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July 18 20152015-07-18July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual lamp ceremony. A person in orange-saffron robes with a red-beaded bracelet and beaded necklace kneels at a low wooden table, both hands near a polished silver multi-flame aarti lamp with five lit wicks and ornate handle, set on a silver tray. Nearby stand small silver bowls with yellow powder, a silver kalasha-style pot with green leaves and a red-and-white flower, scattered rose petals, and a small oil lamp in a woven basket at left. Smoke and warm flame light fill the frame. The aarti lamp is performed as part of the ritual; no other people are visible.2015-04-30Close photograph of an aarti ritual: a flame burns in a small brass oil lamp on a silver tray held by a person at left, whose wrist bears beaded bracelets. Behind the flame a seated figure in orange-red robes wears multiple strands of rudraksha beads across the chest and rudraksha bracelets on the wrist, gesturing over the flame with raised hands. The background is ornate gold-toned metalwork. a person appears seated in orange ritual attire with rudraksha malas, performing the lamp offering.2018-03-12A close photograph of a priest's hand holding a silver aarti plate with five lit oil lamps, with white camphor or flower offering on the tray, during a temple ritual. Behind it are dense garlands of red, yellow and green flowers draped over a deity murti decorated with gold and jewelled ornaments, and a gilded arch in the background. The scene is a Meenakshi Tirukalyanam aarti, with the bangled wrist of the attendant visible at left.2015-04-30 +1 copiesClose photo of a ritual aarti in progress. A person in an orange garment wearing a red and gold flower garland holds a silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with a large flame in the upper bowl, while another hand holds a silver handbell below. To the right, a gold-covered deity murti glows with warm light. No visible face; only hands, arms and garland are shown.2013-03-07Close photograph of a hand holding a brass oil lamp with a tall, bright flame during a ritual, the lamp on a long handled stand. The person wears a dark rudraksha bracelet on the wrist and a teal blue garment, with a red and gold embroidered blouse visible above. Behind the lamp hang vertical garlands of purple, yellow, red and white flowers with green foliage, arranged as a decorative backdrop. Only the hand and arm of one person are visible, so the people count is one.2018-04-23A bare-chested man performs aarti with a silver tray holding five lit oil lamps in front of a deity murti dressed with flower garlands and ornaments. He wears a red-and-white beaded mala around his neck, a wristwatch, a red kumkum mark on his forehead and a small hair knot. Behind the murti is a green cloth backdrop and an ornate gold arched frame, with gold ceremonial standards at the sides. Appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference but not clearly distinctive, so identity is left uncertain.2015-07-16April 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copiesClose view of a ritual flame held in a metal camphor-style lamp by a bare-shouldered man in a white cloth, his hands and a silver bangle visible. A red rudraksha-style mala hangs at his neck. Behind him, the background shows red and gold draped fabric, flowers and ritual metal vessels. Only partial faces and shoulders are visible; the flame is the focal point.2015-07-16Close photograph of a devotee's forearm and hand holding a silver oil lamp with a bright flame, the arm marked with white ash stripes and wearing wooden rudraksha bracelets. The wearer's leopard-print skirt is visible at the left. Behind, garlands of yellow, white and red flowers hang in vertical strands, and at right a figure in colourful striped and gold-embellished textile is partly visible. The lamp appears to be used in a ritual aarti setting.2018-02-13April 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copies