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A woman in a grey top stands at a shrine, holding a brass lamp aloft with one hand while steadying it with the other, its flame flaring brightly in the centre of the frame. Behind her, a brass tray holds offerings and small vessels on a counter, and additional brass lamps and shrine objects are visible in the background. Her head is turned toward the lamp as she performs arati. No other people are visible, and no person is identifiable as a person in this image.

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A woman in a grey cardigan over a dark red sari performs aarti in a home shrine. She holds a brass bell in one raised hand and a lit oil lamp in the other, its flame glowing brightly. Behind her a flat-screen TV sits on a shelf with framed deity images, white orchids and a brass tray holding flowers and small vessels.2022-03-19A woman in a black blouse and orange-bordered sari performs aarti at a home shrine, holding a brass lamp with a flame while ringing a brass bell in her other hand. A brass tray with flower petals, a small cup and offerings sits on a glass shelf below a flat-screen TV, with framed deity images and small murtis behind her, and white orchids in a vase beside her.2022-03-12A woman in a green sari with a gold border leans over a white cabinet-style altar in a room with cream-coloured walls and tall paned windows. On the altar stand two deity murtis in gold and red-and-yellow garments with crowns, one beside a small ornate silver shrine model. She is reaching toward a brass plate of offerings with her hand. Several rows of small painted figurines stand on shelves at the left edge, and a dark mat covers the floor.2022-03-14May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a brass oil lamp with a dark bronze bowl holding a tall, bright flame, set on a gold-toned brass stand on a metal surface. Behind it, a larger gold brass lamp stand is slightly out of focus, and a silver tray with more brass lamp stands sits at the lower right edge. No people are visible; the scene shows ritual lamps arranged for worship.2020-07-04May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesA woman in a pale turquoise sari with a dark blouse sits cross-legged on a floor, holding a brass lamp with a flaming wick aloft in her right hand while her left hand rests near a brass vessel. In front of her, a large ornate brass bowl or plate holds pink rose petals and a small lit candle, surrounded by brass ritual items. Behind her a shrine cabinet displays several small deity murtis in glass compartments. The image has a decorative border of red roses and pink flowers.2022-02-19May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA woman in a dark maroon patterned top and green-and-dark skirt sits cross-legged on the floor, holding a small brass vessel and waving or pouring it over a low wooden table. The table holds brass plates with fruit, sweets and small offerings, and several lit oil lamps and a flame. Smoke or incense rises in the warm-lit room. At right, a shrine with gilded deity murti figures and a brass kalasha stands on a white cabinet, with garlands and gold cloth decorating it, consistent with a home puja during Karthigai Deepam celebrations.2020-11-29A close photograph of a temple aarti ritual at night. A hand holds a brass plate of burning camphor or oil flame, with a bright orange fire in the centre and a small piece of camphor being lit. A second hand in saffron cloth at the left edge holds a fragment of orange fabric near a tall brass lamp stand. Behind, gold-coloured temple ornaments and a shrine structure are faintly visible. No clearly visible face of a candidate a person is shown; only hands and sleeves appear.2012-05-14A woman in a rust-red and brown patterned long-sleeved dress sits at a low red-draped table performing a puja. She holds a small brass bell in one hand and a brass implement in the other, with lit candles and brass oil lamps, bowls of offerings, a brass kalasha-style pitcher and a small brass lamp on the table. On the right, a shelf with ornate gold-and-red deity murtis, decorated with gold garlands and jewellery, stands near a lit brass lamp. The wall behind is pale pink.2020-12-03