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Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass aarti plate with pink flower petals and a lit oil lamp. A bright flame burns in the blurred background, with another lamp at lower right and a blurred orange-clad arm above. The background is dark blue with bokeh lights. A silver ring is visible on a finger. Only a hand and arm are visible, so no face is shown.

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Close photo of a hand holding a small brass dish with a lit oil lamp and a pink flower petal inside. The wrist and sleeve are visible in red-orange cloth, and the blurred background shows more red-orange fabric and a tray with items. No face is visible.2013-10-08October 23 20132013-10-23Close-up photo of a brass aarti plate held in a hand wearing gold bangles, carrying a lit brass oil lamp with a flame and scattered pink rose petals. The background is softly blurred with warm red and maroon clothing and out-of-focus gold ritual items. No faces are visible and no person is identifiable.2013-09-21Close-up photo of a hand holding a brass dish with a lit oil lamp, a flame rising from its centre, and red and white flower petals scattered in the dish. Behind it, out of focus, a second lit brass lamp is held by another hand and figures in orange and saffron clothing are blurred in the background.2013-05-02April 13 20132013-04-13 +2 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22Close-up photo of hands offering a brass oil lamp on a silver plate, the flame lit and a small heap of yellow flower petals beside it. Several other people in orange-red clothing hold similar lit lamps and plates in the blurred background, forming a row of offerings. The setting is a plain pale wall with a soft-focus light.2013-10-03September 10 20122012-09-10Close-up photograph of a pair of hands holding a small polished brass oil lamp on a shallow brass tray, with a lit flame burning in the cup. One hand is raised with the thumb extended at the top left, and a thin yellow-green thread is tied around the wrist at the right. The background is softly blurred in grey and warm tones. No faces are visible, and no one can be identified in the frame.2015-12-20Close-up photo of a brass oil lamp with three flames held in the cupped hands of a person in the foreground, the flames lit against a dark, blurred background. The lamp has a wide bowl on a tall stem, and the hands wear a little red at the fingertips. Blurred figures in the background suggest a ritual setting. Only the hands are visible, and no face of the person holding the lamp is shown clearly.2013-10-07July 27 20132013-07-27October 13 20132013-10-13