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A night photograph of an aarti ritual. A bare arm wearing a bangle and a metal bracelet holds up a brass aarti lamp with a tall, flickering flame rising from its wick, with wisps of smoke drifting upward. The background is dark, with blurred string lights strung across it and faint silhouettes of people at the bottom edge.

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September 15 20162016-09-15January 08 20122012-01-08Close photograph of a hand holding a silver aarti lamp with a large open flame rising from its bowl, against a dark blurred background. Only the hand and forearm of one person are visible, wearing a red thread on the wrist. Smoke trails from the flame, indicating an evening ritual lamp offering.2017-05-31 +1 copiesApril 06 20132013-04-06September 27 20172017-09-27September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA close photograph of a hand raised in the dark, holding a brass aarti lamp with multiple lit wicks and curved decorative arms, flames rising and smoke drifting to the left. The person's forearm shows white ash markings and they wear a thin wrist string and bangles. Plain black background. No faces visible.2016-12-15A close photograph of a devotee's hand holding a brass aarti lamp with a tall flame rising from its shallow dish, lifted against a warm orange and pink blurred background. The person's gold bangle is visible on the wrist, and only part of the head and face is visible at the left edge. The scene suggests an evening lamp offering during a ritual.2012-01-08September 15 20162016-09-15April 20 20182018-04-20December 15 20162016-12-15Close photograph of a single flame burning on a lamp held in a hand at lower left, against a very dark background with a blurred red glow and blurred shapes at right. The flame rises upward with a wisp of smoke. No faces are visible, only the hand and lamp, so no person is identified.2017-08-16 +1 copies