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December 11 20062006-12-11A photograph of a small square concrete platform on a dark, grainy ground, with a smaller square recess in its centre holding several flames and scattered reddish powder. The flames burn bright orange, and a separate flame flickers at the upper left edge of the platform. No people or a person candidate are visible.2006-12-10A night photograph of a dusty ground surface scattered with small glowing sparks and embers. At the centre, a round firework or cracker burns with a bright orange-yellow glow, its disc marked with a blue and gold star pattern. No people or deities are visible in the frame.2009-10-17Close-up photograph of a glowing bright orange and yellow fire or hot embers burning on a dark, gravelly ground at night. Small sparks and red glowing fragments scatter around the bright centre. No people or figures are visible in the frame. The image is a macro-style shot of the fire itself.2006-12-10Close overhead photograph of a freshly formed mud lingam, a smooth cylindrical shape with a rounded top rising from a broad mound of wet brown clay on a grey concrete floor. Scattered clay crumbs and small orange and pink paint specks dot the surface around it, and a bit of a metal tool edge is visible at the lower left. No people are visible in the frame.2010-10-01Close-up photograph of a single lit oil lamp with a tall, bright yellow-orange flame with a red base, burning from a dark, glossy, cracked clay or metal vessel against a black background. No people are visible. The image has a dim, warm, intimate lighting mood typical of a temple lamp offering.2013-09-28August 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesThree small oil lamp flames burn on a dark, dusty stone surface with grooved joints in the dark. The flames are low and steady, casting warm amber light on the grainy ground. No people, figures or ritual objects are visible in the frame.2013-09-05A dark night photograph showing two small open flames rising from a flat square tray or metal plate, with scattered burnt fragments on its surface. The surroundings are almost entirely black, so no people, faces or figures are visible in the frame. The warm orange glow of the fire is the only light in the image.2006-12-10Close photograph of a dark black stone Shivalinga in a dim shrine, with a single small oil lamp flame burning on its top. The polished black stone surface shows light reflections, and the surrounding background is in deep shadow with no people visible.2013-10-03A blurred close-up photograph of a flickering orange flame rising from a square fire pit or homa kund with dark, smoky stone walls. Edges of a brass or copper plate holding red offerings appear at the upper left, and a blurred foreground ledge runs along the bottom. No people are visible in the frame.2011-10-01December 11 20062006-12-11