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May 25 2014

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August 11 20162016-08-11October 02 20112011-10-02December 19 20112011-12-19February 01 20172017-02-01December 19 20112011-12-19February 01 20172017-02-01Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a single lit flame, the lamp's cone-shaped base and stem clearly visible. The background is heavily blurred with warm bokeh and soft-focus figures dressed in white or light clothing. A faint purple logo appears at the top left, and a copyright line sits at the lower right. No faces are in sharp focus.2017-02-02Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, the lamp on a footed stand. The wrist wears rudraksha beads, a thin dark cord and gold bangles, and a red thread. Blurred figures in white clothing sit in the background, and a partly visible brass object appears at the right edge.2013-12-12Close-up photograph of a person in saffron and maroon-bordered orange robes holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in an open hand, wearing a braided thread wrist band and a gold bangle. A second hand in the background holds a metal bell or ritual implement. The setting suggests a puja or aarti ritual. The face is not visible, so no one is identified; the person is described by role and clothing only.2011-09-07Close photograph of a hand held palm-up holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, wrist wearing an orange bracelet and a thin gold watch on a white sleeve. Blurred figures in white clothes with orange-red beaded cords in the background, and another small lit oil lamp held on a brass tray at lower left.2013-12-17July 15 20162016-07-15A photograph of arathi ritual at an indoor satsang setting. In the foreground, a woman in an orange top with a red sleeve trim holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, and a rudraksha-style beaded garland hangs at her chest. Behind her, another woman in rust-red and gold-trimmed attire holds a second lit brass lamp outward, with a red bangle on her wrist. A blue backdrop and blurred gold decorations fill the background. Only the hands and upper bodies of the two women are visible, with no clear face of a presiding figure or a person in view.2014-05-14