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Close-up photograph of a metal ladle or spoon held at an angle, pouring ghee or oil in a thin stream into a bright orange flame. The ladle has a beaded, ornamented handle and a shallow bowl catching the warm light. Flames rise and flicker around the pouring stream against a blurred dark background. No people are visible.

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April 26 20182018-04-26November 11 20152015-11-11A close-up photograph of a silver oil lamp with a flaring open flame burning in a shallow bowl on a tall stand, with thin wisps of smoke rising. A hand grips the lamp's curved handle at the lower right. The background is a dark red curtain. No person's face is visible, and no one is identified in the scene.2017-07-30 +2 copiesApril 24 20182018-04-24 +1 copiesOctober 02 20142014-10-02Close-up photograph of a bronze oil lamp with a lit wick and a small white camphor tablet, flame rising from the spout against a blurred warm background. No people or deities are visible; the lamp is the sole subject.2014-07-11September 27 20172017-09-27A close photograph of a hand holding a silver ornate oil lamp (aarti lamp) with a large open flame rising from its top bowl. The lamp has a curved handle and decorative leaf-shaped supports. The background is a blurred orange-red cloth with a pale pink edge and a faint golden figure at right. No people are visible apart from the hand, and no one is identifiable as the a person.2011-01-17A 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.2016-10-05Close-up photograph of a silver lamp holder with a flame rising from its cup, blurred smoke curling upward into the dark background. A hand holding the silver stem is visible at the lower left, its wrist wrapped with a green thread. The blurred warm orange and green shapes behind the flame suggest a dim ritual setting.2016-07-03Close-up photograph of a hand holding a silver oil lamp (deepam) on a long silver handle, with a flame burning from the lamp's wick and warm oil glowing in the cup. The background is softly blurred with muted yellow and white tones. Only a hand and the lamp are visible; no faces appear. The lamp suggests a lighting ritual such as aarti or deepa puja.2016-07-18Close-up photograph of a hand holding a polished silver oil lamp with a curved handle and a cup-shaped bowl, with a long bright orange flame rising sideways from the wick against a dark background. Only a hand is visible; no faces are shown. Lamp is lit as part of a ritual.2013-06-25