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A photograph of an indoor shrine set against a brown wall. A framed painting shows a blue-skinned deity murti of Shiva seated in meditation pose, with a crescent moon in his hair, a cobra over his head, a trident leaning beside him and layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. In the foreground, brass oil lamps with bright open flames and rising smoke sit on a wooden table, with a brass bell and a metal stand beside them. No physical people are visible.

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A large flame rises from a dark metal oil lamp in the foreground, its blurred yellow-orange fire dominating the left of the frame. Behind it, a framed picture shows a deity murti with blue-grey skin, a red tilak on the forehead, and a trident held beside the figure; the image is softly out of focus. Wall behind is warm terracotta brown, and a brass stand with ornate scrollwork sits at the bottom right. No people are visible.2010-12-14September 28 20112011-09-28In the foreground, a hand with a silver bracelet holds up a silver aarti lamp with a bright flame, blurred in the foreground. Behind it, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a red-and-gold throne before an ornate gold arched backdrop with gold candlesticks flanking the seat. The figure wears a rudraksha mala and has long hair; the candidate's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the face and details are blurred, so the identity is uncertain. The aarti lamp is an oil lamp, and smoke rises above it. The white flowers at the base of the throne are visible.2012-04-14November 11 20152015-11-11Close photo of a flame burning in a terracotta bowl on a wooden stand, with two brass oil lamps with decorative tops in the background and a metal vessel at right. No people are visible; the scene suggests a ritual fire setup.2018-05-31Close-up photo of a brass oil lamp with a flared, lotus-like rim burning with tall flames on a brass plate. Incense sticks stand behind it, with a plate of white food and a small brass bowl in the background, set on an orange cloth. No people are visible and no a person candidate appears; the frame shows only the lamp and ritual objects.2011-01-29May 08 20172017-05-08A photograph of a ritual procession at night. In the centre, a man in red-orange clothing holds up a silver aarti lamp with a bright open flame, wearing a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him a large golden trident (trishul) rises on the right, with ornate metal engraving, and another ritual staff is visible at left. The background is dark and out of focus, with blurred figures and a light source at upper left. The image is cropped and shallow in depth of field.2017-05-08December 26 20142014-12-26May 31 20172017-05-31 +1 copiesNovember 01 20112011-11-01A photograph of a person in saffron-orange clothing seen from behind, holding up a silver five-flame oil lamp (aarti) with burning flames and smoke rising. The person has long dreadlocked hair and wears beaded necklaces and a white wrist cloth. Behind them is a red curtain, an ornate orange-red carved pillar, and a tall golden ornamental stand glowing with lights.2016-05-24