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A tiered brass aarti lamp with five or six round tiers, each holding many lit oil wicks with flames, stands against a black background. A hand at lower right holds a small lit lamp near the base.

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A photograph of a tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp, called a deepam or aarti lamp, with many lit wicks flaring on several circular tiers stacked on a central ornate stem, set against a dark background. Smoke rises from the flames and a curved brass base supports the lamp on a wooden surface. No people are visible except a partial hand at the right edge. A small blue bird logo appears at the upper left.2011-09-16December 28 20112011-12-28A tiered brass aarti lamp with multiple tiers of lit oil lamps (diyas) burning against a dark background. Flames rise from the rounded plates at each level, with a small lamp at the top. A hand holding a small brass vessel pours or tends the lamp at the right edge. No people are clearly visible beyond the hand and partial arm, and no a person candidate is visible.2011-09-20A tiered brass lamp stand with multiple circular trays holding many lit wick oil lamps, their flames glowing against a dark background. Ornate embossed knobs divide the tiers and smoke drifts upward. No people are visible; the image focuses on the lamp stand.2011-09-16September 01 20172017-09-01 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20112011-09-17May 13 20142014-05-13A photograph of a tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp stand, a nilavilakku-style lamp, with about seven tiers of small flames burning in the dark. The lamp rests on an ornate curved metal base on a table. The background is a blurred dark room with no people visible.2017-07-30March 03 20132013-03-03 +1 copiesA 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 copiesOctober 04 20112011-10-04October 04 20112011-10-04