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Close-up photo of a silver ornate oil lamp with a curled handle and floral relief on its body, pouring a thin stream of golden oil or ghee down toward the lower frame. Behind it, blurred garlands of yellow and orange marigolds hang on a dark-red textile backdrop, with a bokeh of warm lights. No people are visible; the lamp is the subject.

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December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08January 08 20122012-01-08Close-up photo of a silver-toned ritual vessel with an elephant-head spout pouring a stream of golden liquid. Two blurred people sit in the background: a woman with dark hair on the left and a shaved-headed man in white with gold necklaces on the right. Warm orange and dark tones dominate the frame.2011-12-20December 08 20112011-12-08Close photograph of a hand holding an ornate silver oil lamp with a long handle, its spout shaped like an elephant head and a flower-patterned square base; hot oil drips from the spout. Blurred background shows a figure in a dark maroon garment and a warm-lit temple setting. A sliver of an orange-and-gold garment appears at the right edge. No face of the blurred figure is clearly visible, and no identification is made.2011-12-20January 08 20122012-01-08December 28 20112011-12-28Close-up photograph of a silver abhishekam vessel shaped with an elephant-head spout, its trunk curled upward, pouring a thin stream of liquid downward. The vessel has a square body with an embossed lotus-like rosette and a flat lid with a twisted handle. Behind it, blurred, is a deity murti adorned with yellow and red flower garlands and a crown, and a person in white clothing stands at the left edge.2012-01-08Close-up photograph of an ornate silver oil lamp with a curled handle and a square base engraved with a floral medallion, held in the foreground. Behind it, out of focus, a figure in orange and gold ceremonial clothing with a garland of yellow flowers and a white-clad person stand in a temple setting, with warm lamplight and an orange backdrop. A puja or aarti scene with the lamp as the focal object.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08