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A brass multi-tiered oil lamp with several large flames is held aloft by a person's hands during an aarti at a temple. Ornate bangles and a rudraksha-style bead bracelet are visible on the wrists. Behind the lamp is a deity murti framed by a flower garland of red, yellow and white blossoms with a red background. The scene is a Brahmotsavam Day 8 ritual called Bhikshatanamurthy Deeparadhana. No a person candidate is clearly visible, only hands and a lamp.

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A woman in a red garment performs a deepaaradhana ritual, raising a large brass multi-tiered lamp with flames above her head with both hands. She wears gold bangles, a gold necklace and a bindi, and her face is tilted upward with eyes closed. Behind her is a tall arch decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and red and green foliage, with hanging brass bells on the right and left and a red draped backdrop. The overlaid caption reads Bhikshatanamurthy Deeparadhana and Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 8.2021-11-17Close-up photo of a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps on multiple circular tiers, held aloft by two hands wearing rudraksha bead bracelets, one with a red thread. The blurred golden background suggests a temple setting with a red cloth below. Only the hands and forearms of the person holding the lamp are visible.2014-06-06A blurred close-up photograph of brass oil lamps (diyas) with a lit flame at upper right, held by a figure in orange-saffron clothing at left. Behind them hang dense garlands of marigolds and flowers in yellow, red, magenta and purple, forming a colourful backdrop. The warm lighting suggests an evening ritual setting. No faces are clearly visible and no individual can be identified.2015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesClose view of a tiered brass pancha aarti lamp with multiple rows of lit oil lamps held up by a hand adorned with rudraksha beaded wrist bands. A red draped backdrop fills the background, and a second lit aarti lamp appears blurred at right, with another person's arm partly visible. The scene reflects an aarti offering during the Sadashivoham after-celebration.2016-12-22A tiered brass lamp stand with multiple rings of lit oil lamps is held aloft by a hand wearing a rudraksha bracelet of beads. Flames burn on each of the six tiers and at the crown of the stand against a dark red background. The brass lamp appears to be an aarti lamp used in ritual worship. No person's face is visible, and no one else is in the frame.2014-07-11September 09 20162016-09-09July 21 20172017-07-21April 06 20202020-04-06November 17 20212021-11-17February 01 20172017-02-01A close photograph of a tiered brass aarti lamp held aloft by a person's hands, with multiple tiers of lit oil lamps and flames rising from each level. Only the hands and forearm are visible; one wrist wears a gold bangle. The background is a blurred pinkish-beige room with a red wall and a ceiling light.2016-08-04