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A large copper vessel, shaped like a shallow bowl or lamp dish, holds a tall, bright open flame that rises upward against a dusk sky. A person in white clothing, visible only at the lower edge of the frame, holds the vessel aloft. Dark palm fronds and tree silhouettes frame the top and bottom of the image. No faces are visible and no individual can be identified.

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November 21 20102010-11-21Night photograph of a large copper bowl-shaped lamp burning with a bright orange flame and some charred wood on a white cloth-wrapped pedestal. Dark foliage and a palm trunk fill the background, and a dark stone deity figure is partly visible at the lower left. No people are visible in the scene.2010-11-21A large copper deepam lamp burns at night, its wide bowl holding a bright orange flame and a mound of oil or wick material. The bowl rests on a pedestal wrapped in white cloth, set among dark leafy plants with a palm trunk behind. A small grey stone head is visible at the lower left edge. No people are visible in the frame.2010-11-21Night photograph of a large copper bowl-shaped oil lamp burning with a bright flame, set atop a white-wrapped pedestal beside a palm tree, with dark foliage behind it. A small glow of a second lamp is visible further back among the trees. No people are visible; the scene suggests the lighting of a deepam lamp outdoors at night.2010-11-21Night photograph of a large copper bowl-shaped lamp (deepam) raised high on a white cloth-wrapped pole, its rim catching light. A person with dark hair holds a long wooden torch whose flame is touching the lamp's wick at the right. Palm fronds frame the top and a coconut palm trunk stands at right; a pale moon shows in the dark sky, and blurred stone sculptures are at lower left. No a person candidate is visible, only the lamp-lighter's back and hair.2010-11-21November 25 20152015-11-25A photograph of a brass or copper ritual lamp with an ornate embossed band, held aloft by a hand on a metal stand, with a tall open flame burning from its rim. Two people in white dhoti and kurta clothing stand behind it, partially visible at the edges, in an outdoor setting with dusty ground. The flame is the main subject.2007-10-08November 25 20152015-11-25A large copper cauldron-style bowl on a tall iron stand bursts with a tall flame at dusk under a palm tree. Yellow-white marigold garlands hang from the stand's legs, and a tall ornate copper post stands at left against a corrugated roof. No people are visible; the scene is a fire vessel.2014-12-05 +1 copiesClose photo of a brass aarti lamp with a flared bowl and ornate stem, held in a hand at the bottom edge, its flame rising bright orange with wisps of smoke against a blurred warm background. The lamp is the main subject; no clearly visible person's face or full figure appears.2016-09-30Close photograph of a hand holding a silver aarti lamp with a large open flame rising from its bowl, against a dark blurred background. Only the hand and forearm of one person are visible, wearing a red thread on the wrist. Smoke trails from the flame, indicating an evening ritual lamp offering.2017-05-31 +1 copiesNovember 11 20152015-11-11