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July 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesApril 30 20142014-04-30September 01 20172017-09-01 +1 copiesDecember 20 20112011-12-20A close-up photo of an ornate silver multi-branched oil lamp (deepa) with five flames burning in shallow cups, the central stem decorated with engraved patterns and the side arms curving into scrolled, floral-engraved supports. The background is a softly blurred interior with dark and red shapes. No people are visible in the frame.2018-03-06January 04 20132013-01-04April 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a polished silver multi-wick oil lamp with four lit wicks, each cup supported by ornate silver arms decorated with animal-figure filigree. A thin wisp of smoke rises from the central flame. The background is a soft-focus dark brown wall with blurred warm light. No people are visible.2014-01-11A close photograph of a brass aarti lamp held aloft by a hand at the lower left, with several flames burning on a broad flat tray with a curved ornate stand. Smoke and wisps of incense drift upward against a dark background. No people's faces are visible; only the hand holding the lamp appears. The lamp suggests a puja or aarti ritual.2016-05-24December 20 20112011-12-20A close photograph of a hand holding up a silver multi-wick aarti lamp against a dark background. Five flames burn from the lamp's cups, with smoke curling up to the left. The ornate silver stand has a carved central figure and scrolled side arms, set on a flat tray. The hand wears beaded bracelets and a bangle. Only the hand and lamp are visible, so this is an aarti performed in a night ritual setting.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20