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December 28 2011

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January 22 20172017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22A row of seated men in a ritual setting holds small brass oil lamps with lit flames, a few flames visible at left and centre. The foreground man on the right has a white tilak on his forehead, bare upper body, rudraksha mala beads and a hoop earring, lifting a lamp in his raised hand. Behind him, a man in an orange cloth wraps his shoulders, with another seated man in white dhoti and a bearded man in the background. Warm blurred lights frame the scene. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the figures are described by role only.2017-01-10Close-up photo of hands holding small lit oil lamps during a ritual, with several people in saffron-orange clothing seated in the blurred background. A man's wrist wears a gold bangle with engraved lettering and there is white paste on his forearm. Red and yellow offering items sit at lower right on a red cloth. Only hands and forearms are clearly visible; the people are mostly out of focus.2011-12-31January 08 20172017-01-08Close-up photograph of a ritual aarti moment. In the foreground, a hand with a manicured thumb and fingers holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame on a long brass handle. Blurred figures in the background wear orange and white clothing, with additional lit lamps glowing softly beside them. The setting appears to be a temple or puja space with brass vessels and an altar area. No face is clearly shown, and no one is identifiable as a person from visible cues.2017-01-22January 10 20172017-01-10Close photo of a man's hands holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arm and shoulder, wearing a beaded bracelet with a gold clasp. Blurred figures in white and saffron-toned cloth sit behind, with more flickering lamps and a copper vessel in the foreground.2017-01-22July 15 20162016-07-15A close shot of seated ritual participants in a row, shown from behind and the side. In the foreground, a man with bare upper back and dark beaded mala around his neck wears an orange cloth around his waist and holds a small brass oil lamp (deepam) in his hand. Nearby, another participant holds a lit wick. Blurred oil lamps flicker along the floor and a brass vessel with offerings sits in the background.2017-01-04 +1 copiesJanuary 22 20172017-01-22December 17 20112011-12-17