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March 25 2014

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September 16 20112011-09-16A tiered brass oil lamp with many lit wicks blazes in the foreground at a temple or ashram shrine. Behind it, a blurred painted deity figure with raised arms stands in a red and green setting. To the right, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man with an orange turban and orange clothing beneath a gold ornamental canopy. Fairy lights glimmer in the dark background. No physical people are clearly visible apart from a partial figure at the bottom edge.2013-07-13January 21 20132013-01-21Close-up photograph of a tiered silver lamp stand holding many lit oil lamps (diyas) arranged on four ascending tiers, with bright flames and smoke rising. The stand has ornate knobbed columns and a curved silver base. The blurred background shows warm golden and red tones with a cushioned surface. No people are visible.2011-10-11June 06 20142014-06-06A photograph of a tall, tiered brass oil lamp (nilavilakku) with many lit wicks, held in the foreground against a blurred golden background of a temple shrine with a deity murti partly visible. The lamp has multiple tiers of small cups with flames. No people are visible in the frame.2013-07-09March 09 20142014-03-09A photograph of a tiered brass aarti lamp with multiple tiers of lit oil lamps, flames burning on each level against a blurred dark red curtain backdrop. No people are visible; the lamp is the sole subject, shown in close focus with warm golden glow and wisps of smoke rising from the flames.2017-08-02A photograph of a tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp stand, a nilavilakku-style lamp with five tiers of lit wicks in small cup-shaped lamps, its stem and tripod base ornately engraved. The flames burn brightly against a blurred background of red and gold tones, with the faint outline of a seated figure in orange and white clothing at the right edge, partly out of focus. No faces are clearly visible.2011-10-19May 13 20142014-05-13August 13 20142014-08-13September 28 20112011-09-28