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October 13 2011

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A tall polished brass oil lamp stands in the foreground against a dark navy drape. Its top holds a peacock-shaped finial with raised wings and a looped crest, above a wide flared dish with a small flame or wick visible at the rim. The shaft has repeated turned bands, lotus-like petal carving and engraved floral motifs down to a flared base. Blurred warm orange and red fabric appears at the left and right edges. No people are visible.2011-10-13October 13 20112011-10-13A tall ornate brass oil lamp (nilavilakku) with a peacock-shaped finial on top stands on a stone floor against a dark curtain. A single flame burns in the upper dish. The lamp's shaft is engraved with lotus and leaf patterns. No people are visible.2011-09-14September 16 20112011-09-16Close-up photograph of a brass oil lamp with a decorative peacock-shaped finial, its wings raised and neck curved, mounted on a turned stem with ribbed bands above a flared, engraved base. A lit wick flame burns at the rim of the lamp on the right. The background is dark and blurred, with another brass lamp stand visible behind. No people are present.2011-09-16Close-up photograph of an ornate gilded brass oil lamp (deepam) with a peacock-shaped finial. The peacock stands upright on a fluted stem, its tail feathers fanned out behind it and its beak holding a curled scroll-like ornament. The lamp's lotus-petal style lobed bowl is lit by a single flickering oil lamp wick at the lower left. The background is a deep blue with a blurred pinkish area at the right edge.2011-10-02August 19 20132013-08-19Close-up photograph of an ornate brass oil lamp (deepam) with a peacock-shaped stem and tail feathers, engraved with leaf and scale patterns, set on a shallow lobed bowl against a dark background. Faint blurred shapes appear at the right edge.2011-10-22June 25 20132013-06-25 +2 copiesJune 07 20132013-06-07Close-up photograph of a brass oil lamp (deepam) with a peacock-shaped finial on a tall stem against a black background. A single flame burns in the lamp's spout on the right, and the lit flame and warm highlights catch the ornate engraved metal of the bird and the base. No people are visible; the lamp is the sole subject, with a faint small logo in the lower-left corner and a vertical copyright line of text on the right edge.2017-11-15August 19 20132013-08-19