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Close photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, with bangles and rings visible on the wrist. Blurred figures in white clothing sit behind, and warm lamp lights glow in the dim background. Offerings sit on a tray at the lower edge.

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Close photo of a person's hands holding small lit oil lamps in a dim, evening setting. The foreground hands wear silver bangles and rings, and one lamp flame is clearly visible while another glows lower in the frame. The background is blurred with red and orange tones and indistinct figures. No clear face of a presiding figure is visible.2011-02-13Close-up photograph of a ritual aarti moment. In the foreground, a hand with a manicured thumb and fingers holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame on a long brass handle. Blurred figures in the background wear orange and white clothing, with additional lit lamps glowing softly beside them. The setting appears to be a temple or puja space with brass vessels and an altar area. No face is clearly shown, and no one is identifiable as a person from visible cues.2017-01-22Close photo of a man's hands holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arm and shoulder, wearing a beaded bracelet with a gold clasp. Blurred figures in white and saffron-toned cloth sit behind, with more flickering lamps and a copper vessel in the foreground.2017-01-22July 15 20162016-07-15Close photo of several hands holding small brass oil lamps with lit flames during an evening ritual. The foreground hand, wearing a dark beaded bracelet, lifts a brass lamp with a burning wick toward the upper frame. Other lamps glow in blurred hands at the right and lower right, with bokeh lights in the background. Only hands and forearms of several people are visible, with no faces shown.2011-08-04Close photograph of several sadhus seated in a row during a puja, each holding small brass oil lamps (deepa) lit with flames. The nearest man, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arm, wears a saffron cloth and a beaded wrist mala with a gold bracelet. Other lamps glow in the background, and a copper vessel and brass offering dishes sit on the floor over colourful woven mats.2017-01-22A close photograph of a man in white ritual clothing holding a lit brass oil lamp in his right hand during a puja. A flame burns on the lamp, and the man wears beaded necklaces and metal bangles on his wrist. The background is blurred, with a blurred figure in white on the right and a red-orange cloth at the bottom right. The image is dim and focused on the lamp and hands.2011-02-13December 19 20112011-12-19Close photo of a ritual lamp being lit at a puja. A person in an orange-red garment and a beaded bracelet holds a small brass oil lamp with a flickering flame in one hand, while a bare foot and another hand rest in the foreground. Blurred candles, a copper water bottle and colourful cushions or mats line the floor. Hands and arms show white ash markings. Several other people in white and orange sit blurred in the background.2017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22January 23 20132013-01-23