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Close-up photo of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp (deepam) with a lit flame, extended toward the viewer in a row of seated devotees on striped cushions. Blurred bokeh lights fill the background. In the foreground, a brass puja tray holds yellow flowers, small brass cups, a brass spoon and a red-tinted item, part of an offering set. The lamp is the clear focus; other seated people are only partly visible. Only one arm and hand are fully shown in the frame.

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Close 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.2017-01-22Close photo of a ritual scene with a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, the lamp's stand gripped between the fingers. Bare arms and a bare-skinned forearm wearing beaded bracelets are visible. Another lit brass lamp sits to the right near a bare foot. Behind them, several other lamps burn in a row on a floor set with striped cloth in pink, red, green and purple, and brass plates with offerings. A copper water bottle stands in the left foreground. Only a few partial figures are visible, so this looks like a lamp-lit puja or aarti with participants seated along the floor.2017-01-22January 10 20172017-01-10Close-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.2017-01-22January 10 20172017-01-10January 22 20172017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22Close-up photo of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp (diya) with a lit flame on a long brass handle, in a blurred ritual setting. Behind it, out-of-focus people in light clothing sit in a row, with warm bokeh lights in the background. The foreground shows a man's bare forearm and partial face at right, turned toward the lamp.2017-02-02Close-up photo of a worshipper's hand holding a small brass oil lamp (deepam) with a lit flame, held over a white cloth-covered floor. Behind it, out of focus, seated devotees sit on colourful striped mats with brass puja vessels and a bundle of orange flowers at left. Blurred bokeh lights fill the background of a ritual puja setting.2017-01-26 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20172017-01-19February 02 20172017-02-02Close view of a ritual being performed indoors: a hand holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, its long handle extended, while other participants sit cross-legged on mats in white and cream clothing. A brass puja tray with more lamps sits on the floor beside a blue water bottle, a red cloth and an incense stick sending up smoke. Soft bokeh string lights glow in the background, with more seated devotees and saffron-coloured garments visible. Several people sit in the blurred background, and the foreground figures wear white dhotis and bangles.2017-02-02