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November 26 2013

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Close photograph of a hand holding a small brass aarti plate with a lit oil lamp on a pedestal, surrounded by yellow and pink flower petals. A red curtain and blurred pale wall form the background, and a thin silver bangle is visible on the wrist. Only a partial hand and wrist show a person, with a blurred orange-clad figure at the far left edge, offering the lamp in worship.2013-11-23Close photo of a brass oil lamp with three lit wicks held on a brass dish in the foreground, flames glowing against a soft-focus background. Blurred in the left foreground is a shaved-headed person in white clothing, with a red curtain behind and a pale wall at right. The lamp is the clear focus. No deity image is clearly visible.2013-11-23Close photo of a brass aarti plate held by a hand in the foreground, carrying a lit oil lamp with several flames and a heap of yellow flower petals or marigolds. Behind it, a person in a rust-orange saffron wrap with a rudraksha mala stands in a ritual setting, with bare arms and a white painted mark on the upper arm. Another figure in red is partly visible at the left and upper right. The setting appears to be a devotional ceremony.2013-11-27August 22 20122012-08-22 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a brass aarti plate held in a hand wearing gold bangles, carrying a lit brass oil lamp with a flame and scattered pink rose petals. The background is softly blurred with warm red and maroon clothing and out-of-focus gold ritual items. No faces are visible and no person is identifiable.2013-09-21Close-up photograph of a person's hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, the flame clearly visible at the top. The wearer has gold bangles on the wrist and an orange embroidered sleeve. Blurred figures in red, blue and pink clothing sit in the background.2012-08-23October 23 20132013-10-23Close-up photo of hands offering a brass oil lamp on a silver plate, the flame lit and a small heap of yellow flower petals beside it. Several other people in orange-red clothing hold similar lit lamps and plates in the blurred background, forming a row of offerings. The setting is a plain pale wall with a soft-focus light.2013-10-03December 19 20112011-12-19December 20 20152015-12-20January 24 20132013-01-24October 09 20112011-10-09