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Close photograph of a person's raised right hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, offered during a puja. The hand wears a gold bangle. The person's shaved head, small earring and orange-saffron garment are visible at the right edge, with a second figure in orange blurred behind. Warm bokeh lights and a white-draped offering table fill the background.

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Close photograph of a devotee's hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, offered during a ritual. The person wears an orange-saffron garment and a thick gold-toned bangle on the wrist. Out of focus behind are other seated people in orange clothing and warm bokeh lights from lamps. The lamp appears to be a deepam offering in a puja setting.2017-01-26Close photo of a ritual lamp being lit at a puja. A person in an orange-red garment and a beaded bracelet holds a small brass oil lamp with a flickering flame in one hand, while a bare foot and another hand rest in the foreground. Blurred candles, a copper water bottle and colourful cushions or mats line the floor. Hands and arms show white ash markings. Several other people in white and orange sit blurred in the background.2017-01-22January 26 20172017-01-26Close photo of a man's hands holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a gold bangle on his wrist. He is bare-chested with white ash markings on his arm and shoulder. Behind him, blurred figures sit with bare torsos and white cloth, and bokeh candle lights glow over a red and pink cloth. A copper vessel stands at lower left. Used for ritual lamp lighting in a temple or ashram setting.2017-01-22January 10 20172017-01-10Close photo of a man's hands holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, bare-chested with white ash markings on his arm and shoulder, wearing a beaded bracelet with a gold clasp. Blurred figures in white and saffron-toned cloth sit behind, with more flickering lamps and a copper vessel in the foreground.2017-01-22Close-up photo of hands holding small lit oil lamps during a ritual, with several people in saffron-orange clothing seated in the blurred background. A man's wrist wears a gold bangle with engraved lettering and there is white paste on his forearm. Red and yellow offering items sit at lower right on a red cloth. Only hands and forearms are clearly visible; the people are mostly out of focus.2011-12-31Close-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 person in saffron and maroon-bordered orange robes holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in an open hand, wearing a braided thread wrist band and a gold bangle. A second hand in the background holds a metal bell or ritual implement. The setting suggests a puja or aarti ritual. The face is not visible, so no one is identified; the person is described by role and clothing only.2011-09-07A close photograph of a bald man in an orange saffron robe and rudraksha mala raising a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand during a ritual. Beside him and blurred behind are other devotees in orange and white, several holding small lit brass lamps. Warm golden bokeh lights fill the background of the temple-like hall.2017-01-10January 26 20172017-01-26January 22 20172017-01-22