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April 30 2012

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A close photograph of a hand holding a silver aarti lamp with a burning flame, offered at a table with a silver bowl of water and a flower garland at the left edge. Out-of-focus people sit in the background, including children and adults in white and orange clothing. The flame is the sharp focal point, with a silver spoon resting on a green leaf and a clear glass bowl nearby.2012-04-30Close photograph of a ritual lamp flame in a silver or copper oil lamp with a curled stem, held in an adorned hand wearing red thread and bangles at the right edge. Blurred garlands of white flowers, red roses and green leaves sit at the left, with a yellow cloth beneath. Smoke drifts through the soft-focus background of a ceremonial space.2017-08-22A square homa fire pit with a bright orange flame rising from the centre and smoke drifting across the frame. A silver ladle and a silver vessel with a spout sit on the rim of the pit, and a stream of liquid pours from the spout into the fire. In the blurred background, several people in white clothing with orange-red shawls stand behind the pit, and their faces are not in focus.2012-04-24A close-up photograph of a silver aarti lamp with three tall flames rising from a lit wick arrangement on a metal stand with a small round bulb-shaped finial. Behind it, out of focus, a row of seated devotees in white clothing and one in magenta sit before a draped orange-red cloth on a raised platform. Wisps of smoke drift upward. The setting suggests an aarti offering during a satsang gathering, with no clearly visible face of any a person candidate.2016-01-03May 16 20132013-05-16Close photo of a homa fire pit at night. Bright flames rise from the lower right of a stone-edged fire pit, with sparks and smoke drifting up. On the left a silver bowl with a long handle and a small silver elephant-shaped vessel sit on the pit's edge, and liquid streams from the bowl. A person's hand in a white sleeve pours or tosses offerings at the top right. Blurred in the background, a man with white head covering and an orange-red shawl and a younger person in white clothing sit watching the ritual.2012-04-24August 12 20162016-08-12Close-up photograph of a ritual aarti lamp, a silver camphor burner with a large bright flame, held by a hand entering from the right. The silver lamp has a dish and stand, and a second flame glows out of focus behind it. Red and yellow marigold garlands sit at the left edge, and a green leaf rests at the lower right on a blurred patterned cloth. No face is visible and no one else is shown clearly.2017-09-27 +1 copiesNovember 10 20112011-11-10Close photograph of a flame burning in a silver ritual cup on a striped cloth, with a small brass lamp behind it. A basket of pink flowers and white blossoms sits to the left, and a blurred orange-clad figure appears in the background. No people are clearly visible in focus; the setting suggests a ritual or puja.2017-08-22Close-up photograph of a homa fire ritual. A bright flame rises from a brick-lined fire pit with white flower offerings scattered on the bricks. A polished silver bowl at left pours a pale yellow liquid into the fire. Behind, a person in orange-red clothing wears a long beaded necklace with a large ornate gold pendant; only the arms and torso are partly visible. A faint bird logo sits at the top left corner.2011-11-10April AF 2012