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Close photograph of a hand raised holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, wearing a gold-edged bangle with white and pink patterning. The background is softly blurred, showing other people in pale or saffron clothing and a table with brass vessels and offerings. A partial view of a person's dark hair appears in the lower left. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.

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A close photograph of a brass oil lamp with a single lit flame held on a shallow brass plate by a hand at left, in a seated puja setting. Behind it a young boy in a mustard-yellow kurta sits with eyes lowered, and blurred figures in white clothing sit nearby. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering, with people seated in white and warm lamplight in the foreground.2011-02-22February 22 20112011-02-22January 14 20172017-01-14September 09 20122012-09-09Close-up photo of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp (deepam) with a lit flame, extended toward the viewer in a row of seated devotees on striped cushions. Blurred bokeh lights fill the background. In the foreground, a brass puja tray holds yellow flowers, small brass cups, a brass spoon and a red-tinted item, part of an offering set. The lamp is the clear focus; other seated people are only partly visible. Only one arm and hand are fully shown in the frame.2017-01-26Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, the hand wearing two ornate gold-toned bands on the wrist. Behind it, a blurred bare-backed person has three white horizontal marks painted across the upper back. The background is soft and warm-toned, with a second blurred figure at the left edge.2017-02-01February 02 20172017-02-02Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame. The hand wears gold bangles on the wrist. The blurred background shows a person in an orange saffron garment. No face is visible; the frame focuses on the lamp and hand.2013-06-24July 01 20122012-07-01Close photo of a brass oil lamp (deepam) with a lit flame being held in a person's hand in the foreground, blurred. Behind it sit plates of yellow flowers and offerings, and a dark wooden stand with a small figure. Blurred arms in red and dark cloth frame the scene. No clearly visible face or identifiable a person figure is shown; the hands and arms are the only human features.2017-01-03 +1 copiesA close photograph of several people lifting small brass oil lamps with lit flames, held out in a row toward the right. Visible are hands with gold bangles, a boy in white at left and other children and adults behind, with orange cloth at the lower edge. The background is a plain pale wall. The scene suggests a devotional lamp offering during a temple ritual.2011-09-27Close-up photograph of a ritual aarti moment. In the foreground, a hand with a manicured thumb and fingers holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame on a long brass handle. Blurred figures in the background wear orange and white clothing, with additional lit lamps glowing softly beside them. The setting appears to be a temple or puja space with brass vessels and an altar area. No face is clearly shown, and no one is identifiable as a person from visible cues.2017-01-22