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A tall, tiered brass lamp stand, a deepa stambham, is lit with many oil lamps in the dark night, its ornate branching arms glowing orange against black foliage at left. Small flames rise along each tier and at the base. At the lower right, a red stone plinth bears small lamps, and a few faint figures stand in the dark at the bottom edge. No person is clearly visible in the foreground.

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September 11 20162016-09-11Night photograph of a tall tiered brass-coloured lamp stand standing in a garden at Adikailasa. Multiple horizontal rings of small flickering oil lamps are lit along a central pillar, with a palm trunk and dark foliage behind it. The stand rests on a dark stone base. No people are visible in the frame.2017-09-28Night photograph of a tall, tiered ornamental brass lamp, a deepam-style standing lamp with many branching arms holding lit oil lamps across multiple tiers, glowing orange against a dark sky with palm fronds at the left edge. At the lower right, a seated group of devotees in white and light clothing sit on the ground facing the lamp, some with bare upper bodies and sacred threads, watching the lit structure during what appears to be a lamp ritual. Several people are visible at the bottom right edge. The lamp stands on a raised brass base on a red-cloth-covered platform. No clearly identifiable a person figure is confidently visible.2016-09-09Night photograph of a tall tiered lamp stand, a deepam-style structure with many horizontal rings of curved brass arms holding rows of small lit oil lamps along a central wooden or metal pole. Dozens of flickering flames glow against dark palm fronds and foliage on the left. No people are visible in the frame.2017-09-26A night photograph of a tall tiered brass oil lamp stand, known as a deepa stambha, lit with many flames across several horizontal trays. The ornate golden-brown metal stand has curling branch-like arms holding rows of burning oil lamps, with a dark garden of leafy shrubs on the left and a dim temple structure on the right. No people are visible. Small birds perch on some of the trays between the flames.2016-09-11Night photograph of a tall tree trunk wrapped in horizontal strings of small oil lamps glowing orange in the dark, with a dense dark foliage on the left and a stone base at the bottom. No people are visible. The lamps are arranged in rising tiers around the trunk, lighting the bark and surrounding leaves in a warm glow.2017-09-28September 11 20162016-09-11September 26 20172017-09-26Night photograph of a tall tiered brass lamp stand, a deepa stambham, its many tiers lit with rows of small oil lamps glowing orange. It stands on a red-brown stepped stone plinth beside a dark sculpted pedestal and a red pillar at left. Dense palm fronds and foliage fill the dark background, with strings of small multicoloured lights hanging from above at the top edge. No people are visible.2017-09-26September 11 20162016-09-11A tall, tiered brass lamp stand, a deepa-style lamp tower, glows with many small oil lamps at night against a dark sky with palm fronds at the left edge. Each tier holds rows of lit wicks along curving, sculptural arms rising toward the top. Along the bottom edge, a few seated or standing devotees are partially visible in the dim light, and the photograph is watermarked with a copyright notice. a person is not visibly identifiable in the scene.2016-09-09September 11 20162016-09-11 +1 copies