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Close-up photograph of a small dark copper or bronze bowl on a brass stand, holding a bright orange flame rising from its center. Behind it sits a clear plastic bag filled with white flowers and green leaves, and a green container is partly visible at left. The wooden surface and brass stand suggest a ritual fire offering. No people are visible in the frame.

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October 08 20072007-10-08October 16 20072007-10-16Close photo of a brass oil lamp with three lit wicks held on a brass dish in the foreground, flames glowing against a soft-focus background. Blurred in the left foreground is a shaved-headed person in white clothing, with a red curtain behind and a pale wall at right. The lamp is the clear focus. No deity image is clearly visible.2013-11-23Close-up photograph of a single tall flame rising from a wick on a brass or metal oil lamp in the foreground. The background is blurred warm orange and golden tones with soft silvery bokeh on the left. No people are clearly visible; the image focuses on the lamp flame.2013-11-20December 28 20092009-12-28Close-up photo of a person in a reddish-orange robe holding a silver camphor or oil lamp with a bright open flame and smoke rising from its dish, during a ritual aarti or puja at night. The bare forearm shows a tattoo. In the lower right, folded white cloths with green stripes, a small pink flower and yellow-tinted leaves are tied to a bundle. Only the lamp-holder's arm and robe are visible; no face is shown.2018-05-10 +1 copiesA small brass oil lamp with a flared, petal-edged bowl on a short pedestal stands lit on a wooden table in the foreground. Its single flame is bright and upright. The background is a blurred wall of red and grey rock or painted surface. No people, statues or ritual figures are visible, and the lamp is the sole subject.1999-01-01Close-up photograph of a brass oil lamp with a flared bowl and a stem, its bowl decorated with a band of embossed foliate scrollwork. A bright flame burns inside the bowl. A hand holds the stem at the bottom edge, and blurred white-clad figures stand at the sides of the frame.2007-10-08Close-up photograph of a single lit oil lamp on a dark background. A tall flame rises from a shallow dark metal cup on an ornate wrought-iron stand with scrolled curls. The flame is bright yellow-orange, and a dark blue draped cloth fills the backdrop. No people are visible; only the lamp and flame are in the frame.2016-12-12October 08 20072007-10-08Close-up photograph of a single tall flame rising from a charred cotton wick sitting on a flat golden metal lamp base, with a blurred warm background of soft bokeh lights and smoke. No people are visible. The wick is partly burnt and dark, and the flame is bright yellow-orange at its base, tapering upward against a dark red-brown backdrop.2013-11-20November 26 20132013-11-26