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A 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.

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A 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 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.2010-09-20A brass oil lamp (deepa) with a lit flame stands in the foreground, decorated with red flowers and green leaf garlands, with a bird-shaped finial at the top. Behind it, a large portrait labelled with a Kannada banner shows a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, framed in an oval. The banner carries red Kannada script and a lotus motif, and an orange cushion sits on the stage. The lamp is lit at an event, with no people visible in the frame.2010-09-20October 19 20132013-10-19A tall brass oil lamp with a bird-shaped top, lit with a visible flame and decorated with orange and red flower garlands and green leaves, stands in the foreground of a hall. Behind it a large banner shows a lotus motif and red lettering, and an oval portrait of a smiling man with a saffron turban and saffron robe is displayed on the left. Orange chairs are visible in the lower part of the frame. The portrait is a depiction of a person and shows no one physically present.2010-09-20July 19 20162016-07-19June 19 20142014-06-19Close-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.2013-04-29November 16 20092009-11-16October 26 20162016-10-26Close-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.2016-08-12Close-up photograph of two ornate brass oil lamps (deepams) with bird-shaped tops. Small flames burn from the wicks in the lamp bowls. Behind them, blurred figures in saffron-toned clothing stand in a temple-like setting with orange and red walls. The background is softly out of focus.2016-10-26 +1 copies