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A close shot of a raised brass aarti lamp held aloft by a hand wrapped with a dark beaded cord, its flame burning upward against a dim purple and pink tented ceiling. Only the forearm and hand are visible at the bottom of the frame, with no other people shown. The lamp has a scrolled stem and a cup-shaped base.

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A hand holds a brass double-tiered aarti lamp with a bright open flame and smoke rising against a dark background. The lamp is raised in front of a decorated altar with garlands of red, pink, yellow and white flowers and sparkling bead-work arches. Only a hand and forearm are visible, so the performer is not shown; the scene is an evening aarti offering before a deity murti.2018-04-18December 22 20172017-12-22April 21 20182018-04-21A 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.2018-04-23April 21 20182018-04-21May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a forearm in a purple sleeve holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame and a thin wisp of smoke, shown against a blurred pink wall with a bright rectangular light panel behind it. The lamp has a bowl-shaped top on a branching stem with a bell-shaped base, and the hand grips it by the stem. Only the arm is visible, so no full person can be seen and no a person candidate appears.2011-11-07Close-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 copiesClose photograph of a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame held aloft by a hand at lower left, the fingers visible, against a dark blurred background of ornate silver-toned decoration. The flame rises from a metal cup on a long handle. The image shows a ritual lamp waving during an evening ceremony, with no faces visible and no other people in frame.2018-04-24 +1 copiesMay 31 20182018-05-31November 01 20112011-11-01