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Close view of a ritual flame held in a metal camphor-style lamp by a bare-shouldered man in a white cloth, his hands and a silver bangle visible. A red rudraksha-style mala hangs at his neck. Behind him, the background shows red and gold draped fabric, flowers and ritual metal vessels. Only partial faces and shoulders are visible; the flame is the focal point.

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December 19 20162016-12-19January 16 20162016-01-16July 15 20162016-07-15Close-up photograph of a person holding a silver oil lamp with a tall flame, the handle gripped in a hand with a visible ring. The wearer is dressed in white garments with a cream shawl edged in gold border, an orange cord and a rudraksha mala with a small pendant around the neck. The background is soft and blurred, focused on the lit lamp and the hand. Oil lamp ritual offering.2013-03-16A close photograph of a devotee's hand holding a brass aarti lamp with a tall flame rising from its shallow dish, lifted against a warm orange and pink blurred background. The person's gold bangle is visible on the wrist, and only part of the head and face is visible at the left edge. The scene suggests an evening lamp offering during a ritual.2012-01-08A close photograph of an aarti lamp: a brass camphor holder with a tall, bright flame held up against a dim evening sky by a hand, with red petals visible on the fingers. Along the right edge hangs a garland of red, orange, white and green flowers. A small purple and white logo sits in the upper left corner. The bearer is partly visible and no face is shown.2018-04-21Close photo of a hand raising a brass aarti lamp with a large flame and rising smoke, held against a plain pink-beige wall. To the left, a gold-toned deity murti face is partly visible; to the right, garlands of red, orange and white flowers hang beside the lamp. Only a forearm and hand are visible, so no full person is shown.2018-04-21A close-up photograph of a hand holding a silver oil lamp (deepam) with a lit flame, its ornate scrolled stand adorned with a small stone, a gold bangle on the wrist. Behind it, blurred figures include a person with a white horizontal forehead band and white clothing, and another person in yellow in the background. Additional lit oil lamps appear at the left and right edges, and gilded ornamentation sits at the left. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering during a puja.2010-10-16Close photograph of an aarti ritual: a flame burns in a small brass oil lamp on a silver tray held by a person at left, whose wrist bears beaded bracelets. Behind the flame a seated figure in orange-red robes wears multiple strands of rudraksha beads across the chest and rudraksha bracelets on the wrist, gesturing over the flame with raised hands. The background is ornate gold-toned metalwork. a person appears seated in orange ritual attire with rudraksha malas, performing the lamp offering.2018-03-12April 14 20182018-04-14October 07 20112011-10-07A close photograph of a man in white ritual clothing holding a lit brass oil lamp in his right hand during a puja. A flame burns on the lamp, and the man wears beaded necklaces and metal bangles on his wrist. The background is blurred, with a blurred figure in white on the right and a red-orange cloth at the bottom right. The image is dim and focused on the lamp and hands.2011-02-13