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October 13 2013

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Close-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.2013-09-21A row of women in orange-saffron clothing hold small brass oil lamps on plates with pink and orange flower petals, performing an aarti-style offering. In the foreground, a woman with short hair and a white forehead band holds a lit brass lamp, wearing gold bangles and drop earrings. Several other women behind her, also in orange and with rudraksha-style beads, are blurred in the background. Warm lamplight and a red curtain fill the setting.2013-09-20October 23 20132013-10-23September 29 20132013-09-29Close 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.2013-10-08September 29 20132013-09-29Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass plate with a lit clay oil lamp, its flame bright on the wick. Blurred hands and arms are raised in the background, some holding small lamps or offerings. Warm reddish and orange tones fill the soft-focus backdrop.2014-08-24Close-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.2013-05-02October 02 20112011-10-02October 08 20132013-10-08A close photo of a woman's hand holding a brass dish with a lit oil lamp (diya) with a floating wick in a petal-shaped cup. She wears gold bangles and a deep red sari with gold zari border. Behind her, a green and red woven cloth holds small brass lamps, a red bowl and a white flower with yellow centre. No person's face is visible and no one else is shown. Only one person's hand and arm are visible.2012-10-19September 26 20132013-09-26