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September 14 2014

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April 04 20182018-04-04 +1 copiesApril 04 20182018-04-04Close-up photo of a flaming torch held by a hand in the foreground, with the bright orange fire and wick clearly visible against a dark background. Behind it, blurred figures in saffron and orange robes stand in low light. No face of any person is visible; the focus is the fire and the robed arms.2018-03-02March 03 20182018-03-03March 12 20182018-03-12A close photograph of a ritual fire: a bundle of dried straw or grass stalks tied with string is held over a round silver metal tray, with bright orange flames and glowing red embers licking up from the bundle's end. Smoke drifts across the dark background. Blurred hands, one with a silver bangle and another holding the bundle, are visible at the frame edges. No faces are visible.2018-06-04April 20 20182018-04-20 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a brass aarti lamp held by a hand, its wide flat tray and tall flames blazing bright orange and yellow against a soft pink-white cloth backdrop. The ornate brass stem with scrolled base is visible; the rest of the scene is blurred and no faces or full figures are shown.2016-05-24October 15 20172017-10-15A close photograph of a sacred fire burning in a dark fire pit, with tall orange flames rising from a bed of glowing embers and charred wood. Behind the fire, a seated person wearing a pale cream-white robe and a reddish-brown shawl or wrap sits cross-legged, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at the right edge. Thin dry grass stalks lie around the fire pit. The setting appears to be an evening homa or yagna fire ritual. Only partial body parts are visible, and the person's face is not shown.2009-11-19A close photograph of a person in a rust-orange garment holding a bundle of dried straw or grass ablaze over a shallow round metal tray. Flames and sparks leap from the bundle, and burnt red and orange fragments lie in the tray. The person wears a braided rudraksha-style bead bracelet and a layered beaded necklace with a large pendant. The arm shows a small tattoo. The scene appears to be a fire ritual, with the lit bundle and tray. Only the arm, hand, torso and bracelet are visible, with a dark background behind the fire.2018-06-04 +1 copiesMarch 11 20182018-03-11