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Close view of a devotee's hand holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame, pinched near a dark beaded wristband. The lamp's flame rises from a shallow bowl on a long handle. Behind, colourful flower garlands in purple, yellow, red, white and green hang in vertical strands. The woman's sari shows pink and orange stripes on the left and turquoise blue at the lower left. A dark backdrop with blurred red and white imagery is visible at right. Only a hand and arm of one person are visible.

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Close photograph of a hand holding a brass oil lamp with a tall, bright flame during a ritual, the lamp on a long handled stand. The person wears a dark rudraksha bracelet on the wrist and a teal blue garment, with a red and gold embroidered blouse visible above. Behind the lamp hang vertical garlands of purple, yellow, red and white flowers with green foliage, arranged as a decorative backdrop. Only the hand and arm of one person are visible, so the people count is one.2018-04-23April 23 20182018-04-23May 30 20182018-05-30 +1 copiesA close photograph of an aarti lamp held aloft by two hands at the lower edge of the frame. A tall flame rises from a brass camphor lamp with a cup-shaped bowl and a handle, set against a dark backdrop. To the left, a blurred gold deity murti or ornament sits beside a garland of red and white flowers. Behind, a blurred red and dark screen with coloured panels. No faces are visible, and the scene suggests an aarti offering during a satsang.2018-04-23Close photo of a priest's hand and forearm holding a metal lamp stand with a lit camphor flame during a Shiva ritual. The priest wears a dark garment and beaded rudraksha-style bracelets. In front, a black Shiva lingam is decorated with red and white flower garlands and a pink rose. Blurred gold ornaments, necklaces and a red cloth fill the background.2015-02-17 +1 copiesApril 23 20182018-04-23Close photograph of a devotee's forearm and hand holding a silver oil lamp with a bright flame, the arm marked with white ash stripes and wearing wooden rudraksha bracelets. The wearer's leopard-print skirt is visible at the left. Behind, garlands of yellow, white and red flowers hang in vertical strands, and at right a figure in colourful striped and gold-embellished textile is partly visible. The lamp appears to be used in a ritual aarti setting.2018-02-13April 23 20182018-04-23Close-up photograph of a hand holding a silver oil lamp (deepam) with a lit flame, while a wick is being touched or adjusted at its base. The wearer's wrist shows black and red threads and a strand of rudraksha beads, and the hand has a faint tattoo. The background is blurred warm reddish-brown. Only a hand and forearm are visible; no face appears. Aarti-style lamp offering.2018-06-04 +1 copiesApril 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a hand holding a small silver lamp with a lit flame, the lamp's petal-shaped bowl raised on a short pedestal. The hand wears a gold bangle on the wrist and a thin band on the fingers. The background is a blurred red cloth. No face is visible, so no one is identified.2012-09-05March 07 20132013-03-07