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A close photograph of a brass plate holding a ring of lit oil lamps made from halved citrus rinds with wicks, set on a green and gold brocade cloth. Behind them stand a rich offering display of bananas, mangoes, grapes, oranges, apples and a lemon, with red flower garlands hanging near a deity murti in the background. A red lacquered tray sits to the left. No people are visible.

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Photo 66786032022-04-16Photo 99216052022-06-10 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/13/20222022-05-13 +1 copiesNovember 25 20132013-11-25Close-up photo of a clear glass tray filled with lit clay oil lamps (diyas) with decorated rims, their flames glowing warmly in the foreground. Behind them, a person in a yellow garment sits on a red cushion before an ornately carved dark metal pedestal or seat. Dim, warm lighting with a red-orange cast dominates the scene. No readable text is visible. Whether the seated figure is a person cannot be determined from appearance; only a yellow-clad lower body and red cushion are visible.2024-01-22KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 8/29/20212021-08-29KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 3/2/20212021-03-02Mahashivaratri 2021November 30 20142014-11-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a Deepavali lamp arrangement on a dark reddish cloth. Two ornate decorated clay oil lamps with gold and red patterns sit on a brass plate at the centre, flames lit. Around them, many small red and pink tea-light style lamps decorated with gold beads and stones are lit, along with yellow marigold blossoms and a red flower. No people are visible.A brass thali on a red silk cloth holds nine small clay oil lamps lit with wicks, arranged in a ring around a larger star-shaped lamp at the centre. The lamps have floral etchings and warm flames. No people are visible; the photograph is a close overhead view of the ritual lamp arrangement.A decorated shrine with a Hanuman murti whose face is painted blue-white with a red tilak, wearing a large garland of orange-brown savoury rings and red roses with green leaves. In front, a copper tumbler, brass trays of oil lamps floating in petal-shaped cups lit with flames, and bowls of peanuts, apples, limes, lemons, grapes, bananas, oranges, a pineapple and a pomegranate are offered. Gold lion-like carvings flank the altar and a green brocade cloth covers the table. No people are visible.2022-04-16 +1 copies