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March 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copiesMarch 28 20182018-03-28March 28 20182018-03-28February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesAugust 12 20162016-08-12 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA brass oil lamp with a lit cotton wick burns at the centre of a round brass puja plate. Red and pink rose petals are scattered across the plate, with a yellow flower at the lower left and a cup of cooked grain offering at the right. Small brass bowls and dark lamp cups surround the central flame. No people are visible; the scene is a close-up of ritual offerings.2018-01-03February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesJanuary 26 20172017-01-26 +1 copiesApril 12 20132013-04-12Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, the fingers extended in a ritual gesture. Behind it, blurred seated figures in white dhotis and bare upper bodies with white markings on the skin, and a few out-of-focus orange-clad people. The setting appears to be a devotional gathering with oil lamps lit in the background. Two or more people are visible in the blurred background, with the foreground hand belonging to a single person.2017-01-22Close view of a ritual being performed beside a large garland of white and yellow flowers with red blossoms, threaded with dried grass stalks. A priest in a gold-bordered orange-red shawl and white garment holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame and offering items, wearing a beaded necklace of gold-toned and dark beads and a bangle. Only his hands, shoulder and torso are visible, with a blurred foreground figure. Behind the garland is an ornate golden-bordered cloth and a red and purple patterned backdrop.2015-10-18