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Outdoors at dusk, a smiling person in a brown-gold garment and a red-and-gold turban-style headwrap with a vermilion mark on the forehead holds a small bowl toward a large flaming brass vessel. The person wears a red and gold rudraksha-style mala and multiple gold necklaces and bangles. The vessel sits atop a decorated cart draped in blue cloth and hung with red, orange, yellow and purple flower garlands, with palm trees behind. Other people stand nearby, including a man in a white shirt and dark vest. This appears to be a deepam-lamp offering during a procession.

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Outdoor evening scene at a temple procession near palm trees, with a sunset glow behind. A smiling person with a red-and-gold headband and dark, swept-back hair stands on the left, wearing a golden-brown garment, red beaded malas, a gold necklace and bangles, and holding a small clay lamp toward a decorated chariot. The chariot is hung with red, pink, yellow and purple flower garlands and has a large brass kalasha-like dome. Behind them a man in a white shirt and dark vest with a lanyard stands at the chariot. The shaved-head figure's identity is not established from appearance alone; this is a procession with lamp offering and garlanded ratha.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17A smiling person in a brown ceremonial robe with a wide orange-and-gold headband and red tilak stands at left, extending a small brass lamp toward a large bronze bowl of burning flame on a table draped with red, yellow and purple flower garlands. The bowl sits beneath a corrugated roof with palm trees behind. Several other people in white dhotis and orange clothing stand behind, one holding a camera. Red and gold beaded necklaces and bangles adorn the central figure. The scene suggests a Karthigai Deepam flame offering outdoors.2013-11-17A photograph of a smiling woman in a red-and-gold headband, with red and orange flower garlands and gold bangles, holding a lit oil lamp (deepam) in both hands before a row of hanging red, pink, yellow and purple flower garlands on a blue cloth. Behind her, a large copper vessel sits above the garlands, and a camera operator and other people stand in the background under palm trees at dusk. Rose petals lie on the platform in the foreground.2013-11-17A photograph of an outdoor ritual at dusk beside a flower-decorated chariot. A person in a red and gold head covering, gold-trimmed saffron-toned garment, a belt, a gold pendant and red flower garlands holds up a lit oil lamp with both hands toward the decorated structure. Behind them a red-and-gold ceremonial umbrella, palm trees and a glowing lamp flame are visible, and a person in a dark vest with a lanyard stands nearby. Garlands of red, orange and white flowers hang along the ratha-like structure, and a large brass vessel sits on top.2013-11-17A woman in a red-and-gold headband and layered red and red-gold garlands holds a lit oil lamp toward a large copper bowl of fire on a raised table draped with a blue cloth. Behind the bowl hang long strands of red, orange, yellow and purple flower garlands. Palm trees and a corrugated roof frame the outdoor evening scene, with other people in the background. The scene resembles a deepam or aarti offering. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17December 05 20142014-12-05A photograph of an evening ritual at night in which a smiling man in a red turban with a crescent-shaped gold ornament holds a lit oil lamp cupped in both hands. He wears a red-and-gold sash, a rudraksha mala, a heavy ceremonial gold necklace with a pendant, red and white flower garlands, and gold bangles and armlets. Behind him a second man in a yellow turban and white clothes stands partly visible, and a multicoloured canopy with tassels and a red cloth hangs in the background. The flame is bright against the dark setting.2014-12-05 +1 copiesDecember 05 20142014-12-05November 17 20132013-11-17A person in a maroon-red turban and maroon robe with broad gold borders stands in profile at night, holding a lit oil lamp in both cupped hands. A red and white flower garland hangs around the neck, with gold bangles on the wrists and arm. Behind, two attendants stand in maroon robes with gold sashes and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, one wearing a tall embroidered headdress. A figure in the background may be filming. The setting is an outdoor ritual spot at night with a dark square slab in the foreground.2014-12-05