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A photograph of a hand raised high holding an ornate gold multi-wick oil lamp (aarti lamp) with several flames burning and smoke rising. The hand wears a wrist bracelet of dark beads and a red thread, with a sandalwood or vibhuti mark visible on the forearm. The background is a deep red draped curtain with vertical folds. The lamp is held in an aarti gesture during ritual worship. No face is visible and no identifiable person is shown.

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August 10 20172017-08-10September 08 20172017-09-08 +1 copiesSeptember 08 20172017-09-08 +1 copiesJuly 31 20172017-07-31August 24 20172017-08-24 +1 copiesJuly 18 20172017-07-18July 18 20172017-07-18A photograph of a hand held up at the lower left, raising a brass five-flame lamp stand with ornate scrollwork and a round tray base. Five oil flames burn bright against a deep red curtain backdrop with vertical folds. No faces or other people are visible, and no one is identifiable as a person in the frame.2017-07-18July 18 20172017-07-18A photograph of a hand holding up a brass multi-wick oil lamp with five burning flames against a dark red draped curtain. The lamp has ornate filigree and figurative decoration on its stem and cups, and thin smoke rises from the flames. Only a partial hand and forearm are visible at the lower left; no face or full person appears. The scene reads as a ritual aarti or puja lamp offering.2015-05-27July 21 20172017-07-21Close-up photo of a brass multi-branched aarti lamp with five lit wicks, held up in a hand at the bottom edge of the frame against a deep red draped curtain. Ornate figurative relief decorates the branches and stem, and a thin trail of smoke rises from the flames. The image is blurred and shows no visible people beyond the hand.2017-07-28