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A close photograph of a brass oil lamp with a single lit flame held on a shallow brass plate by a hand at left, in a seated puja setting. Behind it a young boy in a mustard-yellow kurta sits with eyes lowered, and blurred figures in white clothing sit nearby. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering, with people seated in white and warm lamplight in the foreground.

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February 22 20112011-02-22Close photograph of a hand raised holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, wearing a gold-edged bangle with white and pink patterning. The background is softly blurred, showing other people in pale or saffron clothing and a table with brass vessels and offerings. A partial view of a person's dark hair appears in the lower left. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2011-09-21Close-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-up photograph of a single hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, the flame flickering at the left edge. The lamp has a shallow cup-shaped bowl with a wide conical stem and contains a small amount of liquid and a wick. The hand is a man's, wearing a white garment at the lower right; the background is a soft pale green-grey blur.2017-02-01February 02 20172017-02-02A close photograph of several people lifting small brass oil lamps with lit flames, held out in a row toward the right. Visible are hands with gold bangles, a boy in white at left and other children and adults behind, with orange cloth at the lower edge. The background is a plain pale wall. The scene suggests a devotional lamp offering during a temple ritual.2011-09-27Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp (deepam) with a lit flame, the wick burning in a shallow cup with a conical stand. The background is soft-focused and pale, with a white garment visible at the right edge. No face or full person is visible, so no a person candidate can be identified from appearance.2017-02-01June 24 20132013-06-24September 09 20122012-09-09Close-up photograph of a person's hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, the hand extended toward the viewer. The person wears white clothing, and out-of-focus figures in white and warm background lights fill the blurred scene behind. No identifiable a person appearance is clearly visible in the frame.2014-05-11May 14 20122012-05-14Close-up photo of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp (diya) with a flame burning in its shallow bowl and a conical stand at the base. The background is soft-focused grey and white, with no visible people beyond the hand and a sleeve.2017-02-01