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December 17 20112011-12-17Close-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.2013-02-06Close photograph of a small lit fire in a dark metal fire bowl set on a white stone ledge at a homa or yagna area. Beside it stand an ornate silver square censer or fire-vessel with a spouted handle and a small silver bowl containing reddish-yellow powder, possibly kumkum or offerings. Smoke rises from the flames. No people are visible in the frame.2011-12-16A close-up photo of a silver-toned multi-branched oil lamp (aarti lamp) with several lit flames rising from its cups, supported on a stem with decorative scrollwork and animal-form arms. White flower garlands and a glittering bead or chain drape the background. No people are visible.2012-06-02January 04 20132013-01-04June 06 20102010-06-06July 09 20092009-07-09July 19 20132013-07-19Close-up photograph of a small brass oil lamp with a flame burning from a thick wick, set in a silver-toned dish with a decorative peacock-shaped handle. Two incense sticks stand upright at the left edge, with thin smoke curling into the dark background. No people or deity figures are visible; the scene is a lamp offering.2013-06-18May 16 20132013-05-16Close-up photograph of a silver lamp holder with a flame rising from its cup, blurred smoke curling upward into the dark background. A hand holding the silver stem is visible at the lower left, its wrist wrapped with a green thread. The blurred warm orange and green shapes behind the flame suggest a dim ritual setting.2016-07-03April 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copies