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May 21 2016

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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.2011-11-27A close photograph of a tiered brass aarti lamp held aloft by a person's hands, with multiple tiers of lit oil lamps and flames rising from each level. Only the hands and forearm are visible; one wrist wears a gold bangle. The background is a blurred pinkish-beige room with a red wall and a ceiling light.2016-08-04A tiered brass lamp stand with multiple rings of lit oil lamps is held aloft by a hand wearing a rudraksha bracelet of beads. Flames burn on each of the six tiers and at the crown of the stand against a dark red background. The brass lamp appears to be an aarti lamp used in ritual worship. No person's face is visible, and no one else is in the frame.2014-07-11Photograph of a tiered brass oil lamp (deepa stand) with many lit wicks on a metal table, flames glowing in the foreground. Behind it, blurred women in orange saris with gold borders stand in a row; one at right wears white ash stripes on her arms and forehead. Other lamp stands with lit wicks line the table. The brass stand has bell-shaped feet and a curled handle. Ritual lamp lighting at a temple-style setting.2016-05-24March 01 20132013-03-01August 04 20172017-08-04Close-up photo of a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps on multiple circular tiers, held aloft by two hands wearing rudraksha bead bracelets, one with a red thread. The blurred golden background suggests a temple setting with a red cloth below. Only the hands and forearms of the person holding the lamp are visible.2014-06-06A tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple tiers of lit oil lamps is held aloft by a pair of hands, one wearing a beaded wrist band. The lamp has ornate silver scrollwork on its stem and base. The blurred background shows warm orange, red and green tones. No people are fully visible beyond the hands.2013-05-15November 07 20112011-11-07November 07 20112011-11-07A photograph of a tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp (aarti lamp) with many lit wicks and a large flame rising from the top. Several rings of small flames surround the lamp on a striped woven mat, and a brass figure stands beside it. Blurred white-clad figures sit in the background and a hand in white cloth holds the base. The scene suggests an evening aarti ritual. Watermarked text along the right edge is excluded.2007-12-07A multi-tiered silver lamp stand with many lit oil lamps glows against a dark background, as a blurred figure in a red-pink garment holds a brass lamp toward it. The flames are arranged on several tiered plates. The person's face is not visible, and no other people are seen.2011-11-09