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A close photograph of a brass oil lamp with a lit flame on a curved stand, placed beside a brass tray holding bananas and a small brass item with a wooden handle. A person in a green garment stands behind the offering, and a hand in a bangle reaches toward the tray at right. A figure in a floral printed garment stands at the left edge. The setting appears to be a ritual offering.

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January 27 20102010-01-27January 27 20102010-01-27 +1 copiesJanuary 27 20102010-01-27 +1 copiesOctober 31 20112011-10-31Close-up photograph of a ritual flame burning in a small silver oil lamp with a tall stem, set on a whitewashed stone ledge with orange-red kumkum or turmeric stains. Beside it lies a cut green plantain stalk and a few ripe bananas. The background is blurred with a large metal vessel and warm shadows, and no people are visible.2011-10-01Close-up photograph of a small brass oil lamp on a stand, its flame rising from the cup with thin wisps of smoke. Beside it sits a silver bowl holding a dark liquid and a long wooden ladle resting across its rim. Blurred fruit slices and a pink and purple cloth lie in the background. No people are visible.April 28 20152015-04-28Close-up photograph of an aarti lamp held by a hand at right, with a tall, flickering flame rising from a dark bronze bowl on an ornate brass handle. A bare forearm wearing a beaded bracelet is visible at left, and the background is blurred in warm yellow and orange tones. Only hands and forearms are visible; no face or full figure appears in the frame.2017-01-15April AF 2012Blurred close-up photograph of a single flickering oil lamp flame in the lower left, with a small wick and lamp base visible. To the right, out of focus, stands a bunch of yellow bananas with brown spots. The background is soft-focused in warm beige, orange and grey tones, with a thin incense stick or smoke trail rising behind the flame. No people are visible in the frame.2019-01-16A brass aarti lamp with a large open flame is held in a hand in the lower left, its long stem and bell-shaped base resting on a draped peach-coloured cloth over a wooden table. Behind it, a brass plate holds a small brass bowl of red liquid and a bowl of red powder, possibly kumkum. In the upper right, a man in a white shirt with a shoulder strap raises one arm beside the table. Blurred figures and an outdoor setting appear in the background.2011-10-31October 01 20112011-10-01