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A blurred, washed-out close-up of a ritual scene with a lit flame at left and a silver ritual vessel with a curved handle at center. A hand holding a silver item rises from the upper right, next to a person in white and a figure in orange and white draped clothing. Another hand grips a beaded strand near the bottom. Visible people include a child in white at left, a woman with glasses and a bindi-marked forehead at upper right, and a partially visible person in yellow. The scene suggests a puja or aarti with a fire lamp. No one can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.

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A close-up photograph of a hand holding a silver oil lamp (deepam) with a lit flame, its ornate scrolled stand adorned with a small stone, a gold bangle on the wrist. Behind it, blurred figures include a person with a white horizontal forehead band and white clothing, and another person in yellow in the background. Additional lit oil lamps appear at the left and right edges, and gilded ornamentation sits at the left. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering during a puja.2010-10-16December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesJanuary 16 20162016-01-16October 07 20112011-10-07A photograph of a ritual aarti scene with several people holding small silver oil lamps with lit flames. In the foreground, a hand reaches toward a silver lamp with a flickering flame, while a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl with a red bindi holds a lamp near his face. Behind him, people in orange and saffron shawls hold lamps as well. A silver plate with lamps and offerings sits in the lower left. The setting appears to be a devotional gathering with lamp offerings.2010-09-08Close-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.2011-01-29November 02 20102010-11-02October 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 28 20112011-12-28November 18 20152015-11-18