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May 12 2008

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A tiered brass lamp stand, a deepam, against a black background, with many lit oil lamp flames arranged in rising rows on each tier. A small brass plate or base sits at lower left. No people are visible.2008-05-03December 07 20162016-12-07A 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.2007-12-07September 01 20172017-09-01A photograph of a tiered brass lamp stand lit with many burning oil flames against a dark background. The multi-level lamp with flames rising from each tier is the central subject, with dark, out-of-focus shapes of other ritual items in the foreground and a partial hand visible at the right edge. No people are clearly visible in the frame.2008-10-03March 01 20132013-03-01October 03 20082008-10-03A tall brass multi-tier oil lamp stand with five tiers of lit oil lamps glows against a dark temple interior. Many small flames flicker along each circular tray. In the blurred background, a figure in red clothing and a gilded ornamental structure are faintly visible, but no people are clearly in focus. The lamp stand is the main subject, set in a dim ritual space.2011-12-28A photograph of a tall multi-tiered brass lamp stand, known as a nilavilakku-style standing lamp, with many small oil lamps burning on each of its six tiers against a dark background. Each tier has a scalloped rim with flames flickering along it, and the ornately turned central shaft and curved bronze base are visible. Wisps of smoke rise from the top. No people are visible in the frame. Blurred pale surfaces and a dark object appear at the edges.2011-09-17August 04 20172017-08-04September 01 20172017-09-01 +1 copiesA 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.2011-09-20