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A multi-tiered brass lamp stand holds many lit oil lamps across several rising tiers, glowing warmly against a dim, blurred background. A hand with a gold bangle holds a brass ladle-shaped lamp, tilting it toward the stand as if lighting or offering flame. No faces are visible, and no people beyond the hand are shown. Ritual deepa aarti is visible, with flames as the central focus.

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A tiered brass lamp stand with five circular trays, each holding many lit oil lamps, rises through the dark frame. A hand reaches in from the upper right to hold or tend the top lamp, and a second hand appears at the lower right. Smoke or incense wisps rise past the flames. No people's faces are visible and no other figures are present in the frame. This appears to be an aarti-style lamp offering set against a black background.2011-09-19A 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.2011-09-20July 30 20172017-07-30 +2 copiesMarch 03 20132013-03-03 +1 copiesMarch 01 20132013-03-01A close photograph of a tiered brass aarti lamp held aloft by a person's hands, with multiple tiers of lit oil lamps and flames rising from each level. Only the hands and forearm are visible; one wrist wears a gold bangle. The background is a blurred pinkish-beige room with a red wall and a ceiling light.2016-08-04January 29 20152015-01-29A photograph of a tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps arranged in multiple rings on a central stand with curved brass legs. A hand reaches in from the left to light or tend the flames. The background is dark and out of focus, with no clearly visible people. The image shows a ritual lamp being lit, consistent with an aarti offering.2017-08-03September 30 20142014-09-30A tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple rows of lit oil lamps stands in the foreground, flames glowing warmly. A man with a shaved head, white tilak marks on his forehead, and an orange-and-white garment is pouring or offering from a brass vessel with a long handle beside the lamp. He wears glasses and gold bangles. The background is blurred and dim, with a table edge at left.2011-11-15May 13 20142014-05-13Photograph of a tall multi-tiered brass lamp stand, a deepa or aarti lamp, with about two dozen oil lamps burning in five stacked tiers against a dark background. A hand wearing a rudraksha bracelet reaches in from the left to tend the lamps. Smoke rises from several flames. No people's faces are visible, and no identifiable a person figure appears in the scene.2011-10-04