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December 31 2019

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Close-up photograph of a dark metal oil lamp bowl with a large open flame rising and bending to the left. Brass ritual implements with ornate handles lie beside the lamp on a dark surface, and a worn stone wall is behind. No people are visible. The image shows a ritual lamp flame only.2013-12-07Photo 11701840 +3 copiesDecember 28 20112011-12-28A close photograph of a single flame burning against a black background, with bright yellow-orange tongues rising from a dark wick or lamp base at the bottom. Faint smoke curls around the flame. No people are visible. A small blue oval logo with a white bird appears in the upper left corner.2011-12-17A dark night photograph of a flaming torch or fire-wrapped stick held at the left edge, its wrapped handle dark and its flames swept sideways in bright orange and yellow tongues against a black background. No people or faces are visible; only the hand edge and a sliver of red cloth appear at the far left.2011-12-15June 04 20062006-06-04A close overhead photo of a black clay or metal bowl of burning camphor or ghee flame on a grey stone floor, used for aarti. Flames rise from the bowl with a bright orange glow. Beside it sits a brass oil lamp with a small white wick and a brass stand. A black sandal or slipper edges the lower left of the frame. No people are clearly visible beyond the foot.2006-10-19Close overhead photograph of a flame burning in a dark bowl on a grey stone floor. Orange and yellow flames flicker and spill outward from the bowl. A small brass lamp or dish with a white wick or ash sits to the right. No people are visible.2006-10-19May 31 20172017-05-31 +1 copiesOctober 12 20132013-10-12Close overhead photo of a flaming camphor or ghee lamp in a dark round metal dish, sitting on a grey stone floor. A bright orange-yellow flame rises from a lump of burning material in the dish, with charred black residue around it. To the right is a brass bell-shaped lamp holder with a small white wick, and at the lower left is the edge of a black sandal or slipper. No people are visible. The scene reads as an aarti-style flame offering.2006-10-19Close photograph of a single flame burning on a lamp held in a hand at lower left, against a very dark background with a blurred red glow and blurred shapes at right. The flame rises upward with a wisp of smoke. No faces are visible, only the hand and lamp, so no person is identified.2017-08-16 +1 copies