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Close photo of a ritual setting with two brass oil lamps (lamps) lit with flames, each decorated with white jasmine-style flower garlands. Hands of devotees in white clothing, one with gold-bordered yellow cloth, hold and tend the lamps. Banana leaves on the floor hold rice grains, red kumkum, pink flowers, a lime, incense sticks and a matchbox. Smoke rises from the incense. Only partially visible arms and hands are shown; no full faces are visible.

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June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesClose photo of a ritual lamp being lit during a puja. Several brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand on a brass stand decorated with white jasmine garlands, and a brass kalasha-style pot with a cross-like finial is visible. A woman's hands with bangles hold or cup toward the flame, and she wears white clothing with a gold-brocaded border. Behind the lamps is a small framed picture of a bearded man in orange-red clothing, and a green banana leaf with offerings lies at the bottom left. Incense smoke drifts across the frame.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA brass multi-wick oil lamp with a peacock-shaped top and several lit flames stands on a green banana leaf covered with scattered white rice and red kumkum powder. A white jasmine flower garland is draped around its stem, and a person in a white garment with a red thread on the wrist stands behind it, partly visible. The scene reads as a puja offering.2014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesClose photograph of a tall brass multi-wick oil lamp (deepam) with five burning flames, set on a silver-rimmed tray of raw rice. Garlands of white and yellow flowers decorate the lamp's top and base. Around it sit bananas, a bundle of orange thread, pink flower, turmeric and kumkum-marked leaves, and a red cloth. Hands and a light silk garment are visible at the left edge. Banana leaves and small offering plates with flowers and fruit lie on the floor behind. This appears to be a puja or aarti setup with oil lamp and offerings. No readable text is visible.2011-03-23Photo 11687598 +2 copiesClose view of a seated woman in a cream and gold-bordered cotton sari with a fine checked pattern, holding a brass oil lamp with several lit wicks and a garland of white flowers wrapped around its stem. Her arm and wrist with a thin gold bangle are visible, and another person's hand in a dark red garment rests on the lamp base near a green leaf and scattered petals on the floor. A small ID card is pinned to her blouse. The setting appears to be a seated ritual gathering.2014-06-19January 10 20172017-01-10Close photograph of a dimly lit puja arrangement on a reflective surface. Two brass oil lamps with flames stand in the foreground, one on a footed stand and another on a small stand beside an incense stick in a holder. Behind them a green tray holds yellow marigold petals and a brass cup, and a plain brass pot sits to the right. A portion of white cloth is visible at the right edge. No people are clearly visible, only a hand-free edge of fabric.2011-08-03January 10 20172017-01-10June 19 20142014-06-19