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A close, blurred outdoor photograph of a hand holding up an ornate silver aarti lamp with a small cup-shaped flame holder and scrolled curved arm, a small flame flickering in the cup. Green foliage fills the soft background, with a red pole on the right. No people are visible apart from the hand.

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February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20162016-01-15A close photograph of a hand holding a silver oil lamp with a flame burning in its cup. The lamp has a scrolled handle, a small bird-like ornament on the stem, and a flat base. The background is blurred, with warm brown and grey tones. No people's faces are visible, only the hand holding the lamp, consistent with a puja or aarti setting.2011-01-29February 20 20112011-02-20 +1 copiesClose photograph of a silver oil lamp with a single flame held in a hand at the left edge, the hand wrapped with a dark red cloth band. The blurred background shows soft green and warm amber bokeh with a few dim figures and lights. Yellow-green flowers appear at the lower right corner. The scene suggests a lamp being carried during an evening lamp ritual.2016-12-12A close-up photograph of a hand holding a silver ornamental oil lamp (aarti lamp) with a scrolled handle and a small decorative bird figure on its stem, a flame burning in the shallow cup with a thin trail of smoke rising. The background is heavily blurred, showing indistinct figures in white and dark clothing. No identifiable person is clearly visible.2011-01-29A 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-up photograph of a single hand holding a silver-toned ritual oil lamp (aarti lamp) with a lit flame on a curved, scrolled stem and a flared base. The background is a plain, pale greyish-pink wall, and only the hand and lamp are in focus.2011-11-11Close-up photograph of a hand holding a silver ornamental oil lamp with a curled, scrolled handle and a lit flame in its bowl. The blurred background shows a golden textile or decorated surface on the left and a person with a white forehead marking on the right. The lamp is an aarti or puja lamp used in worship.2010-10-16Close-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.2016-07-18December 19 20162016-12-19Close-up photograph of a hand holding a silver aarti lamp with a flaming wick and leaf-shaped ornaments on its stem, offered before a blurred carved stone or wooden deity murti with ornate figures on the right. Warm orange wall in the background. No full human figure is visible.2011-09-19