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December 03 2011

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December 03 20112011-12-03December 06 20112011-12-06A photograph of a devotional offering. In the foreground, a hand holds a silver oil lamp with a flickering flame and curled silver handle over a silver tray set with a ripe apple, white flowers and silver bowls. Behind it, a woman in a maroon sari with bangles stands with palms pressed together in prayer. At right, a man in a cream kurta and a young girl in white clothing also sit with hands joined. An older man in a beige shirt with a lanyard sits at upper left. A second lit lamp stands on the tray.2011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01Photograph of a ritual setting in which a bespectacled man with a short beard, wearing an orange and cream striped garment and a lanyard badge, holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame over a large polished gold bowl. A woman in a turquoise and purple sari with a beaded necklace sits behind him, and a silver plate lies beside the gold bowl. A bald man in light clothing sits in the foreground, and a person with dark hair is partly visible at the right edge. Several people are seated around the offering.2011-12-03October 16 20122012-10-16January 10 20172017-01-10Close-up photograph of a hand holding a silver oil lamp with a flame burning in its bowl. The hand wears a silver bangle and is raised in front of blurred ritual items, including silver plates and pink flowers. In the soft background a person in a yellow-green top is partly visible. The scene suggests a ritual lamp offering during a puja setting.2011-01-29December 01 20112011-12-01Photograph of a man in glasses and a light teal patterned kurta holding a small silver oil lamp with a lit wick in his right hand, seated at a gold ritual tray. On the tray are silver bowls, a red apple, strawberries and white flowers. A second silver lamp burns at the left edge. At right, a woman in a pink garment with gold border is seen from behind, and a red-cushioned gold seat stands in the background. The setting suggests a puja or aarti. No a person candidate is visible, only a devotee holding a lamp.2011-11-27A photo of a woman in a yellow outfit, seen from behind, raising a silver oil lamp with a lit flame toward a shrine area. Blurred figures in the background include a woman in a blue and green sari with a bindi holding a lit lamp, and women in yellow, orange and white clothing. Silver trays with pink flower petals sit in the foreground. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the frame.2010-10-24Close photograph of a ritual aarti. In the foreground, a woman's hands hold a silver oil lamp with a flame, her dark hair visible at the right edge. Behind her, a person in an orange-saffron sari with green border holds a second silver lamp, and another orange-clad figure stands in the background. On the gold and silver tray before them are an apple, silver cups, a silver bowl and white flowers. The background is softly blurred.2011-12-02