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October 12 2018

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September 15 20182018-09-15Night photograph of a tall ornate golden tiered lamp stand with many circular rings and twisted metal arms, standing on a dark pedestal beside a palm tree and green foliage. Warm light illuminates the gold structure while the background is dark. A reddish-orange cloth edge appears at the lower left. No people are clearly visible.2016-09-11Night photograph of a tall tiered lamp stand, a deepam-style structure with many horizontal rings of curved brass arms holding rows of small lit oil lamps along a central wooden or metal pole. Dozens of flickering flames glow against dark palm fronds and foliage on the left. No people are visible in the frame.2017-09-26September 26 20172017-09-26Photo 11710723July 30 20182018-07-30A tall, tiered brass lamp stand, a deepa stambham, is lit with many oil lamps in the dark night, its ornate branching arms glowing orange against black foliage at left. Small flames rise along each tier and at the base. At the lower right, a red stone plinth bears small lamps, and a few faint figures stand in the dark at the bottom edge. No person is clearly visible in the foreground.2016-09-11August 02 20172017-08-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a tiered brass oil lamp stand (deepam) standing on a wet grey stone ledge, with several rows of small lamp cups along its six tiers and a base supported by two curved legs. Rain-soaked pavement and a pale wall with green foliage at the top form the blurred background. No people are visible.2014-08-24Close view of a tiered brass lamp stand holding many tall brass oil lamps, each with a lit flame in its cup, arranged on several rectangular metal shelves. Some lamps have ornate finials, and one is topped with a rooster-like figure. The background is a blurred interior with wooden beams and a warm glowing shrine area at lower right. No people are visible.2018-07-21Photo 11710725 +2 copiesA photograph of a tall ornate wooden flagstaff, the dhwajastambha, rising against an overcast grey sky with its carved turned sections and crossbar and a small pointed finial at the top. In the foreground dark green leaves of a plumeria tree frame the view. The flagstaff suggests a dhwajarohanam flag-hoisting ceremony, though no people are visible.2015-09-08