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Top-down close view of a brass lamp with five lit wicks rising from a star-shaped dish filled with oil, stained with red kumkum. A small brass pedestal stands in the centre. The lamp rests on a green banana leaf scattered with red and pink flower petals; a bangled wrist enters at the left edge.

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June 19 20142014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA close photograph of a brass multi-branched oil lamp (aarti lamp) held in a hand, with four flames burning on its cups. Pink flowers and a pink garland are blurred in the background, and a gold bangle is visible on the wrist. Green leaves and a pink flower bud rest on the tray beneath the lamp. No people's faces are visible, only hands and a wrist.2012-05-12August 12 20162016-08-12Close-up photograph of a brass oil lamp with five burning wicks, flames rising bright and orange against a soft blurred background. A framed picture edge appears at the left and a red and white floral arrangement at the right; no people are visible in the frame.2013-10-08Close photo of a brass multi-branched aarti lamp with five ornate spouts, its flames burning high and bright. A hand, partly visible at the lower right, holds the lamp base, which rests on pink and white flower petals. Pink flower garlands fill the blurred background, with a brass vessel visible at the right. Lamp flame and garland imagery suggest a temple aarti.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19April 14 20182018-04-14June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a priest's hands performing aarti with a brass five-flame lamp (aarti lamp) on a brass tray. Four flames rise from the lamp's branches and a central flame, with a pink flower petal on the tray. The priest's hand on the right grips the tray; his other hand, with rings, is raised at the left edge. Blurred gold ritual items and white flowers sit in the background. Only hands are visible, no face shown.2012-05-09 +1 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10