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A photograph of a tall polished brass standing oil lamp (nanda vilakku style) on a white stage platform. Its multi-tiered stem is wrapped with white jasmine-type garlands and small orange and white flowers, and flame-lit wicks sit on the lamp's wide bowls with a bird-shaped finial at the top. Pink and white petals are scattered on the base. Behind it hang a deep maroon velvet curtain and a pale pink wall, a projector screen is at upper right, and two white pedestal fans stand on the stage. No people are visible.

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