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September 08 2011

Night-time outdoor scene on a paved walkway beside a building with a dark awning. A woman in an orange-red sari and a bare-shouldered orange-red garment holds a lit oil lamp with a flame, her hands cupped around it. Beside her a shaved-headed man in orange-red robes wears a rudraksha mala and holds a small brass vessel. Another woman in a pale yellow-ochre sari leans in to the lamp. On the right, two men in yellow-ochre dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in reverence. A photographer's hands and camera are visible at the left edge. Oil lamp lit at dusk, a devotional lamp offering.

Night-time outdoor ritual at dusk among palm trees. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth with gold border and a gold-beaded necklace, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him are several men in orange robes with rudraksha-style garlands, also with hands folded. On the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a lit aarti lamp with flame and is accompanied by people in white. A brass plate with flowers lies at lower left. Behind, devotees in white and red clothing stand and one person holds up a camera. The scene suggests a deepam lamp ceremony.

Night-time photograph on an outdoor paved walkway beside a building. A woman in an orange-red sari draped over her shoulder holds a lit oil lamp flame in her cupped hands, her head bowed. Facing her, a shaved-headed man in orange-red robes and a beaded mala also holds the lamp. To the right, a young man in a saffron-yellow shirt and white dhoti stands with hands joined, another in an orange robe and white dhoti stands beside him, and a woman in a yellow sari stands in front. A blurred camera operator with a gold bangle is at the left edge. The scene resembles a lamp ritual or aarti.

Night photograph of a group standing outdoors on a dark path. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, gesturing toward others. A man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a bare-chested figure in a loose orange wrap stand close together; a figure in a saffron wrap with a smiling face and hands pressed together is at centre, and another in orange robes with a dark red shawl stands to the right. A man in white robes with a red-striped sash and a woman in a lavender sari with pink border stand at the edge, and a few other people are partly visible in the shadows. a person cue is a bare-chested figure with a swept-back hairstyle and distinctive orange wrap, but identity is uncertain.

Night procession on a dirt path lit by a distant lamp. Five men walk in a line: a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style pendant at left; a central man in orange-saffron robes with gold-bordered shawl walking with hands folded; a man in orange robes with gold border behind him holding hands together; a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border; and a shaved-headed man in orange robes carrying a tray with a small silver vessel, green leaves and white flowers. A man in a white shirt at right holds a lit lamp and a flower garland. Appearance-based identity of the central figure is uncertain, so he is described only by role as a devotee walking in the procession.

January 02 2012

Night photo at an outdoor shrine beneath a large tree. A man in orange robes with a red tilak on his forehead and a crown-like ornament on his head stands at left holding a silver vessel filled with pink and magenta flowers. Behind him, two monks in orange robes stand on a striped mat, one with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a red sari with a garland of white, yellow and purple flowers holds up a lit brass lamp in an aarti-style gesture. The scene is lit mainly by the flame and nearby light.

January 29 2010

Night-time outdoor photo of a group of men standing and talking on a dark path beside potted plants. A man in white dhoti and shirt with glasses, at left-center, faces a clean-shaven man in orange robes wearing a rudraksha mala. At right, a smiling man in orange robes holds an orange cloth, and a younger man in orange with a maroon-edged cloth stands with hand on hip. Behind them a man in white with an orange shawl and tilak stands in the shadows.

Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering at a Sarvadarshan event. In the centre, several people in saffron-orange robes hold lit oil lamps on flat dishes, extending them toward others who cup their hands to receive the flame. A figure in a long orange shawl at left reaches forward with a lamp, while men in white dhotis and dark shirts stand in the surrounding crowd. Bright floodlights glow in the dark background and smoke drifts through the air.