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A photograph of a lit oil lamp flame held on a dark metal tray in a dimly lit room. The flame is tall and bright orange, with smoke rising from it. Blurred figures behind the lamp appear to be bare-chested men. No deity murti or garlands are clearly visible.

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April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesJanuary 22 20172017-01-22Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, the fingers extended in a ritual gesture. Behind it, blurred seated figures in white dhotis and bare upper bodies with white markings on the skin, and a few out-of-focus orange-clad people. The setting appears to be a devotional gathering with oil lamps lit in the background. Two or more people are visible in the blurred background, with the foreground hand belonging to a single person.2017-01-22Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, extended forward. Behind it, blurred figures sit in white and bare-chested ritual dress with wrist malas and bangles, seemingly in a ceremonial gathering. A yellow-orange cloth lies in the lower right foreground. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering with an oil lamp.2017-01-22December 07 20162016-12-07July 15 20162016-07-15Close-up photograph of a lit camphor flame burning on a flat brass tray in a dim shrine room. The flame rises tall and bright orange-yellow beside a dark crumbled camphor piece. To the right stands a polished brass lamp stand with ornate engraved bands. Blurred background shows other brass ritual objects, a bronze lamp and hanging red and green decorations. No people are visible.2010-12-21October 07 20112011-10-07Close photo of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp (deepam) with a lit flame on a brass stand. Warm blurred background in red and orange tones, with an out-of-focus figure in white at the left edge. No faces visible; the setting appears to be an evening ritual or satsang lamp offering.2016-07-15Evening ritual with a brass oil lamp burning in the foreground, held aloft by a child in a purple shirt with a striped sleeve. Behind him a bald man with white tilak marks on his forehead wears a white and cream cloth, and other seated devotees, including children and women in white, fill the blurred background with warm bokeh lights from many small flames.2011-12-15March 16 20202020-03-16 +2 copiesClose-up photograph of a brass oil lamp on a stand with a tall, bright flame rising from its bowl, the flame curling and smoking upward against a dark background. To the right, a partially visible woman with a bindi and a dark beaded rudraksha-style bracelet extends her hand toward the lamp. Warm orange light and blurred golden bokeh fill the frame. No a person candidate is visibly present.2017-08-15