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May 10 2012

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December 15 20162016-12-15Close-up photograph of a brass oil lamp with a lit flame held by a hand with a gold ring. The lamp has an ornate stand with leaf and floral engravings and a bell-shaped base. The background is blurred with warm orange and saffron tones. No people's faces are visible; only the hand holding the lamp appears.2014-05-12February 01 20172017-02-01Close-up photograph of a single hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, the flame flickering at the left edge. The lamp has a shallow cup-shaped bowl with a wide conical stem and contains a small amount of liquid and a wick. The hand is a man's, wearing a white garment at the lower right; the background is a soft pale green-grey blur.2017-02-01Close-up photo of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp (diya) with a flame burning in its shallow bowl and a conical stand at the base. The background is soft-focused grey and white, with no visible people beyond the hand and a sleeve.2017-02-01June 05 20122012-06-05Close photograph of a brass camphor or oil lamp (aarti) held in a hand at right, its flame burning brightly above a conical brass stand, with a small pink flower petal beside it. A second blurred hand is visible at left, with a blurred golden-brown wall behind. No face is visible and the scene shows ritual lamp-waving with no identifiable person.2012-05-11Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a single lit flame, the lamp's wide saucer-shaped bowl and flared stem catching warm light. Blurred figures and a second glowing lamp appear in the soft-focus background. No face is visible. The scene conveys a ritual lamp offering in a devotional setting.2013-01-19Close-up photograph of a hand holding a polished brass oil lamp (deepa) with a single lit flame on a tall stem and a wide shallow base. The background is a soft blur of warm orange and beige tones. Only the hand and lamp are in sharp focus; no faces are visible. The lamp is held for an aarti or puja offering.2013-12-05A close photograph of a brass oil lamp with a single lit flame, held on a matching brass plate by a hand entering from the lower right. The lamp has a footed stem and a spouted bowl, and the background is a soft, blurred pale wall with a red band across the top. No face is visible. The lamp is an oil lamp used in ritual worship.2013-10-02May 14 20142014-05-14Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp (deepam) with a lit flame, the wick burning in a shallow cup with a conical stand. The background is soft-focused and pale, with a white garment visible at the right edge. No face or full person is visible, so no a person candidate can be identified from appearance.2017-02-01