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March 01 20132013-03-01March 01 20132013-03-01March 03 20132013-03-03 +1 copiesA tiered brass lamp, a multi-level deepam with many lit oil lamps arranged on concentric ring-shaped trays that rise up a central stem, against a dark background. Flames glow along every tier, and a hand holding a long-handled oil lamp enters from the right edge, lighting the top. Warm light scatters across the backdrop. No people are clearly visible other than the partial hand. Ritual lamp lighting, possibly an aarti or deepa puja setting.2013-03-03 +1 copiesA tiered brass lamp stand, a multi-level deepam with many lit oil lamps on concentric scalloped trays, glowing against a dark background. A hand on the right holds a lit taper to light the top tier, and a dark silhouetted arm appears at the left edge. No people's faces are visible. Warm light flickers across the surrounding wall in soft orange spots.2013-03-03A tiered brass aarti lamp, a multi-level lamp stand with many wick lamps, lit with bright flames on every tier, held up against a warm, dim background. Ornate brass shaft at the top, with a curved handle visible at the right edge. No people are clearly visible, only a partial sleeve at the right edge.2013-03-01March 03 20132013-03-03A 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.2011-09-19May 13 20142014-05-13July 16 20132013-07-16 +1 copiesA tall multi-tiered brass lamp stand, a deepam, holds rows of lit oil lamps on six stacked circular trays, each tray ringed with small flickering flames. The ornate stem has decorative bulbs between tiers, and the stand rests on a curved base against a blurred purple and orange background. No people are visible, and the stand is the sole subject of the photograph.2011-09-24Close-up photo of a tiered brass deepam lamp stand holding many lit oil lamps with cotton wicks, arranged in several concentric circular tiers on a central pillar. A human hand supports the base at lower left. Background is a plain pale wall. No people's faces visible; the scene is an aarti-style lamp offering in a worship setting.2013-12-10