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A night photograph of an outdoor lamp stand: a large copper bowl-shaped lamp with a lit flame sits atop a white cloth-wrapped pillar in a garden. Two dark stone statues of standing figures with ornate necklaces flank the left side, and a palm tree and dense foliage fill the background. No people are visible.

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November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Night photograph of a large copper bowl-shaped lamp burning with a bright orange flame and some charred wood on a white cloth-wrapped pedestal. Dark foliage and a palm trunk fill the background, and a dark stone deity figure is partly visible at the lower left. No people are visible in the scene.2010-11-21A large copper deepam lamp burns at night, its wide bowl holding a bright orange flame and a mound of oil or wick material. The bowl rests on a pedestal wrapped in white cloth, set among dark leafy plants with a palm trunk behind. A small grey stone head is visible at the lower left edge. No people are visible in the frame.2010-11-21Night photograph of a large copper bowl-shaped oil lamp burning with a bright flame, set atop a white-wrapped pedestal beside a palm tree, with dark foliage behind it. A small glow of a second lamp is visible further back among the trees. No people are visible; the scene suggests the lighting of a deepam lamp outdoors at night.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Night photograph of a large copper bowl-shaped lamp (deepam) raised high on a white cloth-wrapped pole, its rim catching light. A person with dark hair holds a long wooden torch whose flame is touching the lamp's wick at the right. Palm fronds frame the top and a coconut palm trunk stands at right; a pale moon shows in the dark sky, and blurred stone sculptures are at lower left. No a person candidate is visible, only the lamp-lighter's back and hair.2010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21November 21 20102010-11-21Night outdoor ritual at a temple grounds: a large copper bowl of flame sits atop a white-cloth-wrapped pillar, with a grey stone statue of a figure holding a club on the left and palm trees behind. Several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand in a row on the right; one at the centre holds a lit oil lamp and a small vessel, another holds a brass tray with flowers, and others stand with palms pressed in prayer beside a table with a metal bowl of flowers. A man in a white dhoti and white shawl stands among them. The scene depicts an aarti of lamps, with no clearly identifiable a person among the figures and the appearance of the robed men uncertain.2010-11-21