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A close-up photograph of a brass ritual lamp against a plain blue-grey cloth backdrop. The lamp has a tall conical perforated cover with a pointed finial above a bowl-shaped base. Below, a flat tray holds several small oil lamp cups, a central figure, and dangling brass bells hanging from the rim. No people are visible.

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