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A photograph of an ornate embossed silver tray with engraved floral and geometric panels holds a circular brass or silver lamp plate with a ring of ribbed rim. Five red clay oil lamps with lit wicks surround a central flame in a metal dish. No people are visible; the lamps are arranged on the tray as part of the Karthikai Deepam lamp-lighting celebration.

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August 22 20122012-08-22 +1 copiesOctober 17 20122012-10-17November 30 20142014-11-30A lit brass oil lamp (diya) with a tall flame stands on a rust-orange cloth in the foreground, with a brass thali plate of yellow flowers and offerings softly blurred behind it. A long incense stick rises from a small brass holder at left, and a partly visible hand rests at the left edge. No people's faces are visible, and the scene suggests a puja setting.2010-12-28A photograph of a rectangular polished silver puja tray with embossed border set on a dark red cloth. On the tray stand several black incense sticks in small silver holders with smoke rising, beside a silver kalasha-style vessel and three lit oil lamps with flames. No people are visible in the scene.2010-11-29A photograph of a stainless steel table holding a row of small clay oil lamps (diyas) with black wicks, two of them lit with flames in the foreground. One lamp has a red-and-yellow decorative rim. Blurred orange and white fabric and shelving appear in the background. No people are clearly visible and no person is identifiable.2010-11-09December 31 20112011-12-31March 25 20182018-03-25May 26 20142014-05-26Close-up photograph of a brass oil lamp on a stand with a two-flame wick burning in its cup, a tiered decorated silver-toned pedestal and a wide flared base. The background is a soft blur of warm orange, red and yellow bokeh lights. No people are visible.2018-03-25Close-up photograph of a brass multi-branched lamp stand with five cup-shaped oil lamps, flames burning in several cups, the central flame tallest. The brass arms have scrolled, curving shapes. The background is a soft, blurred grey. No people are visible. The lamp stand appears to be a ritual oil lamp used in worship.2013-10-07September 28 20172017-09-28 +2 copies