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December 16 2009

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Close photograph of a ritual offering arrangement on a golden tray. Rows of small glass and crystal bowls hold water or offerings, with two lit oil lamps with brass or gold stands glowing in the centre. White flowers sit at the upper left and a few sprigs of incense smoke rise among the vessels. The background is blurred with reflective glass and gold tones. No people are clearly visible apart from a hand and sleeve at the edges.2009-12-16Close-up photograph of a lit oil lamp, a small brass deepam with a bright open flame, held on an ornate silver-and-gold tray. Around it are several embossed silver bowls with heart-and-scroll repoussé patterns, some filled with liquid, and a curved silver handle. The background is blurred with a hand and soft warm light. No people are clearly visible beyond fingers at the top edge, and no a person candidate is visible.2013-06-21 +1 copiesClose view of a ritual arati tray on a golden plate with several glass cups and small silver oil lamps with burning flames. A man in a white shirt holds a lit lamp at left, and another person's hands reach in from the right to tend the lamp. Red flowers and gold-coloured offerings sit at the lower left, and a person in orange clothing is partly visible at the far left edge. Traditional puja setting with oil lamps, kumkum-style offering trays and devotees performing aarti.2009-12-06Close-up photograph of a single lit brass oil lamp with a small flame, held at the bottom edge of the frame by fingers. Behind it, blurred ornate gold and silver metal panels with green and red reflections fill the background. No people are visible apart from the fingers holding the lamp.2014-10-11September 09 20132013-09-09Close 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.2016-07-15April 04 20132013-04-04April 13 20132013-04-13June 21 20132013-06-21 +1 copiesClose photo of a puja in progress. A hand holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame is at the right, next to rows of silver bowls and small silver vessels on a brass tray. Flower petals and green leaves in marigold and red tones lie on the tray. Behind, a blurred figure wears a dark garment with red and white strings, and a second lit lamp burns at the top right. A brass-coloured ornate surface frames the scene.2017-05-24September 28 20172017-09-28 +2 copiesApril 04 20132013-04-04