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Close photograph of a person's right hand holding a small dark clay oil lamp with a lit flame at its wick. The wrist wears a red thread bracelet with a small square metal or silver amulet. The sleeve of the cream or pale pink garment is visible, and the background is a blurred red wall. A red-tinted overlay runs along the left edge of the image. Only one physical person is partially visible, shown by the hand and arm.

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Close-up photo of a hand holding a small clay oil lamp on a brass plate, flame lit, with a black rudraksha-style bead bracelet and gold bangle on the wrist. The person wears white clothing. Blurred figures nearby hold a brass oil lamp and a brass bell, with a red-robed arm visible at the right edge.2013-09-29January 23 20132013-01-23Close-up photo of two hands holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame. The upper hand, adorned with gold rings, shields the flame while the lower hand cups the lamp's base. A wrist with a dark bracelet is visible at right, and blurred red and cream fabric appears at left. The lamp is a brass oil lamp used in ritual lighting, and the scene suggests an aarti or puja moment.2015-12-20August 04 20142014-08-04December 19 20132013-12-19December 20 20152015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20Close photograph of a person's hand holding a small brass oil lamp (diya) with a single lit flame on a shallow fluted base. The hand wears a gold-toned bangle and the wrist is visible. Behind it, a person in a white garment with a dark cord or thread across the shoulder and a red sleeve in the background, with a blurred indoor setting. No faces are visible.2012-05-31Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp (diya) with a lit flame, the lamp on a stem with a flared cup. The fingers have reddish-painted nails and a thin ring is visible on one finger. The wearer's white clothing blurs in the background, with a warm orange-red fabric area at upper left.2013-12-05Close-up photo of a ritual aarti moment: a hand in the foreground cups a small brass plate holding a lit clay oil lamp with a bright flame. Behind it, a second hand raises a brass vessel or plate, and a blurred woman with dark hair sits against a red backdrop. The hand in front wears beaded bracelets and a gold bangle. No identifiable a person figure is visible; the scene shows only partial hands and a blurred devotee.2013-09-29Close photograph of a hand held palm-up holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, wrist wearing an orange bracelet and a thin gold watch on a white sleeve. Blurred figures in white clothes with orange-red beaded cords in the background, and another small lit oil lamp held on a brass tray at lower left.2013-12-17Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, extended forward. Behind it, blurred figures sit in white and bare-chested ritual dress with wrist malas and bangles, seemingly in a ceremonial gathering. A yellow-orange cloth lies in the lower right foreground. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering with an oil lamp.2017-01-22