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A close photograph of a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of red and white flowers, orange marigold strands and purple blooms. A golden crown with red bead ornaments sits atop a metal face with a tilak and jewelled adornments. In the foreground, a hand holding a silver multi-branched oil lamp with several burning flames, set before a green backdrop framed by an ornate gold arch. No physical person is visible beyond the hand.

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April 27 20182018-04-27Close 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 copiesA photo of a tiered silver oil lamp with many lit wicks being held up in a temple setting. A hand holding the stand is visible at the bottom right. Behind it sits a copper-coloured crown or mukut studded with red stones, resting on flower garlands of white, orange and yellow. A green cloth and an ornately carved gold-toned arch frame the scene. No physical people are clearly visible beyond the partial hand, and no a person candidate is identifiable in the frame.2018-04-27 +1 copiesApril 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA close photograph of a priest's hand holding a silver aarti plate with five lit oil lamps, with white camphor or flower offering on the tray, during a temple ritual. Behind it are dense garlands of red, yellow and green flowers draped over a deity murti decorated with gold and jewelled ornaments, and a gilded arch in the background. The scene is a Meenakshi Tirukalyanam aarti, with the bangled wrist of the attendant visible at left.2015-04-30 +1 copiesDecember 19 20162016-12-19February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesJune 02 20122012-06-02February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesMarch 02 20182018-03-02February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesClose photo of a silver multi-wick aarti lamp held up in a hand, five flames rising from its cups, with a reddish-maroon garment edge visible at the lower right. Behind it, a blurred backdrop of yellow and red flowers and a golden ornamental arch suggests a puja or aarti offering. Only a hand and a sleeve are visible, so no person's face or full figure appears.2018-04-27 +1 copies