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A close photograph of a priest performing an aarti ritual, holding a silver lamp cup with a bright flame rising from it. He wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered maroon and gold waistcloth and a sacred thread at his chest. Beside the lamp, a coconut wrapped in yellow marigold garlands sits on a tray. The background is softly blurred.

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January 16 20162016-01-16April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesClose photograph of a flame burning in a silver ritual cup on a striped cloth, with a small brass lamp behind it. A basket of pink flowers and white blossoms sits to the left, and a blurred orange-clad figure appears in the background. No people are clearly visible in focus; the setting suggests a ritual or puja.2017-08-22Close-up photo of an aarti ritual: a priest in a white dhoti holds a silver camphor lamp with a large open flame in his right hand, while his left hand holds a small silver vessel. Only his hands, arms and lower body are visible, with a gold bangle on his wrist and a gold chain at his neck. He wears an orange shawl draped over the left side. The background is blurred with red and white striped pillars. Smoke rises from the flame.2010-12-19 +1 copiesMay 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesDecember 19 20162016-12-19January 08 20122012-01-08Close-up photograph of a hand holding a silver oil lamp with a flame burning in its bowl. The hand wears a silver bangle and is raised in front of blurred ritual items, including silver plates and pink flowers. In the soft background a person in a yellow-green top is partly visible. The scene suggests a ritual lamp offering during a puja setting.2011-01-29Close view of a ritual flame held in a metal camphor-style lamp by a bare-shouldered man in a white cloth, his hands and a silver bangle visible. A red rudraksha-style mala hangs at his neck. Behind him, the background shows red and gold draped fabric, flowers and ritual metal vessels. Only partial faces and shoulders are visible; the flame is the focal point.2015-07-16September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesClose photo of a hand raising a brass aarti lamp with a large flame and rising smoke, held against a plain pink-beige wall. To the left, a gold-toned deity murti face is partly visible; to the right, garlands of red, orange and white flowers hang beside the lamp. Only a forearm and hand are visible, so no full person is shown.2018-04-21June 04 20062006-06-04