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A tiered silver deepam oil lamp, with several rings of small flames lit along each of its six or so circular tiers, glowing warmly against a pale wall. No people are visible; the lamp stands on an ornate silver base in the lower frame. Light reflects across the metal surfaces.

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November 20 20132013-11-20November 27 20132013-11-27July 16 20132013-07-16 +1 copiesJuly 16 20132013-07-16 +1 copiesMarch 03 20132013-03-03September 14 20112011-09-14A tiered brass lamp stand, roughly a dozen tiers of small oil lamps with flames burning, arranged in concentric rings from a narrow top cup down to a wide base plate. Warm golden light casts scattered bokeh spots on the wall behind. No people are visible; the image shows only the illuminated lamp stand, a ritual lamp used in temple worship.2013-07-16 +1 copiesMarch 03 20132013-03-03 +1 copiesOctober 06 20132013-10-06A tiered silver oil lamp stand (deepam) with many lit wicks in concentric rings, decorated with repoussé floral knobs, dominates the foreground. Behind it, slightly blurred, a deity murti with orange-gold skin, a red dhoti and green cloth stands in a temple setting. No people are clearly visible; the arrangement is a lamp offering in a temple.2013-11-19Photograph of a tiered multi-level brass and silver oil lamp stand, lit with rows of flickering oil lamp flames arranged in concentric rings on each tier, with a silver finial at the top and small brass lamps in the foreground. Warm glowing light blurs against a plain pinkish wall. No people are visible, and no ritual or figure is shown beyond the lamp stand itself.2013-08-03July 27 20142014-07-27