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October 28 20102010-10-28 +2 copiesClose photo of a woman in a red top lighting or holding a small silver oil lamp with a visible flame, her bangled hand raised near the lamp. A second silver lamp with a flame sits lower in the foreground beside a tray of brass or silver items. In the blurred background, another person in white clothing stands with hands joined. Soft, warm lamplight dominates the dim setting.2013-06-27Close-up photograph of a ritual being performed. In the foreground, a hand with a gold bangle holds a small silver lamp with a lit flame, its wick and oil cup visible. Behind it, a blurred arm in white clothing and silver ritual vessels fill the frame, and at right a person with long light-brown hair is out of focus. The setting appears to be a puja or aarti with an oil lamp.2010-10-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual preparation on a red and blue patterned rug. A woman's hand, wearing silver bangles, holds incense sticks over a silver tray holding small silver bowls and a silver candelabra with several lit oil lamps. Folded orange and red silk cloths lie beside the tray. Partly visible at right is a person in a white and green sari with gold border. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering arranged on the floor.2010-10-19A close photograph of a devotee in white clothing holding a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame during a ritual. The lamp has decorative peacock-like handles and sits in the hand of a person with a red thread bracelet. In the background, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a gold-trimmed throne with red cushions and a beige shawl, out of focus. Gold and metal ritual vessels appear at the lower right. A lighted lamp offering suggests aarti during a satsang.2011-09-11A close photograph of hands in a ritual setting. A woman in a white sari with a light gold border and pearl bangles holds a small ornate silver dish with an incense stick or wick. Beside her, a figure in orange silk clothing with a gold-bordered shawl stands nearby. In the foreground, silver bowls with embossed floral patterns hold white flowers and offerings, and a silver oil lamp with a lit flame sits on a gold tray. A bouquet of red roses is visible at the upper right, and a person in orange sits partly visible at the right edge. The setting suggests a puja or aarti offering.2010-08-26December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesClose photo of a ritual in progress on a red mat. A person in white clothing with a yellow-bordered cloth and a floral-patterned bag beside them holds a small silver lamp with a lit oil flame. Their other hand, adorned with bangles, holds a silver-tone pot with a lotus-patterned base. Beside them stands a silver lamp stand with curling arms and a silver vessel. A saffron cloth lies under the items. The scene suggests a puja with oil lamps and sacred vessels. Only hands and forearms of one person are visible.2010-09-13January 08 20122012-01-08Close photo of a person's hands performing a ritual with a lit oil lamp held over a polished silver vessel with embossed lotus-petal patterns. The wrist wears silver bangles. A silver lamp stand with curled arms holds the flame. Nearby, another person sits in white clothing beside an orange cloth bag with a floral red and brown print. The seating area has a deep red mat over orange and yellow woven cloth. The setting suggests a puja, with the oil lamp and silver vessel as the main offerings.2010-09-13Close photograph of a ritual aarti. In the foreground, a woman's hands hold a silver oil lamp with a flame, her dark hair visible at the right edge. Behind her, a person in an orange-saffron sari with green border holds a second silver lamp, and another orange-clad figure stands in the background. On the gold and silver tray before them are an apple, silver cups, a silver bowl and white flowers. The background is softly blurred.2011-12-02December 03 20112011-12-03