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December 17 2011

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September 24 20122012-09-24September 14 20122012-09-14Close-up photograph of a single thin black incense stick, its tip glowing white-grey, with a wisp of smoke curling upward against a softly blurred background. Warm yellow, orange and red bokeh spots suggest lamps or decorations behind. No people are visible in the frame.2013-12-09Close-up photograph of a single incense stick held diagonally against a dark, softly blurred background of warm golden and amber bokeh lights. Thin wisps of smoke curl upward from the glowing tip of the stick. No people, deities or a person figures are visible; the shallow focus isolates the smoke and stick as a devotional atmosphere image.2014-01-05September 22 20122012-09-22August 04 20162016-08-04Close-up photograph of a lit incense stick with thin smoke trails rising against a blurred background. Behind it, a brass oil lamp with a flickering flame sits on a brass tray beside other brass ritual vessels and a small yellow fruit on a white cloth, with a pink-red cushion or tray at the right edge. Soft bokeh highlights suggest a puja or devotional setting. No people are visible.2012-08-23Close-up photograph of a single lit incense stick with a thin curl of smoke rising from its glowing tip. The background is heavily blurred, showing a red cloth, brass or metal ritual vessels catching warm light, and a dark wall. No people are visible. The scene suggests a puja setting with incense offering.2012-11-06March 14 20142014-03-14Close-up photograph of a lit incense stick with a glowing red-orange ember tip and thin wisps of smoke rising from it, held diagonally against a heavily blurred background. Soft bokeh shows a blue plastic container lid on the right, warm pinkish-red and yellow shapes at left, and a small flame of an oil lamp at the bottom edge. No people are visible in the frame.2014-01-11Close-up photograph of three dark incense sticks standing upright with glowing orange tips, releasing thin wisps of smoke that drift upward against a soft, blurred pale peach and cream background. Out-of-focus warm lamplight glows at the lower left. No people are visible.2017-07-21Close-up photograph of a silver deepam oil lamp with an ornate brass-toned crest or handle, its flame burning high and bright over a lipped silver dish holding a wick. Smoke rises from the top of the frame. Silver stand and curved silver handle are visible; a tray of red and yellow flowers sits at the lower left. The blurred background is warm brown. No people are visible; the lamp is an oil lamp used in aarti, and no ritual event is depicted beyond the flame.2018-04-26