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March 17 2013

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Close-up photograph of a hand holding a silver ornamental oil lamp with a curled, scrolled handle and a lit flame in its bowl. The blurred background shows a golden textile or decorated surface on the left and a person with a white forehead marking on the right. The lamp is an aarti or puja lamp used in worship.2010-10-16Close-up photograph of a silver aarti lamp with a curled, scrolled handle held by a hand at the right edge, its shallow bowl holding a lit flame that rises upward. The background is blurred, showing indistinct figures in white and a darker-skinned arm.2011-01-29 +1 copiesA close-up photograph of a hand holding a silver ornamental oil lamp (aarti lamp) with a scrolled handle and a small decorative bird figure on its stem, a flame burning in the shallow cup with a thin trail of smoke rising. The background is heavily blurred, showing indistinct figures in white and dark clothing. No identifiable person is clearly visible.2011-01-29June 27 20132013-06-27May 29 20132013-05-29May 03 20132013-05-03Close-up photo of a hand holding a silver oil lamp with a curled handle and tall flame rising from its bowl. The background is blurred warm orange and red cloth. Only the hand and lamp are visible; no face is shown. The lamp is being held for an aarti or puja offering.2013-03-17Close-up photograph of a brass oil lamp with a single tall flame, held in cupped hands wearing red nail polish. The lamp has a slender curved stem with a scrolled handle and a small base. The background is softly blurred in white and warm tones, with a sleeve of orange-red fabric at the right edge. The hands suggest a lamp-offering moment.2013-06-27July 10 20132013-07-10December 23 20162016-12-23Close-up photograph of a silver aarti lamp held in a person's right hand, with a lit flame burning from its cup. The lamp has a curved silver handle with scroll ornamentation and sits over a tray of silver bowls with embossed decoration. The person wears a rust-orange garment with a gold-shimmer border across the shoulder, and a maroon sleeve appears at the right edge. Background is dark.2013-04-18Close-up photograph of an ornate silver oil lamp stand with two lit flames, one on a lower cup and one on a higher cup, curling silver scrollwork arms. Silver ritual vessels sit in the foreground. At right, the hands of a person are visible, cupped near the lamp. The background is dark.2013-08-13