Ceremonial lit candle carries Hindu prayers on River Ganges at sunrise by holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Ceremonial lit candle carries Hindu prayers on River Ganges at Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Woman worshipper holding a lighted candle in a church in Zagorsk, Russia

Lighted candles offering Buddhist prayers at Dharmarajika Stupa at Sarnath near Varanasi, Northern India

Lighted candles in a brown bowl

Still life of orchids, candles and seashell