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December 07 20162016-12-07 +1 copiesPhoto 11710725 +2 copiesA 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.2016-07-15August 02 20172017-08-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a tall tiered brass lamp stand, a nilavilakku-style standing lamp with five or six round tiers, each ringed with many lit oil lamps with orange wicks. The flames glow against a blurred warm background of gold and red tones, with a patterned mat at the base. No people are visible in the scene.2011-09-16A 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.2014-07-11December 07 20162016-12-07Photo 11710723June 06 20142014-06-06May 20 20142014-05-20A tiered brass oil lamp stand (nilavilakku-style) with many lit wick lamps arranged on five or six stepped trays against a black background. A partly visible human hand reaches in from the lower right to tend the flames. Warm orange light reflects off the polished metal; no people's faces are visible.2011-09-20December 22 20162016-12-22