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February 01 2017

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Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, the hand wearing two ornate gold-toned bands on the wrist. Behind it, a blurred bare-backed person has three white horizontal marks painted across the upper back. The background is soft and warm-toned, with a second blurred figure at the left edge.2017-02-01Close-up photo of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, the wrist wearing two ornate gold bands. Behind it, a bare-backed person with white horizontal sacred ash stripes across the upper back and shoulder sits in a ritual setting, with another person's hand and arm partly visible at the left edge. Warm, blurred background suggests an initiation or puja setting. Visible ritual actions include lamp offering with the lit wick.2017-02-01Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, the lamp raised in an offering gesture. The wearer has silver and engraved bangles on the wrist. The background is softly blurred with warm light and unidentifiable figures in pale clothing. No face is visible and the person's identity cannot be determined from the image.2013-12-20A close photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, raised against a plain pale wall. The wrist wears a thin metal bangle. Only the hand and arm of one person are visible, with no face shown. The lamp is held as an offering during ritual worship.2011-09-27August 04 20142014-08-04September 09 20122012-09-09Close-up photograph of a person's hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame. The wearer's orange and maroon garment and a dark rudraksha-style mala cord are visible at left, and a metal bangle is on the wrist. The setting is a dim indoor space, consistent with a ritual lamp offering. No face is shown and no other people are clearly visible.2012-07-25July 01 20122012-07-01December 19 20112011-12-19July 15 20162016-07-15Close photograph of a hand held palm-up holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, wrist wearing an orange bracelet and a thin gold watch on a white sleeve. Blurred figures in white clothes with orange-red beaded cords in the background, and another small lit oil lamp held on a brass tray at lower left.2013-12-17Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a single lit flame, the lamp's cone-shaped base and stem clearly visible. The background is heavily blurred with warm bokeh and soft-focus figures dressed in white or light clothing. A faint purple logo appears at the top left, and a copyright line sits at the lower right. No faces are in sharp focus.2017-02-02