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Overhead photo of a row of brass plates on a dark marble floor, each holding a lit oil lamp (deepam) with scattered yellow and purple flower petals and some red-orange decorated lamps. A white stripe runs across the floor between the rows. Caption reads Kailasa Seattle - Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple. No people are visible; this is a Karthikai Deepam lamp arrangement at the temple.

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KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 11/29/20202020-11-29KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 11/28/20202020-11-28August 11 20182018-08-11Close-up photograph of a brass tray holding several small brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit wicks, arranged in a circle on a red cloth-covered surface. A second, empty brass plate sits in the background, and a blurred white-clad figure and a patterned cloth edge appear at the frame edges. No people are clearly visible, and no one is identifiable as a person in the frame.2016-07-15July 28 20132013-07-28KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 11/28/20202020-11-28April 15 20132013-04-15 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12July 15 20162016-07-15November 25 20132013-11-25A close-up photograph of a tiered brass lamp stand, a multi-level nilavilakku-style arrangement with many lit oil lamps and wicks flickering on each scalloped tier against a dark background. The lamps glow warmly on the polished metal, with no people visible in the frame.2011-09-14A close photograph of a ritual setup on a white floor covered with an orange cloth. Several brass oil lamps (diyas) burn with flames, with brass plates holding red flower petals, rice or grain offerings, a white conch shell, incense sticks standing upright and a brass vessel with a spout. Brass bowls and a small spoon sit among the items. No people are visible, and the scene is lit mainly by the lamps.2010-10-07