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September 29 2009

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Close-up photograph of a brass fire cup on an ornate brass stand, with a tall flame rising from its rim during a ritual. Behind it, out of focus, a person in a yellow garment and brass vessels, a kalasha-like urn, and a tray of yellow flowers suggest a puja setting. A small swastika-marked brass vessel sits at left. Smoke curls near the top right. The scene is a ritual fire offering, with no visible people in clear focus.2009-09-29Close-up photograph of a brass fire cup on an ornate brass stand, with an open flame burning inside it. Behind it, out of focus, is a brass kalasha-style vessel with swastika motifs and a brass pot, plus a figure in yellow and pink cloth and a tray of yellow flowers. The scene suggests a ritual fire offering such as a homa or puja. No people are clearly visible in focus, and no one can be identified as a person.2009-09-29May 16 20132013-05-16Close-up photograph of a silver oil lamp with a lit flame rising from a shallow cup on a stand, with a cotton wick curling beside it on a dark wooden surface. Smoke drifts above the flame against a dark, blurred background with gold ritual metalwork at the right edge. No people are visible.2013-02-06July 07 20092009-07-07Close-up photograph of a single tall flame rising from a small metal oil lamp bowl on a stand, against a dark, blurred background. The flame is bright orange and yellow with a wisp of smoke above it. No people are visible in the frame.2010-12-14May 31 20182018-05-31December 28 20112011-12-28A photograph of a single brass oil lamp on a metal stand, its tall flame rising and smoking against a dark background. A striped woven mat lies beneath the lamp on the floor. No people are visible in the frame, only the lit lamp and its stand. The image is photographed at night in a dim, warm-lit ritual setting.2011-12-28December 17 20112011-12-17A close photograph of a large open flame rising from a clay bowl or fire pit against a dark background. Tall orange and yellow tongues of fire flicker upward. To the right stands a tall brass oil lamp (kuthuvilakku) with a lit wick, and a small lamp flame is visible at the far right edge. No people are visible; the scene suggests a ritual fire such as a homa or puja lamp arrangement.2018-05-31 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a brass oil lamp with a wide flared rim and tall stem, its flames rising high and bright against a dark background. Incense sticks lean into the flame from the right. A brass plate sits beneath the lamp, and an orange-red cloth lies behind it with a plate of white offerings in the upper left. No people are visible.2011-01-29