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Close-up photo of a hand holding a small clay oil lamp on a brass plate, flame lit, with a black rudraksha-style bead bracelet and gold bangle on the wrist. The person wears white clothing. Blurred figures nearby hold a brass oil lamp and a brass bell, with a red-robed arm visible at the right edge.

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Close-up photo of a ritual aarti moment: a hand in the foreground cups a small brass plate holding a lit clay oil lamp with a bright flame. Behind it, a second hand raises a brass vessel or plate, and a blurred woman with dark hair sits against a red backdrop. The hand in front wears beaded bracelets and a gold bangle. No identifiable a person figure is visible; the scene shows only partial hands and a blurred devotee.2013-09-29September 29 20132013-09-29Close 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.2013-12-17December 19 20132013-12-19December 20 20152015-12-20Close-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-up photograph of hands holding small brass oil lamps with flames. A woman's hand in the foreground holds a brass lamp, wearing a rudraksha mala bracelet and a silver wristwatch, with a white sleeve. Other hands with lit lamps blur in the background against a pale wall. Only hands and forearms are visible, so the people are not fully in frame.2013-10-02Close photograph of a person's right hand holding a small dark clay oil lamp with a lit flame at its wick. The wrist wears a red thread bracelet with a small square metal or silver amulet. The sleeve of the cream or pale pink garment is visible, and the background is a blurred red wall. A red-tinted overlay runs along the left edge of the image. Only one physical person is partially visible, shown by the hand and arm.2016-12-19July 15 20162016-07-15Close photograph of a person's hand holding a small brass oil lamp (diya) with a single lit flame on a shallow fluted base. The hand wears a gold-toned bangle and the wrist is visible. Behind it, a person in a white garment with a dark cord or thread across the shoulder and a red sleeve in the background, with a blurred indoor setting. No faces are visible.2012-05-31August 04 20142014-08-04A close photograph of a hand raising a brass oil lamp with three flames during an evening gathering. The hand wears a wristwatch and a beaded bracelet, and the blurred background shows other people holding small lit lamps, with warm candlelike lights scattered across the dim room. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.2011-02-02