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September 27 2013

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September 06 20152015-09-06A tiered brass lamp stand with many lit oil lamps, the flames burning on multiple circular trays stacked on an ornate central column. Cotton wicks rest in the small cups around each tier, and the top lamp has a tall flame. Behind it is a pale wall and a dark background; no people are visible.2013-09-28A tiered silver multi-level oil lamp (deepam) with many lit wick lamps arranged on stacked round trays, a single flame on the top cup, lit by a hand holding a long taper at the right edge. Visible lamps glow against a plain pale wall with sparks of light drifting in the air. No people are shown except a hand; a partial brass lamp appears at the left edge.2013-07-07 +1 copiesMarch 01 20132013-03-01July 27 20132013-07-27August 02 20132013-08-02June 17 20132013-06-17A tiered brass oil lamp stand, known as a deepam or nanda deepa, with four circular levels of lit wicks in small cups along each tier, the flames bright against a dark brownish background. The topmost cup holds a single flame, and the lower tiers have many more burning lamps. No people are visible.2013-03-01March 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 copiesA tall multi-tiered brass lamp stand, a deepam, holds rows of lit oil lamps on six stacked circular trays, each tray ringed with small flickering flames. The ornate stem has decorative bulbs between tiers, and the stand rests on a curved base against a blurred purple and orange background. No people are visible, and the stand is the sole subject of the photograph.2011-09-24October 07 20132013-10-07