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A lit clay oil lamp sits on a small brass dish on a stone floor, its flame glowing in the centre. Beside it lie a pink rose and a white and yellow frangipani flower. Around them is a colourful floor design in white, red, yellow and green powder, with a few flower-like patterns. The setting is dim and shadowed, with no people visible.

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A small copper oil lamp with a lit flame sits on a copper plate on a concrete floor. Beside it lie a magenta rose and a white-and-yellow frangipani flower. Behind them is a rangoli or kolam design drawn in white, red, yellow, green and blue powder. The setting is a dim, shadowed corner with a plain stone wall at the right edge. No people are visible.2011-02-02A photograph of a floor offering in a dim, earthen-walled space. A brass lamp with a glass chimney and a lit oil flame sits on a brass tray, surrounded by a ring of red and yellow marigold flowers with a small sprig of green leaves. Faint white chalk or kolam-style lines are drawn on the ground around the offering. No people are visible; a warm light beam falls from the upper left across the floor.2012-04-01Close-up photo of a lit terracotta oil lamp with a flickering flame on a wooden surface. Blurred yellow marigold flowers and a brass plate with red petals sit in the background. No people are visible.2013-10-07Close-up photograph of a small black stone oil lamp with a lit cotton wick and flame, carved with a spiral, a lotus and three vertical lines, placed on a grey granite ledge. Scattered around it are yellow marigold heads, a red rose and orange and yellow flower petals, with a blurred background. No people are visible.2016-07-19June 05 20112011-06-05February 01 20182018-02-01July 01 20152015-07-01February 01 20182018-02-01October 08 20132013-10-08A brass oil lamp with a lit cotton wick burns at the centre of a round brass puja plate. Red and pink rose petals are scattered across the plate, with a yellow flower at the lower left and a cup of cooked grain offering at the right. Small brass bowls and dark lamp cups surround the central flame. No people are visible; the scene is a close-up of ritual offerings.2018-01-03A close, dimly lit photograph of a single lit oil lamp on a small metal plate, held in a hand at the right edge of the frame. The reddish-brown clay lamp has a bright flame, with a few red petals scattered on the plate. The background is dark with soft red and warm blurred shapes. No people's faces are visible.2014-08-24November 18 20152015-11-18