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A tall copper deepam lamp pillar rises from a large bronze bowl filled with red rose garlands and yellow marigold garlands, set beneath a corrugated metal roof on steel trusses. The copper column has ribbed bands and a decorative lamp cup at its top, with a white cloth or offering wrapped around its base near a dark stone pedestal. Palm fronds appear at the upper corner, and a few small figures stand at the bottom edge near the flowers. The scene suggests a Karthigai Deepam lamp ritual setting, with the pillar as the central ceremonial object.

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A tall copper deepa stambham, a ceremonial lamp pillar, rises from a large bronze oil lamp (vilakku) at the centre of an open-sided roofed outdoor area. The bowl is wrapped in a band of red rose garlands and a yellow flower garland, with a white cloth draped at its rim. Paddy stalks are tied at the base of the pillar, and a carved finial sits on top. A dark metal roof and steel trusses frame the view against an overcast sky, with palm fronds at the top edge. Two people in white and dark clothing stand at the right edge near the lamp, and a seated figure in orange is partly visible at the left.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17A tall copper deepam lamp stand rises from a dark base under an open-sided metal-roofed shelter, with palm fronds at the top of the frame. A large bronze bowl at its foot holds a lit wick-like offering, and a wreath of red flowers and yellow marigold garlands encircles the bowl. Below, a hand holds up a smartphone to photograph the scene. Blue and white cloth hangs at the left edge. No people are clearly seen besides the partial hand and a faint figure at the far left.2013-11-17November 17 20132013-11-17Looking up at a tall, slender copper dhvaja-stambha (flagstaff) rising against a clear blue sky, its shaft wrapped in repeating bands of decorative moulding and topped with an ornate copper finial. The base is decorated with garlands of pink and white flowers and sits within an open-sided shelter with a corrugated roof and steel trusses. A smaller copper finial stands beside it on the roof edge. A small brass lamp hangs near the base. No people are visible.2013-11-22A tall, polished copper dhwajastambha (flagstaff) rises steeply against a clear blue sky, its segmented shaft ringed with decorative bands and topped by an ornate finial with a small carved crown-like element. Its base is wrapped with pink and white flower garlands and sits in front of a carved stone plinth on a metal-framed open canopy roof. Two lower finial pieces appear along the roof edge. No people are visible.2013-11-21August 12 20162016-08-12October 18 20102010-10-18 +2 copiesMarch 08 20132013-03-08September 08 20152015-09-08Looking upward at a tall, polished copper flagstaff rising from a small ornate base with carved niches and a standing figure relief, topped by a red and orange cloth canopy with a fringed finial. A woman in an orange top stands at the lower left, one arm raised to the mast and holding a garland of yellow and purple flowers. A corrugated metal roof with steel trusses runs along the left edge, and a sliver of another person is visible at the far right and far left edges. Ropes run up the pole to the canopy.2010-09-13Low-angle photograph looking up at a tall copper-clad flagstaff or dhwaja stambha rising against a pale blue sky with scattered clouds. The pole is banded with copper rings and topped with an ornate finial and a small pennant or cloth fluttering from it. A dark corrugated roof edge and a light fixture with cables frame the left side of the frame, and a palm frond appears at the lower right. No people are visible in the scene.2016-04-10