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A small brass oil lamp with a flared, petal-edged bowl on a short pedestal stands lit on a wooden table in the foreground. Its single flame is bright and upright. The background is a blurred wall of red and grey rock or painted surface. No people, statues or ritual figures are visible, and the lamp is the sole subject.

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A single small brass oil lamp with a flared base and a lit wick flame stands on a wooden table in the foreground. Behind it is a blurred wall painted in red and grey tones. No people are visible, and no portrait or depiction of a person appears in the scene.2007-05-04Close photo of a brass oil lamp with three lit wicks held on a brass dish in the foreground, flames glowing against a soft-focus background. Blurred in the left foreground is a shaved-headed person in white clothing, with a red curtain behind and a pale wall at right. The lamp is the clear focus. No deity image is clearly visible.2013-11-23September 20 20132013-09-20A small brass oil lamp with a flared stem and a lit flame sits on a light wooden table. Behind it is a rough red-painted stone wall, softly blurred. No people are visible. The lamp is the clear focal point of the photograph.2007-05-04Close-up photograph of a single tall flame rising from a charred cotton wick sitting on a flat golden metal lamp base, with a blurred warm background of soft bokeh lights and smoke. No people are visible. The wick is partly burnt and dark, and the flame is bright yellow-orange at its base, tapering upward against a dark red-brown backdrop.2013-11-20Close-up photograph of a single tall flame rising from a wick on a brass or metal oil lamp in the foreground. The background is blurred warm orange and golden tones with soft silvery bokeh on the left. No people are clearly visible; the image focuses on the lamp flame.2013-11-20A small brass oil lamp with a flared stem and flame burns on the edge of a flat wooden platform. The platform rests on red painted rocks in the foreground, and a blurred sandy ground with green shrubs and thin poles lies behind. No people are visible in the scene.1999-01-01Close-up photograph of a lit brass oil lamp (diya) with a star-shaped rim and a flame, set on a shiny brass tray on a red silk cloth. Blurred red and white flowers and a hand or ritual object appear in the foreground. No people are clearly visible; the photo shows a lamp used in puja or aarti.2012-10-17Close-up photograph of a lit brass oil lamp with a single flame on a gold-toned stand, set on a red cloth in a ritual setting. A thin incense stick rises at the right edge, and a blurred pale object and warm background fill the rest of the frame. No people are visible.2013-12-06Close-up photograph of a small dark copper or bronze bowl on a brass stand, holding a bright orange flame rising from its center. Behind it sits a clear plastic bag filled with white flowers and green leaves, and a green container is partly visible at left. The wooden surface and brass stand suggest a ritual fire offering. No people are visible in the frame.2013-12-16July 01 20132013-07-01October 24 20132013-10-24 +1 copies