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Close photo of a hand lighting a brass oil lamp with a flame. The lamp has a peacock-shaped stand with a fanned tail, set inside a serrated gold ring frame, and a shallow bowl holding oil. The hand wears a bangle engraved with script. The person wears a white garment. A flame rises beside the bowl against a dark background.

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Close-up photo of a brass oil lamp on a tall stand, with a peacock-shaped stem and a sunburst-style halo behind it. A hand wearing silver bangles holds a lit match to the wick of the lamp, with a flame visible. The person wears a light blue garment. The background is dark.2007-09-24Close-up photograph of a brass oil lamp on a dark grey stone surface. The lamp has a shallow bowl filled with golden oil and a lit wick resting at its rim. Rising from the centre is a small brass peacock with its tail fanned behind it, enclosed by a curved brass arch with serrated, leaf-like edges. No people are visible.2007-09-24December 15 20162016-12-15Close-up photograph of a person's hands holding a small ornate brass oil lamp, its flame burning from a wick in the shallow bowl. The lamp has a decorated rim with engraved patterns. The person wears a dark sleeve, and a blurred figure in a cream garment stands behind.2012-10-24August 22 20122012-08-22 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a brass oil lamp with a decorative peacock-shaped finial, its wings raised and neck curved, mounted on a turned stem with ribbed bands above a flared, engraved base. A lit wick flame burns at the rim of the lamp on the right. The background is dark and blurred, with another brass lamp stand visible behind. No people are present.2011-09-16May 14 20122012-05-14Close-up photograph of a single hand holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, the flame flickering at the left edge. The lamp has a shallow cup-shaped bowl with a wide conical stem and contains a small amount of liquid and a wick. The hand is a man's, wearing a white garment at the lower right; the background is a soft pale green-grey blur.2017-02-01November 26 20132013-11-26August 04 20142014-08-04Close-up photograph of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp (deepam) with a lit flame, the wick burning in a shallow cup with a conical stand. The background is soft-focused and pale, with a white garment visible at the right edge. No face or full person is visible, so no a person candidate can be identified from appearance.2017-02-01Close-up photo of a hand holding a small brass oil lamp (diya) with a flame burning in its shallow bowl and a conical stand at the base. The background is soft-focused grey and white, with no visible people beyond the hand and a sleeve.2017-02-01