Close-up photo of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp (diya) with a lit flame on a long brass handle, in a blurred ritual setting. Behind it, out-of-focus people in light clothing sit in a row, with warm bokeh lights in the background. The foreground shows a man's bare forearm and partial face at right, turned toward the lamp. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photo of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp (diya) with a lit flame on a long brass handle, in a blurred ritual setting. Behind it, out-of-focus people in light clothing sit in a row, with warm bokeh lights in the background. The foreground shows a man's bare forearm and partial face at right, turned toward the lamp.

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