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March 03 20182018-03-03Close-up photograph of a hand holding a lit oil lamp with a bowl-shaped metal dish and a tall stem, flame rising bright orange. The wrist wears a rudraksha bracelet and a rudraksha mala hangs at the arm. Beside it stands a golden-bronze deity murti with a raised arm and ornate peetha with carved silver-toned panels. Warm red and maroon cloth is in the background. Only the hand and arm of the person are visible.2018-03-03March 03 20182018-03-03A close photograph of a bundle of dried grass or straw held in a hand at right, its tip burning with bright orange flames and trailing dark charred fibres. Below, a polished silver ritual tray holds a pile of black charred material with glowing embers. The blurred background shows orange-red cloth. Only the partial hand is visible; no faces are shown.2013-11-07June 04 20182018-06-04 +1 copiesA close photograph of an aarti lamp held aloft by two hands at the lower edge of the frame. A tall flame rises from a brass camphor lamp with a cup-shaped bowl and a handle, set against a dark backdrop. To the left, a blurred gold deity murti or ornament sits beside a garland of red and white flowers. Behind, a blurred red and dark screen with coloured panels. No faces are visible, and the scene suggests an aarti offering during a satsang.2018-04-23June 04 20182018-06-04A close photograph of a hand holding a lit wick to an oil lamp on a silver-toned ritual stand. A bronze female figure. The person's wrist wears a rudraksha mala of dark brown beads. Behind, blurred silver ritual vessels and a warm purple-tinged background suggest a temple puja setting. Only a hand and arm are visible; no face is shown.2018-03-03May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesA 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.2018-06-04Close photograph of a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame held aloft by a hand at lower left, the fingers visible, against a dark blurred background of ornate silver-toned decoration. The flame rises from a metal cup on a long handle. The image shows a ritual lamp waving during an evening ceremony, with no faces visible and no other people in frame.2018-04-24 +1 copiesMarch 29 20132013-03-29