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Blurred close-up photograph of a ritual in a temple hall. In the foreground, a hand holds a silver oil lamp (deepa) with a lit flame, its stem curved and its base set on a small silver plate. Behind it, a figure in dark clothing with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stands in soft focus, and another figure's arm reaches toward the lamp at right. The background glows with gold-toned decorative panels, a red cloth or flower element, and a warm golden light. Shallow depth of field leaves the people mostly as dark silhouettes.

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October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesClose photograph of a ritual scene with a warm golden background and a bright fire blazing at left. A figure in the centre-left with long dark hair and bare upper body wears strands of rudraksha beads, and a second figure at right, shown in profile with a shaved head and bare shoulders, wears rudraksha malas and holds up a polished metal umbrella-like canopy with a beaded fringe and engraved decoration over the first person's head. The setting suggests a fire ritual with an ornate golden shrine behind. a person cues are not sufficiently distinctive here, so identity is unsure.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A 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.2010-10-16May 12 20172017-05-12Close 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.2016-05-02A dimly lit temple scene during an aarti: a shaved-headed priest in a dark garment holds a brass multi-flame oil lamp with several bright flames toward the viewer, his face partly hidden behind the lamp. A second figure in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands at right, also holding a lamp. Garlands of yellow-green and red flowers hang on a decorated pillar or deity stand at left, with blurred background ornaments.2016-12-07July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesOctober 07 20112011-10-07October 12 20162016-10-12February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copies