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A photograph at dusk of a courtyard lined with many tall brass lamp stands (nilavilakku) with flickering oil lamps, some with rooster-topped finials, arranged on a patterned floor with kolam-style designs. Several people in white ritual clothing and a few in saffron-toned garments move among the lamps near a colourful string of lights and palm trees. Brass lamps are lit in preparation for the Karthigai deepam lamp lighting.

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Night 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.2015-11-25Photo at dusk of a row of tall brass oil lamps (deepam) with peacock-shaped tops, lit with flames, set on a paved courtyard in front of a low stone platform. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand and walk in the background near parked cars and a small statue of a deity garlanded with flowers on an orange-draped seat at the left edge. A kolam pattern decorates the ground at right, with string lights in the trees beyond. Consistent with a deepam lighting at dusk.2015-11-25Dusk 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.2015-11-25November 25 20152015-11-25November 25 20152015-11-25December 12 20162016-12-12January 08 20102010-01-08Night photo of a row of devotees seated on a mat outdoors, tending lit multi-tiered brass oil lamps (deepams) arranged along the ground. Several men and young men in white dhotis and white shirts sit in a line, some adjusting wicks or handling lamps, with many small brass hand bells and bell-shaped stands placed in front. Flames glow brightly against a whitewashed wall with a small sign above. Ritual lamp lighting in the style of a festival puja.2008-10-03A dark night scene lit almost entirely by rows of tiered brass oil lamps, their flames glowing against black. Several people in white clothing lean in from both sides, one woman in a white top reaching toward a lamp stand while others hold and tend the lamps at a ritual gathering. Hands and shoulders are partly visible at the edges, with faces mostly in shadow. The lamps appear to be arranged for a night ceremony, possibly an aarti-style offering, and no clearly identifiable figure stands out in the frame.2016-12-06Night photograph of a Karthikai Deepam lamp ritual at an ashram courtyard. A circular tiered platform is lit with many oil lamps, and a tall pole stands beside it. Several people in light-coloured clothing hold up lit torches or lamps, including a woman in a sari at left and a figure in white at centre-right. Rows of small oil lamps line a long low building and the wall behind, and a crowd of seated devotees sits in shadow at left. No clearly visible a person candidate is present.2008-12-11 +1 copiesOctober 03 20082008-10-03A dusk scene in a covered courtyard where a row of young men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged on mats. Each has a lit brass lamp tower with many flames, and a row of brass oil lamps, bells and small brass vessels lies along the mats in front of them. A man in white with a yellow cloth walks through the open courtyard at left. Saffron garments hang on a rack at right behind a dark wooden pillar. The setting appears to be an ashram ritual preparation, with the lamps being tended.2008-10-03