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A close view of a hand holding a silver camphor lamp (aarti) with a bright orange flame and rising smoke, set against a deep red velvet curtain. Only a hand and forearm are visible, no face. The flame and smoke are the main subject, lit warmly in a dark setting.

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July 30 20172017-07-30July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesA close photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp cup with a lit flame rising from its rim, set against deep red draped curtains. Smoke curls upward from the flame. The hand wears a ring, and the blurred background gives a ceremonial, devotional mood. No face or full body is visible.2016-10-05January 22 20172017-01-22A close-up photograph of a silver oil lamp with a flaring open flame burning in a shallow bowl on a tall stand, with thin wisps of smoke rising. A hand grips the lamp's curved handle at the lower right. The background is a dark red curtain. No person's face is visible, and no one is identified in the scene.2017-07-30 +2 copiesA close photograph of an aarti lamp: a brass camphor holder with a tall, bright flame held up against a dim evening sky by a hand, with red petals visible on the fingers. Along the right edge hangs a garland of red, orange, white and green flowers. A small purple and white logo sits in the upper left corner. The bearer is partly visible and no face is shown.2018-04-21A close photograph of a hand holding a dark bronze aarti lamp with a brass handle, a tall orange flame rising from its bowl against a deep red curtain. The wearer's wrist shows a beaded rudraksha bracelet. Only the hand and lamp are visible; no face is shown. The lamp appears to be used in an aarti or ritual offering.2016-09-18Close photo of a brass aarti lamp with a flared bowl and ornate stem, held in a hand at the bottom edge, its flame rising bright orange with wisps of smoke against a blurred warm background. The lamp is the main subject; no clearly visible person's face or full figure appears.2016-09-30A close photograph of a hand holding a silver ornate oil lamp (aarti lamp) with a large open flame rising from its top bowl. The lamp has a curved handle and decorative leaf-shaped supports. The background is a blurred orange-red cloth with a pale pink edge and a faint golden figure at right. No people are visible apart from the hand, and no one is identifiable as the a person.2011-01-17April 21 20182018-04-21Close photograph of a hand holding a silver aarti lamp with a large open flame rising from its bowl, against a dark blurred background. Only the hand and forearm of one person are visible, wearing a red thread on the wrist. Smoke trails from the flame, indicating an evening ritual lamp offering.2017-05-31 +1 copiesClose-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.2016-07-03