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Close-up photograph of a priest holding a silver multi-branched aarti lamp with five burning flames, held on a silver tray. He wears a yellow shawl over white garments, has a dark beard, wears a beaded necklace, and white sacred ash markings on his bare upper arm. A microphone is held in the upper left by another person's hand, which wears a gold bangle. Smoke drifts across the background. The ritual appears to be an aarti with oil lamps.

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Close photo of a person's hands holding a silver multi-wick aarti lamp with flames rising and smoke curling upward against a dark background. The person wears a yellow patterned garment and a gold bangle on the wrist, with a green leaf tucked near the lamp tray. Only hands and forearms are visible, so no face or full figure appears. The ritual setting suggests an aarti offering.2016-12-02December 15 20162016-12-15October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA close photograph of a silver multi-wick aarti lamp held on a silver tray by a woman in the foreground, its five flames burning brightly with smoke rising. Her hand wears bangles and henna-style detail, and a golden patterned sari edge is visible at left. Small white flowers and yellow petals rest on the tray. The background is blurred in orange and cream tones.2016-01-02Close photo of a silver five-flame aarti lamp held on a silver tray by a hand wearing a rudraksha bracelet, flames rising in the foreground. Behind it, slightly blurred, an elderly woman with a white head covering and a red kumkum mark on her forehead watches. Warm orange and golden tones with smoke drifting upward.2015-11-18Close photo of an evening aarti at a river ghat. In the foreground a hand raises a silver aarti lamp with a long handle and bell-shaped base, its multi-tiered flame burning brightly. Behind it, blurred devotees raise their own lamps; one person in the background has a white tilak on the forehead and dark hair. Several other glowing lamp flames are visible in the soft background, and a pale wall or tent fabric fills the backdrop.2016-05-02April 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02October 07 20112011-10-07A 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.2010-10-16