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A brass lamp stand with a tall stem and a decorated base featuring a Ganesha motif and red, gold and green painted panels stands at the centre of a rangoli floor design dotted with yellow marigold petals. Many small clay diyas with lit flames surround it, along with red and orange clay bowls, and incense smoke rises beside the stand. No people are visible; the scene suggests a Diwali lamp display in a temple hall.

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October 18 20172017-10-18October 18 20172017-10-18October 18 20172017-10-18October 18 20172017-10-18A photograph of a Diwali-style lamp arrangement in a temple hall. A woman in a magenta and gold sari leans forward at the left edge, placing or lighting small clay oil lamps on a stone floor. A tall polished brass standing lamp with a multi-tiered stem and a flame at the top rises at centre, surrounded by many lit clay diyas, red bowls and scattered yellow marigold petals arranged in a circle. Behind, a carved wooden throne-like seat with a red cushion is draped with a yellow flower garland, and a brass pillar and a bell-like gong hang in the background. No person matching the a person description is visible; only the woman is present.2017-10-18October 18 20172017-10-18A brass lamp stand, tall and ornately turned, holds a cluster of lit oil lamps at its top and rises from a decorated floor. Its base is set on a red and gold decorative plate framed by lit clay diyas arranged in a circle. Smoke from incense drifts up beside the stand. Small red and yellow bowls with marigold petals sit among the diyas on a white kolam pattern on the floor. Behind, a red-cushioned bench and a golden deity murti are visible in a temple hall, with candles glowing further back. No people are visible in the frame.2017-10-18October 18 20172017-10-18October 18 20172017-10-18 +1 copiesA temple hall lit for Diwali. In the foreground a tall brass lamp stand with multiple oil lamp flames rises from a rangoli of flower petals and small clay diyas glowing on the floor. A partially visible woman in a magenta and gold sari stands at the left edge with bare feet. Behind, a carved wooden seat with red cushions, yellow flower garlands and a metal gong stand. Offerings of yellow flowers sit at the right on a golden deity shrine. No people are fully visible beyond the woman at the left edge.2017-10-18October 18 20172017-10-18A photograph of a floor arrangement lit for a festival, centred on a tall polished brass oil lamp standing on a small base. Around it, a white kolam or rangoli design is drawn on a grey stone floor, scattered with yellow marigold petals. Many small clay oil lamps with lit flames, some red and some yellow-painted, encircle the lamp in a ring. A gilded ornate throne with carved lion-like feet stands at the left, and a silver tray lies beside the brass lamp. No people are visible in the frame.2017-10-18