Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Close-up photograph of a hand holding a lit camphor or incense-like flame on a wooden stick, with smoke rising. The wrist wears a beaded bracelet and the forearm of a woman in a red top is visible at right. The background is soft-focused and shows a blurred white cloth or altar area with small flowers. No face is visible and no identifiable person is shown.

More like this

Open the gallery
August 22 20122012-08-22Close-up photograph of a hand holding a lit incense stick with a thin curl of smoke rising from its glowing tip. The wrist wears gold bangles, and the sleeve is orange-red fabric. Blurred in the background are a red and white striped cloth, a white cloth draped over a lap or surface, and a second hand in the lower right. The setting appears to be a devotional or ritual gathering, with the incense. No face is visible and the person's role is not clear.2012-09-04February 01 20172017-02-01A close-up photograph of a hand holding a silver oil lamp (deepam) with a lit flame, its ornate scrolled stand adorned with a small stone, a gold bangle on the wrist. Behind it, blurred figures include a person with a white horizontal forehead band and white clothing, and another person in yellow in the background. Additional lit oil lamps appear at the left and right edges, and gilded ornamentation sits at the left. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering during a puja.2010-10-16July 15 20162016-07-15A close photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a flame, its wick glowing in the centre of the frame. The hand wears a gold ring and a thin bangle on the wrist. Behind it, several blurred seated people in white and pale clothing are also raising hands with lamps or offerings, with warm bokeh lights and a pink-walled hall in the background. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting or aarti moment during a group session.2017-02-01April 24 20182018-04-24 +1 copiesAugust 11 20162016-08-11September 09 20122012-09-09Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, the lamp on a footed stand. The wrist wears rudraksha beads, a thin dark cord and gold bangles, and a red thread. Blurred figures in white clothing sit in the background, and a partly visible brass object appears at the right edge.2013-12-12Close photograph of a hand held palm-up holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, wrist wearing an orange bracelet and a thin gold watch on a white sleeve. Blurred figures in white clothes with orange-red beaded cords in the background, and another small lit oil lamp held on a brass tray at lower left.2013-12-17May 12 20142014-05-12