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A tiered brass lamp stand with five circular trays, each holding many lit oil lamps, rises through the dark frame. A hand reaches in from the upper right to hold or tend the top lamp, and a second hand appears at the lower right. Smoke or incense wisps rise past the flames. No people's faces are visible and no other figures are present in the frame. This appears to be an aarti-style lamp offering set against a black background.

A tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp stand with five circular tiers, each holding numerous lit wick flames, glowing against a dark temple interior. Blurred background shows faint figures in red clothing and gold ornamental elements. Photo appears to be a temple ritual setting, with the lamp as the main subject.

A tiered brass lamp, a multi-level aarti or deepam stand with many lit oil lamps across its several round tiers, held up in the foreground against a dim reddish background. A blurred shaved-headed person's head and shoulder appear at lower left, and golden ornate decorations are visible at right. The bright flames glow warmly in a temple-like setting.

A tiered silver oil lamp stand with multiple rows of lit oil lamps (diyas) glows in the foreground on a silver tray, with smaller brass lamps beside it. A dark curtain and a stage tripod stand sit in the blurred background. No people are visible; the scene shows an oil lamp lighting ritual at an indoor stage.

A photograph of a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps arranged in multiple rings on a central stand with curved brass legs. A hand reaches in from the left to light or tend the flames. The background is dark and out of focus, with no clearly visible people. The image shows a ritual lamp being lit, consistent with an aarti offering.

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A tall brass multi-tier oil lamp stand with five tiers of lit oil lamps glows against a dark temple interior. Many small flames flicker along each circular tray. In the blurred background, a figure in red clothing and a gilded ornamental structure are faintly visible, but no people are clearly in focus. The lamp stand is the main subject, set in a dim ritual space.

A tiered brass oil lamp stand, a nilavilakku-style lamp, glows with many small lit wicks arranged on several ascending tiers against a dark, softly blurred interior. No people are visible; the lamp is the sole subject, its flames providing warm light.

A multi-tiered brass lamp stand holds many lit oil lamps across several rising tiers, glowing warmly against a dim, blurred background. A hand with a gold bangle holds a brass ladle-shaped lamp, tilting it toward the stand as if lighting or offering flame. No faces are visible, and no people beyond the hand are shown. Ritual deepa aarti is visible, with flames as the central focus.

Photograph of a tall multi-tiered brass lamp stand, a deepa or aarti lamp, with about two dozen oil lamps burning in five stacked tiers against a dark background. A hand wearing a rudraksha bracelet reaches in from the left to tend the lamps. Smoke rises from several flames. No people's faces are visible, and no identifiable a person figure appears in the scene.

A tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps arranged on multiple round shelves around a central vertical stem, flames glowing against a dark background. It is held for ritual offering during a pancha aarti. No people are visible, only the lit lamp.