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Close-up photograph of a tall brass multi-flame oil lamp (deepa) with several lit wicks, its upper bowl topped with an ornate decorative finial. White jasmine-style flower garlands and red-orange flowers are wrapped around the lamp stem, with a white and yellow flower at the top. Behind it, softly blurred, stands a dark deity murti with a crown-like headdress and ornate ornaments. The lamp is the clear focus.

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October 19 20132013-10-19November 16 20092009-11-16Close-up photograph of a brass multi-wick oil lamp (aarti lamp) with several lit flames, topped with yellow chrysanthemum flowers and wrapped at its base in white and purple flower garlands. Behind it, out of focus, a figure in orange saffron robes is visible. No face or identifiable person is in focus, and no identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2016-08-12A photograph of a tall brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) held up in the foreground, with a bird-shaped finial, lit wicks, and strings of white jasmine garlands and red flowers wrapped around its stem. Behind it, out of focus, a seated man in a white shirt and several seated audience members in the foreground are visible, with a blurred backdrop of a painted deity image and red script lettering. The lamp is the clear focal point.2010-09-20October 29 20162016-10-29A tall brass multi-wick oil lamp stands in the foreground of a seated hall, its lit wicks glowing at the top tiers, with orange and white flower garlands wrapped around the stem. Rows of empty red upholstered seats fill the lower foreground. Behind it, a large backdrop shows a painted deity murti with a tall crown and blue skin, flanked by two figures in yellow and red garments. A partially visible figure in a white garment with a yellow shawl stands at the right edge beside a black curtain. Kannada script is partly visible on the left backdrop.2010-09-20Close-up photograph of a brass oil lamp (nanda deepa style) with a lit flame on a ornate base and a dark bird-like finial atop its stem, set in the foreground of a temple or hall. Behind it, blurred figures in orange-red garments with gold trim sit or stand, and gold-embroidered fabric is visible at right. No faces are clearly visible. The lamp burns with a small flame in the oil reservoir.2013-04-29October 15 20102010-10-15A photograph of a brass multi-wick oil lamp, a deepam, lit with five flames, standing on a tall ornate stem. Its top is shaped as a peacock with a raised tail and is decorated with a yellow and red flower garland. Behind it are a red and white painted border and colourful paper streamers. No people are visible in the frame.2014-10-02October 15 20102010-10-15December 05 20162016-12-05Close-up photograph of an ornate brass oil lamp with a lit flame on its upper dish, shallow focus. Behind it, blurred, a red cloth backdrop with white garlands and a framed deity image or murti. A gold-rimmed object appears at the right edge. No people are visible.2011-02-02