with a lamp-lit top rises at right. Colourful kolam chalk designs are on the ground, and strings of lights hang in the trees.2015-11-25Outdoors on a paved courtyard at dusk, a line of tall brass oil lamps with bird-shaped finials stands on a white rangoli floral kolam decorated with red and blue petals. Behind them a row of devotees in white clothes, several women in white saris and a man in a white shirt and dhoti, stand in attendance near a red-walled building. Other people in orange and white clothing are visible further back.2015-11-25Night scene of a stone-paved courtyard lit by rows of small oil lamps set along a dark red carpet path. Tall brass lamp stands with multiple wicks flank the path. At the right, a lit shrine with a colourful painted deity murti stands under a canopy. Two men in white dhoti and shirt stand near the shrine, and a few other figures in white are visible near it. No clear face is shown for identification. Lamps line the ground in scattered rows.2015-11-25October 03 20082008-10-03A row of tall polished brass oil lamps (vilakku) with peacock-headed finials and flared bowls stands in a shallow receding line, the closest lamp in sharp focus. Small marigold petals rest in the nearest bowl, and a few flames glow in the bowls behind. Blurred red flowers and a painted blue-and-white backdrop fill the background. No people are visible.2011-09-28December 12 20162016-12-12July 16 20152015-07-16