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Close photograph of a brass tray holding several lit oil lamps on a red cloth, with incense sticks burning beside them. A seated woman in a blue and white checked sari with bare feet is at the left, and a person in an orange-brown garment and white cloth is at the lower right, blurred in the foreground. The scene suggests a puja or aarti setting, but no deity or a person is visible.

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July 15 20162016-07-15July 15 20162016-07-15A brass tray holding several lit oil lamps glows in a dark room, with flames rising from multiple cups in the foreground. Behind the lamps, a dark patterned cloth and a partially visible hand or arm of a person fill the left side, and a pale fabric edge appears at the right. The scene reads as an evening lamp offering or aarti setting, with the lamps as the clear focal point and no clearly identifiable face visible.2016-07-15July 15 20162016-07-15A photograph of a row of brass puja plates arranged on a low mat along a tiled floor. Several lit oil lamps and small flames burn among plates of yellow flower petals, dark offerings and brass cups, with brass lamp stands and a small conch-shaped vessel. Only forearms, wrists and hands of seated participants are visible at the left and top, with bangles on one wrist and a yellow-and-white patterned sari. Incense smoke rises.2009-11-07Close-up photograph of a brass plate of lit oil lamps, small flames flickering in a row, being tended by a woman's hands in the foreground. Another woman in a saffron-orange sari sits at left, and a second woman in a patterned cream garment and beaded bracelets sits at right. Dark wooden and brass ritual objects, possibly a small stand and vessel, sit blurred in the foreground. The setting is dim with warm lamplight.2016-09-30Close-up photograph of a brass tray holding several small brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit wicks, arranged in a circle on a red cloth-covered surface. A second, empty brass plate sits in the background, and a blurred white-clad figure and a patterned cloth edge appear at the frame edges. No people are clearly visible, and no one is identifiable as a person in the frame.2016-07-15May 17 20142014-05-17Close photograph of several brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit wicks arranged on two polished brass trays against a deep red cloth, with a gilded carved object softly blurred in the upper left. No people are visible; the lamps are the sole subject.2016-07-15Close photograph of brass oil lamps (diyas) burning on polished brass trays in a temple setting. Several lamps with lit wicks and flames sit on a large round tray, with a smaller tray of lamps in the foreground. A hand wearing a purple beaded bracelet lights or adjusts the lamps, a folded white cloth lies beside them, and incense sticks and used matches rest on the ledge. Tall brass pillars and wisps of incense smoke surround the scene. No people's faces are visible.2016-07-19September 30 20162016-09-30Close view of a row of brass puja vessels on a grey floor during a ritual. Oil lamps with lit wicks, brass kalasha-style pots, a small brass bell, and steel trays holding red flowers, rose petals and offerings sit in a line. An orange cloth with a garland rests on a dark mat. In the background, the arm and hand of a person in white garments and a red-striped cloth are visible, seated at the row. Pink petals lie scattered on the floor, and an incense stick rises from one brass holder.2013-09-11