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Close-up photo of hands holding small lit oil lamps during a ritual, with several people in saffron-orange clothing seated in the blurred background. A man's wrist wears a gold bangle with engraved lettering and there is white paste on his forearm. Red and yellow offering items sit at lower right on a red cloth. Only hands and forearms are clearly visible; the people are mostly out of focus.

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Close-up photograph of a person in saffron and maroon-bordered orange robes holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in an open hand, wearing a braided thread wrist band and a gold bangle. A second hand in the background holds a metal bell or ritual implement. The setting suggests a puja or aarti ritual. The face is not visible, so no one is identified; the person is described by role and clothing only.2011-09-07February 10 20172017-02-10January 08 20172017-01-08January 06 20172017-01-06December 28 20112011-12-28January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08January 25 20172017-01-25January 08 20172017-01-08January 10 20172017-01-10Several seated people in saffron-orange robes perform a ritual with brass oil lamps and brass puja vessels on a light floor. In the foreground, a man with a long rudraksha mala and a bead bracelet holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame while his other hand holds a brass vessel. Beside him, a young person with a white tilak and hoop earrings, wearing orange, holds a lamp. Brass plates hold pink lotus flowers, small brass cups, and a conch-shaped vessel. Incense sticks rise from the left, and warm lights blur in the background.2017-01-13January 22 20172017-01-22