Close-up photograph of red and orange rose petals heaped around a small faceted glass tea-light holder with a lit flame glowing inside. The petals are scattered in a woven basket or tray in the foreground, and warm orange light fills the blurred background. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photograph of red and orange rose petals heaped around a small faceted glass tea-light holder with a lit flame glowing inside. The petals are scattered in a woven basket or tray in the foreground, and warm orange light fills the blurred background. No people are visible.

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Close-up photograph of a clear faceted glass object with an etched geometric pattern, lit from within by a warm flame, topped with a dusting of yellow powder, resting in a bed of bright orange-red rose petals. Small droplets sit on the petals and the glass. The blurred background shows a warm golden metal vessel. No people are visible.

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