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February 16 2013

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Close photo of a ritual lamp being lit during puja. A brass oil lamp with a steady flame sits on a woven mat beside a white conch shell and a small brass cup. A hand holds an incense stick near the flame, with a brass bell or ritual handle visible. A brass plate with flower petals is at the lower edge. No faces are visible, and no one is identifiable as a person in the frame.2011-09-26Close-up photograph of a puja set-up on a brown and gold cloth. A blurred hand, the only visible human part, reaches toward a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Beside it stands a tall brass bell with a curved handle, and a brass vessel with a spoon. White and yellow plumeria flowers lie in a brass plate in the foreground, with a few red petals. The scene is shallow-focus and shows no visible face or full figure.2013-12-16February 01 20172017-02-01February 02 20172017-02-02Close-up of a ritual setup on an orange-red cloth: a brass oil lamp with a lit wick and flame sits centre, beside a brass incense holder with a lit incense stick, white orchid-like flowers with green stems at right, a dark rudraksha mala and pink flowers in the background, and a brass tray at the bottom edge. No people are visible.2012-09-13Close-up photograph of a small brass oil lamp on a stand with a single lit flame, placed on a white cloth. Behind it, a blurred silver-rimmed tray and a brass vessel sit under warm light. Scattered reddish powder. A red-sleeved arm is visible at the upper left edge. No people's faces are visible and no person is identifiable in the frame.2012-07-15A close photograph of a puja setup on a woven reddish-brown mat. A person's hand holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, tilted over a golden plate and small brass bowls holding flowers, leaves and offerings. Another brass lamp burns at the left edge, and a blurred arm rests in the foreground. No faces are visible and no one else is in the frame.2017-02-02Close overhead photo of a puja setup on a maroon patterned mat with gold-rimmed trays. A person's hand holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, tilting it toward a small lit flame in a brass dish; other brass bowls hold offerings and a red-and-white cloth bundle sits in one tray. Only hands and a forearm are visible, no faces.2017-02-02A lit brass oil lamp with a single flame sits on a woven straw mat edged in blue, in a close-up photograph. The lamp has a round bowl on a footed base with a side handle and a central wick holder. To the left lies a whole yellow banana with a dried stem, and in the foreground are small glass or brass bowls slightly out of focus. A brass incense stand with a thin incense stick rises in the blurred background. No people are visible; the scene suggests a ritual setup with oil lamp and offerings.2011-09-26Close-up photograph of a brass oil lamp with a wide flared rim and tall stem, its flames rising high and bright against a dark background. Incense sticks lean into the flame from the right. A brass plate sits beneath the lamp, and an orange-red cloth lies behind it with a plate of white offerings in the upper left. No people are visible.2011-01-29July 10 20142014-07-10September 14 20162016-09-14