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Close photo of a pair of hands with palms pressed together in namaskar, held in front of brass oil lamps with lit flames. Two tall brass lamps stand on a surface with blurred warm lights behind, and a plain light wall forms the background. The hands are the only visible person; the setting suggests a devotional lamp offering or aarti.

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Close photograph of a man's right hand raised with fingers spread, palm facing outward, in the foreground. Blurred brass oil lamps with lit flames stand in the background, and fingertips of another person's hand appear at the bottom edge. The scene suggests a devotional gathering, but the frame shows only hands and lamps. No face is visible, so no candidate can be identified.2010-11-28Close-up photo of two outstretched arms and hands in a ritual gesture before golden brass lamps with lit wicks and a golden decorated seat. Behind them, a deity murti or figure is adorned with white and red-and-green garlands. The foreground hand is raised palm-forward and the lower hand is open, palm up. The background is blurred and shows no clearly identifiable face.2010-11-14Close-up photograph of a person's two hands held in a gesture of offering or blessing, palms angled upward and fingers slightly spread. The wearer's forearm is covered in white clothing with gold-thread embroidery at the edge. The background is blurred and shows gold ceremonial vessels, possibly kalasha-type metalware, along with draped garlands or fabric in red, green, orange and white. No face is visible and no identity is established from the hands.2010-11-14November 25 20102010-11-25March 06 20182018-03-06Close-up photograph of a polished brass oil lamp with a tall ornamental stem and a pointed finial, its shallow lotus-petal bowl holding several lit flames. A second brass lamp stands blurred in the background, also burning. Warm golden light and soft bokeh fill the frame, with a thin trail of incense smoke rising at the right edge. No people or deity murti are visible; the lamps suggest puja or aarti setting.2012-04-23Close-up photograph of a lit camphor flame burning on a flat brass tray in a dim shrine room. The flame rises tall and bright orange-yellow beside a dark crumbled camphor piece. To the right stands a polished brass lamp stand with ornate engraved bands. Blurred background shows other brass ritual objects, a bronze lamp and hanging red and green decorations. No people are visible.2010-12-21December 10 20132013-12-10January 22 20172017-01-22July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a person's hands pressed together in anjali mudra at chest level, wearing a white garment and a heavy gold necklace of large round beads with black stripes. Blurred gold lamps and colourful garlands, with red, green and purple tones, fill the background of a temple or ashram setting. The image is cropped to the hands and upper torso, so no face is visible.2010-11-14May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copies