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July 24 2017

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A close photograph of a brass aarti lamp held aloft by a hand. The lamp has a flat multi-wick tray with several lit flames and a tall central stem with one more flame on top. The hand, seen from the wrist, is adorned with a red-and-black thread and rudraksha beads, and carries a white tilak-like mark. The background is blurred warm tones of red drapery, amber and green, with bokeh lights at the right edge. Only the hand is visible, no full person.2017-09-01 +1 copiesClose photo of a brass aarti lamp held by a hand in white sleeve with a gold bangle, flames rising from multiple wicks on a tray with a handle and base, smoke drifting through soft light. A blurred figure with a shaved head stands at the right edge, indistinct. The visible lamp and fire are the clear subjects.2016-12-15 +1 copiesMay 14 20142014-05-14Close photo of a brass aarti lamp with several flames burning in a tiered tray and a central stem, held up against a dark background. A partially visible hand or sleeve holds the stand at lower right. Smoke curls upward from the flames. No person's face is visible, so no identification is made.2018-03-06A close-up photograph of a person in an orange saffron garment with gold border holding a brass aarti lamp with multiple burning flames on a long handle, held over a grey stone ledge. A rudraksha-style beaded cord hangs from the shoulder area. Behind is a white draped cloth and blurred red chair and plants. Only the arm, torso and hand are visible; the face is not shown. The person's role is a ritual attendant performing aarti.2016-05-24December 07 20162016-12-07 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp (diya) on a stem, with five flames burning on a flared, lotus-petal style dish. The hand wears a silver bangle and the background is blurred in warm orange and maroon tones. No people's faces are visible and no identifiable a person figure is shown.2013-04-12 +1 copiesA photograph in a dark interior showing a brass multi-wick oil lamp with several lit flames held up in the foreground. Warm glowing flames contrast with the shadowy background, and blurred points of light suggest more lamps nearby. A glimpse of a red-orange cloth and an ornate gold-toned object appears at the upper right. The lamp appears to be part of a ritual, possibly aarti. No people are clearly visible apart from a partial arm holding the lamp.2016-12-06Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, the fingers extended in a ritual gesture. Behind it, blurred seated figures in white dhotis and bare upper bodies with white markings on the skin, and a few out-of-focus orange-clad people. The setting appears to be a devotional gathering with oil lamps lit in the background. Two or more people are visible in the blurred background, with the foreground hand belonging to a single person.2017-01-22March 16 20202020-03-16 +2 copiesA close photograph of a devotee's hand holding a brass aarti lamp with a tall flame rising from its shallow dish, lifted against a warm orange and pink blurred background. The person's gold bangle is visible on the wrist, and only part of the head and face is visible at the left edge. The scene suggests an evening lamp offering during a ritual.2012-01-08May 18 20142014-05-18