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Close-up photograph of a hand holding a silver oil lamp (deepam) with a lit flame, while a wick is being touched or adjusted at its base. The wearer's wrist shows black and red threads and a strand of rudraksha beads, and the hand has a faint tattoo. The background is blurred warm reddish-brown. Only a hand and forearm are visible; no face appears. Aarti-style lamp offering.

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June 04 20182018-06-04May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesMay 30 20182018-05-30 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesA close photograph of an aarti lamp held aloft by two hands at the lower edge of the frame. A tall flame rises from a brass camphor lamp with a cup-shaped bowl and a handle, set against a dark backdrop. To the left, a blurred gold deity murti or ornament sits beside a garland of red and white flowers. Behind, a blurred red and dark screen with coloured panels. No faces are visible, and the scene suggests an aarti offering during a satsang.2018-04-23March 07 20132013-03-07Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small silver lamp with a lit flame, the lamp's petal-shaped bowl raised on a short pedestal. The hand wears a gold bangle on the wrist and a thin band on the fingers. The background is a blurred red cloth. No face is visible, so no one is identified.2012-09-05January 24 20132013-01-24Close-up photograph of a hand holding a lit oil lamp with a bowl-shaped metal dish and a tall stem, flame rising bright orange. The wrist wears a rudraksha bracelet and a rudraksha mala hangs at the arm. Beside it stands a golden-bronze deity murti with a raised arm and ornate peetha with carved silver-toned panels. Warm red and maroon cloth is in the background. Only the hand and arm of the person are visible.2018-03-03April 21 20182018-04-21Close-up photograph of a silver oil lamp with a single lit wick held by a woman's hands decorated with red henna patterns. The silver lamp has a curved handle and a small base, and its flame burns in a shallow bowl of oil. Behind it, a golden ornate surface with embossed patterns is visible, and blurred figures in maroon or red-brown robes sit in the background.2013-06-21A hand holds a brass double-tiered aarti lamp with a bright open flame and smoke rising against a dark background. The lamp is raised in front of a decorated altar with garlands of red, pink, yellow and white flowers and sparkling bead-work arches. Only a hand and forearm are visible, so the performer is not shown; the scene is an evening aarti offering before a deity murti.2018-04-18