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December 07 2007

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A 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.2007-12-07December 22 20162016-12-22March 01 20132013-03-01Close-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.2014-06-06Close view of a tiered brass pancha aarti lamp with multiple rows of lit oil lamps held up by a hand adorned with rudraksha beaded wrist bands. A red draped backdrop fills the background, and a second lit aarti lamp appears blurred at right, with another person's arm partly visible. The scene reflects an aarti offering during the Sadashivoham after-celebration.2016-12-22A 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.2014-07-11A 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.2016-07-15A tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps and wicks burns on a woven mat, with a conical heap of white material on its top tier. Behind it on the left stand several brass handheld bells with ornate handles, and at the right edge a person in a pale yellow garment holds a lit incense stick or taper toward the lamp. A band of orange cloth and a dark floor are visible at the top. The scene suggests an aarti lighting in a temple setting.2010-10-01December 07 20162016-12-07March 01 20132013-03-01A 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.2011-09-19A tiered brass aarti lamp with multiple tiers of lit oil lamps (diyas) burning against a dark background. Flames rise from the rounded plates at each level, with a small lamp at the top. A hand holding a small brass vessel pours or tends the lamp at the right edge. No people are clearly visible beyond the hand and partial arm, and no a person candidate is visible.2011-09-20