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A tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple rows of burning oil lamps rises against a dark red curtain. A person's hands in white sleeves hold the ornate silver stand from below, and a partially visible head with glasses appears at the right edge. The flames and smoke fill the lit frame. Photograph of a ritual aarti with a multi-tiered lamp.

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A photograph of a tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple rows of burning oil lamps, held up by a hand gripping its curved silver handle against a red background. Only the hand and forearm are visible; no person's face or full figure is shown. The lamp's several flame-lit tiers and ornate silver base are the main subject.2014-07-15October 04 20112011-10-04October 04 20112011-10-04A tall brass multi-tiered lamp stand, a deepam or aarti lamp, holds many lit oil lamps on six or seven tiers, with a smaller flame at the top. The brass is ornately engraved with floral and bulbous knob designs. A hand grips the long handle at the lower left. Behind the lamp, in the dark background, a blurred microphone is visible at the right, and a faint indistinct figure can be seen. Smoke drifts from the flames. The setting suggests an aarti or ritual lamp offering.2011-09-09September 07 20142014-09-07A tiered brass aarti lamp with multiple tiers of lit oil lamps flames burning brightly, held upward in front of a deep red curtain backdrop, with incense smoke rising. Blurred warm lights and colourful decorative panels appear in the background. No people are visible; only the lamp and a hand at its base.2017-08-02A brass multi-tiered aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps on five or six descending tiers, held up on an ornate curved stand by a person's hand wearing a wrist mala; the flames glow against a dim, warmly lit background. Only the hands and forearms of the bearer are visible at the bottom edge.2014-05-17A tall silver multi-tiered oil lamp stand, known as a nilavilakku, with many lit wicks on successive circular tiers against a dark red curtain backdrop. A person's hand, wearing a white garment, tilts a small flame toward the lowest tier to light the lamps, with wisps of smoke rising. The stand has an ornate curved base with floral engraving.2011-09-12 +1 copiesA tiered silver oil-lamp stand (multi-level deepam) with many lit wicks, held up in front of a deity murti painted in red and green in a temple setting. A hand holds the stand's curved silver base at the bottom. A blurred seated figure in reddish-brown clothing sits in the background.2013-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a tall silver multi-tiered oil lamp stand, lit with many flames across six tiers against a dark red drape. A hand holding a small lit lamp reaches in from the lower right to light the stand. Ornate silver curved base and arm.2011-09-12 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23A multi-tiered brass lamp stand (aarti lamp) with many burning oil lamps on its five or six tiers is shown against a dark background. A hand on the right holds a flame or incense near the top tier, and a forearm with a bangle reaches in from the right. The lamps are lit and smoke rises from the flames. Only partial hands and arms of one person are visible, and no face is shown. A small blue logo appears at the top left.2011-09-16