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A close photograph of a hand raising a brass oil lamp with three flames during an evening gathering. The hand wears a wristwatch and a beaded bracelet, and the blurred background shows other people holding small lit lamps, with warm candlelike lights scattered across the dim room. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.

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Close-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 two hands raising small brass oil lamps with lit wicks, held aloft against a blurred interior background. The lamp on the left is held by a hand at the frame's edge; the right hand, with a dark wristband, holds a lamp with a flame at its centre. Out-of-focus heads of other people are visible at the bottom of the frame. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting offering during a devotional gathering.2017-08-04Close 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.2011-08-04September 29 20132013-09-29August 11 20162016-08-11February 01 20172017-02-01Close photograph of a hand raised in the dim foreground holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, wearing a dark beaded bracelet and silver rings on the wrist. The background is blurred with warm bokeh lights and indistinct figures seated in a hall, with a red curtain or cloth to the right. The scene suggests an evening aarti or lamp offering, though only the raised hand is clearly visible.2011-11-21Close-up photo of a hand holding a small clay oil lamp on a brass plate, flame lit, with a black rudraksha-style bead bracelet and gold bangle on the wrist. The person wears white clothing. Blurred figures nearby hold a brass oil lamp and a brass bell, with a red-robed arm visible at the right edge.2013-09-29Close-up photo of a brass oil lamp with three flames held in the cupped hands of a person in the foreground, the flames lit against a dark, blurred background. The lamp has a wide bowl on a tall stem, and the hands wear a little red at the fingertips. Blurred figures in the background suggest a ritual setting. Only the hands are visible, and no face of the person holding the lamp is shown clearly.2013-10-07Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, its wick burning brightly. The blurred background shows red drapery and a figure in orange clothing, with another person's arm and hand partly visible behind.2013-09-26December 19 20132013-12-19A row of women in orange-saffron clothing hold small brass oil lamps on plates with pink and orange flower petals, performing an aarti-style offering. In the foreground, a woman with short hair and a white forehead band holds a lit brass lamp, wearing gold bangles and drop earrings. Several other women behind her, also in orange and with rudraksha-style beads, are blurred in the background. Warm lamplight and a red curtain fill the setting.2013-09-20