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March 14 20172017-03-14March 14 20172017-03-14Close-up photograph of a brass plate of lit oil lamps, small flames flickering in a row, being tended by a woman's hands in the foreground. Another woman in a saffron-orange sari sits at left, and a second woman in a patterned cream garment and beaded bracelets sits at right. Dark wooden and brass ritual objects, possibly a small stand and vessel, sit blurred in the foreground. The setting is dim with warm lamplight.2016-09-30A large round brass tray holds many small brass oil lamps with lit wicks and oil cups, several flames burning brightly. A person's arm, with a brown skin tone, gold bangle and orange-red sleeve or cloth, reaches in from the left to tend the lamps. The surface beneath is pale marble, and a white cloth lies at the upper left. No faces are visible, and no a person candidate is shown. Only the hand and arm of one person are visible.2017-03-14Close photograph of brass oil lamps (diyas) burning on polished brass trays in a temple setting. Several lamps with lit wicks and flames sit on a large round tray, with a smaller tray of lamps in the foreground. A hand wearing a purple beaded bracelet lights or adjusts the lamps, a folded white cloth lies beside them, and incense sticks and used matches rest on the ledge. Tall brass pillars and wisps of incense smoke surround the scene. No people's faces are visible.2016-07-19March 30 20162016-03-30Close photograph of several brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit wicks arranged on two polished brass trays against a deep red cloth, with a gilded carved object softly blurred in the upper left. No people are visible; the lamps are the sole subject.2016-07-15Close-up photograph of a brass tray holding several small brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit wicks, arranged in a circle on a red cloth-covered surface. A second, empty brass plate sits in the background, and a blurred white-clad figure and a patterned cloth edge appear at the frame edges. No people are clearly visible, and no one is identifiable as a person in the frame.2016-07-15Close photo of a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps on multiple round tiers, flames glowing warmly. A hand in a red sleeve holds a small brass oil lamp with a long handle near the base, lighting or offering flame. The lamp stands on an ornate silver-toned tray over a white table; a blurred red-covered book sits in the background. Ritual lamp offering.2011-11-01July 15 20162016-07-15September 30 20162016-09-30February 02 20172017-02-02