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June 02 2012

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A close-up photo of a silver-toned multi-branched oil lamp (aarti lamp) with several lit flames rising from its cups, supported on a stem with decorative scrollwork and animal-form arms. White flower garlands and a glittering bead or chain drape the background. No people are visible.2012-06-02Close photo of a brass multi-branched aarti lamp with five ornate spouts, its flames burning high and bright. A hand, partly visible at the lower right, holds the lamp base, which rests on pink and white flower petals. Pink flower garlands fill the blurred background, with a brass vessel visible at the right. Lamp flame and garland imagery suggest a temple aarti.2012-06-05 +1 copiesClose photo of a silver multi-wick aarti lamp held up in a hand, five flames rising from its cups, with a reddish-maroon garment edge visible at the lower right. Behind it, a blurred backdrop of yellow and red flowers and a golden ornamental arch suggests a puja or aarti offering. Only a hand and a sleeve are visible, so no person's face or full figure appears.2018-04-27 +1 copiesOctober 11 20152015-10-11April 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copiesA close photograph of a silver multi-wick aarti lamp held on a silver tray by a woman in the foreground, its five flames burning brightly with smoke rising. Her hand wears bangles and henna-style detail, and a golden patterned sari edge is visible at left. Small white flowers and yellow petals rest on the tray. The background is blurred in orange and cream tones.2016-01-02A close photograph of a hand holding a polished silver ritual lamp with five lit oil flames on a tiered base and curved ornamental arms. The blurred background shows warm orange and gold tones. No people's faces are visible and no one is identifiable as a person in the scene.2014-01-07August 12 20132013-08-12Close photograph of a hand holding a small polished silver oil lamp with a curved handle and a small dark metal ornament shaped like a bird on its rim, while a bright flame burns from a wick in the shallow bowl. Blurred warm background suggests a temple or ritual setting. No person's face is visible, and the hand is the only human element.2013-06-26July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a silver oil lamp held in a hand during a ritual. The small silver lamp has a handle and a rooster-shaped finial on its rim, and its flame burns with a tall orange tongue. It rests on an ornate golden tray with metal vessels blurred in the background. The hand shows a tattoo on the wrist. No other people are visible.2013-06-08June 02 20122012-06-02