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Close-up photograph of a ritual puja table in a dim setting with red draped fabric behind. A brass oil lamp with a tall flame and wisps of smoke stands at centre beside a brass handbell with a curved handle. Fresh marigold and red flower garlands, green leaves and a small brass plate of offerings sit at right. A dark sleeve and hand, adorned with a bead bracelet, reach in from the left edge. No faces are visible and no person can be identified from this frame.

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November 01 20112011-11-01A close photograph of a hand holding a dark bronze aarti lamp with a brass handle, a tall orange flame rising from its bowl against a deep red curtain. The wearer's wrist shows a beaded rudraksha bracelet. Only the hand and lamp are visible; no face is shown. The lamp appears to be used in an aarti or ritual offering.2016-09-18February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesOctober 17 20122012-10-17A close photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp cup with a lit flame rising from its rim, set against deep red draped curtains. Smoke curls upward from the flame. The hand wears a ring, and the blurred background gives a ceremonial, devotional mood. No face or full body is visible.2016-10-05February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesJanuary 22 20172017-01-22April 24 20182018-04-24 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a ritual aarti lamp, a silver camphor burner with a large bright flame, held by a hand entering from the right. The silver lamp has a dish and stand, and a second flame glows out of focus behind it. Red and yellow marigold garlands sit at the left edge, and a green leaf rests at the lower right on a blurred patterned cloth. No face is visible and no one else is shown clearly.2017-09-27 +1 copiesOctober 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a puja set-up on a brown and gold cloth. A blurred hand, the only visible human part, reaches toward a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Beside it stands a tall brass bell with a curved handle, and a brass vessel with a spoon. White and yellow plumeria flowers lie in a brass plate in the foreground, with a few red petals. The scene is shallow-focus and shows no visible face or full figure.2013-12-16May 03 20142014-05-03