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November 01 2011

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Close-up photograph of a ritual puja table in a dim setting with red draped fabric behind. A brass oil lamp with a tall flame and wisps of smoke stands at centre beside a brass handbell with a curved handle. Fresh marigold and red flower garlands, green leaves and a small brass plate of offerings sit at right. A dark sleeve and hand, adorned with a bead bracelet, reach in from the left edge. No faces are visible and no person can be identified from this frame.2011-11-01February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesJanuary 22 20172017-01-22A close photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp cup with a lit flame rising from its rim, set against deep red draped curtains. Smoke curls upward from the flame. The hand wears a ring, and the blurred background gives a ceremonial, devotional mood. No face or full body is visible.2016-10-05A close photograph of a hand holding a dark bronze aarti lamp with a brass handle, a tall orange flame rising from its bowl against a deep red curtain. The wearer's wrist shows a beaded rudraksha bracelet. Only the hand and lamp are visible; no face is shown. The lamp appears to be used in an aarti or ritual offering.2016-09-18Close-up photograph of a ritual oil lamp held by a hand from the left. The ornate silver-toned lamp has a flame burning in its bowl, with a decorative stand of stylised animal and leaf motifs. Blurred orange drapery forms the background, and at the right edge a white statue hand is raised in blessing. No face is visible, and the scene shows a lamp offering in a temple setting.2011-01-17Close-up photograph of a lit camphor flame burning on a flat brass tray in a dim shrine room. The flame rises tall and bright orange-yellow beside a dark crumbled camphor piece. To the right stands a polished brass lamp stand with ornate engraved bands. Blurred background shows other brass ritual objects, a bronze lamp and hanging red and green decorations. No people are visible.2010-12-21Close-up photograph of a ritual aarti lamp, a silver camphor burner with a large bright flame, held by a hand entering from the right. The silver lamp has a dish and stand, and a second flame glows out of focus behind it. Red and yellow marigold garlands sit at the left edge, and a green leaf rests at the lower right on a blurred patterned cloth. No face is visible and no one else is shown clearly.2017-09-27 +1 copiesApril 24 20182018-04-24 +1 copiesA lit brass oil lamp (diya) with a tall flame stands on a rust-orange cloth in the foreground, with a brass thali plate of yellow flowers and offerings softly blurred behind it. A long incense stick rises from a small brass holder at left, and a partly visible hand rests at the left edge. No people's faces are visible, and the scene suggests a puja setting.2010-12-28Close photo of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp (deepam) with a lit flame on a brass stand. Warm blurred background in red and orange tones, with an out-of-focus figure in white at the left edge. No faces visible; the setting appears to be an evening ritual or satsang lamp offering.2016-07-15April 24 20182018-04-24 +1 copies