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March 01 2013

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March 01 20132013-03-01A tiered brass lamp, a multi-level deepam with many lit oil lamps arranged on concentric ring-shaped trays that rise up a central stem, against a dark background. Flames glow along every tier, and a hand holding a long-handled oil lamp enters from the right edge, lighting the top. Warm light scatters across the backdrop. No people are clearly visible other than the partial hand. Ritual lamp lighting, possibly an aarti or deepa puja setting.2013-03-03 +1 copiesMarch 03 20132013-03-03 +1 copiesMarch 03 20132013-03-03A tiered brass lamp stand, a multi-level deepam with many lit oil lamps on concentric scalloped trays, glowing against a dark background. A hand on the right holds a lit taper to light the top tier, and a dark silhouetted arm appears at the left edge. No people's faces are visible. Warm light flickers across the surrounding wall in soft orange spots.2013-03-03March 01 20132013-03-01A tiered brass lamp stand, a deepa-style lamp, lit with many oil lamps on its multiple round trays that narrow toward a top cup. Each tray has rows of small oil wicks burning with warm flames. On the right a hand, with dark skin and an orange-brown sleeve, holds a small brass oil lamp, and on the left edge another lit brass lamp is partly visible. The background is a plain pale wall with light spots. Only partial hands are visible, no full person is shown, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2013-03-07July 16 20132013-07-16 +1 copiesMay 13 20142014-05-13A 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.2011-09-20July 30 20172017-07-30 +2 copies