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December 19 2011

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February 01 20172017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, the lamp raised in an offering gesture. The wearer has silver and engraved bangles on the wrist. The background is softly blurred with warm light and unidentifiable figures in pale clothing. No face is visible and the person's identity cannot be determined from the image.2013-12-20Close 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.2013-12-17A close photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a flame, its wick glowing in the centre of the frame. The hand wears a gold ring and a thin bangle on the wrist. Behind it, several blurred seated people in white and pale clothing are also raising hands with lamps or offerings, with warm bokeh lights and a pink-walled hall in the background. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting or aarti moment during a group session.2017-02-01Close-up photo of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp (diya) with a lit flame on a long brass handle, in a blurred ritual setting. Behind it, out-of-focus people in light clothing sit in a row, with warm bokeh lights in the background. The foreground shows a man's bare forearm and partial face at right, turned toward the lamp.2017-02-02July 15 20162016-07-15September 09 20122012-09-09December 31 20112011-12-31Close-up photograph of hands holding small brass oil lamps with flames. A woman's hand in the foreground holds a brass lamp, wearing a rudraksha mala bracelet and a silver wristwatch, with a white sleeve. Other hands with lit lamps blur in the background against a pale wall. Only hands and forearms are visible, so the people are not fully in frame.2013-10-02Close-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 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.2017-01-22