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December 12 2016

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Close photo of a ritual flame in a brass lamp held by a person's hands; the flame is lit and rises from a silver-coloured dish with a long handle. Right foreground: two arms with dark skin, a bangle and a dark wristwatch, one hand reaching toward the lamp. Left foreground: a metal pot filled with yellow marigold flowers and green leaves. Background is blurred with warm golden light and a dark red decoration. Small purple bird logo at upper left.2016-09-09April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a ritual aarti lamp, a silver camphor burner with a large bright flame, held by a hand entering from the right. The silver lamp has a dish and stand, and a second flame glows out of focus behind it. Red and yellow marigold garlands sit at the left edge, and a green leaf rests at the lower right on a blurred patterned cloth. No face is visible and no one else is shown clearly.2017-09-27 +1 copiesA close photograph of a priest's hand holding a silver aarti plate with five lit oil lamps, with white camphor or flower offering on the tray, during a temple ritual. Behind it are dense garlands of red, yellow and green flowers draped over a deity murti decorated with gold and jewelled ornaments, and a gilded arch in the background. The scene is a Meenakshi Tirukalyanam aarti, with the bangled wrist of the attendant visible at left.2015-04-30 +1 copiesA close photo of a ritual lamp being lit: a hand holds a silver handled camphor or oil lamp with a flame in a shallow brass cup, beside a green silk cloth and a garland of red roses. Behind are a metal tray of petals and turmeric, other small lamps, and silver vessels.2018-03-12October 26 20162016-10-26 +1 copiesOctober 18 20152015-10-18December 15 20162016-12-15Close photo of a hand raising a brass aarti lamp with a large flame and rising smoke, held against a plain pink-beige wall. To the left, a gold-toned deity murti face is partly visible; to the right, garlands of red, orange and white flowers hang beside the lamp. Only a forearm and hand are visible, so no full person is shown.2018-04-21A 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.2010-10-16Close-up photo of a silver oil lamp (deepam) with a lit flame, set among white jasmine strands, red roses, yellow marigolds and a red-and-gold ribbon-wrapped garland. A gold-coloured brocade cloth lies behind the flowers. No people are visible; the foreground is dominated by floral offerings and the lamp.2016-12-05