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Close-up photograph of a tall polished brass oil lamp (nilavilakku) with a peacock-shaped top and a small flame burning in its dish, standing before a large backdrop print showing a red-and-white floral garland and a painted deity figure. A gold-embossed panel with scrollwork edges the left side of the frame. No people are visible.

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Close-up photograph of a polished brass oil lamp on a tall stem, its top shaped as a decorative bird with a curled neck and fanned wing feathers. A single small flame burns in the lamp's bowl at the right. Behind it, a blurred painted or printed backdrop shows red, gold and white tones with figures in gold garments. No people are visible.2011-10-10A tall ornate brass oil lamp (nilavilakku) with a peacock-shaped finial on top stands on a stone floor against a dark curtain. A single flame burns in the upper dish. The lamp's shaft is engraved with lotus and leaf patterns. No people are visible.2011-09-14October 13 20112011-10-13September 15 20112011-09-15November 16 20092009-11-16Close-up photograph of a polished brass oil lamp with an ornate peacock-shaped stem, its tail feathers raised and beak curving downward. The lamp has an engraved scale pattern on the body and a fluted base. A small flame burns in the shallow dish of the lamp in the lower left, with a wick and a few grains of wax visible. The background is softly blurred in red, cream and blue tones. No people are visible.2011-10-02Close-up photograph of an ornate gilded brass oil lamp (deepam) with a peacock-shaped finial. The peacock stands upright on a fluted stem, its tail feathers fanned out behind it and its beak holding a curled scroll-like ornament. The lamp's lotus-petal style lobed bowl is lit by a single flickering oil lamp wick at the lower left. The background is a deep blue with a blurred pinkish area at the right edge.2011-10-02October 13 20122012-10-13September 16 20112011-09-16July 02 20152015-07-02A tall brass oil lamp, a nilavilakku-style standing lamp with a ribbed, turned central shaft and a lobed lotus-petal bowl at the top, stands on a tiered round base on a light surface. Behind it is a red wall with faint decorative relief patterns. There are no people in the frame. A small purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2011-09-20Close-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.2011-09-16