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Photograph of a row of polished brass and metal oil lamps standing on striped woven mats on a concrete floor. Several lamps have ornate arched frames with curled decorative tops and small bases, and a tiered multi-level lamp stands at the right edge. Behind them, a plain grey concrete-block wall and a pillar, with brass pots and vessels arranged on the floor in the background. No people are visible.

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February 23 20072007-02-23A flat arrangement of brass ritual objects laid on a woven striped mat on a concrete floor. A row of ornate brass lamp stands with arched hoods, some with small figures, stands in a line. To the right is a tall multi-tiered brass lamp with many cups, and a five-branched brass candelabra. A brass hand bell rests on an orange cloth beside a brass tray holding white cloth and small items. A small brass dish lamp and a folded cloth bundle are also visible. No people are present.2010-02-10A photograph taken from above of a striped woven mat, in red, purple, cream and green, with a row of ornate silver and brass oil lamps and aarti lamps laid out across it. The lamps have decorative handles with hooded and floral designs, and a large brass multi-wick lamp with tiered flames stands at the right edge. At the top of the frame, two people in white dhoti-style clothing sit on the floor near a small brass oil lamp, only their legs and hands visible. The setting suggests preparation for a puja or arati.2007-08-26August 06 20142014-08-06A photograph of a cluttered display of brass and copper ritual objects laid out on a striped woven cloth in a dim room. Visible items include a copper repoussé panel with circular motifs, copper horn-shaped vessels, brass oil lamps on stands, brass bells, a stack of gold-coloured wrapped sheets, cone-shaped brass finials and small lamps. No people are visible, so this is an object arrangement rather than a gathering, and no one in the scene can be identified as a person.2016-12-12August 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of an outdoor table draped in white cloth displaying an assortment of gold-coloured brass puja implements laid out against a grey concrete block wall. Included are tall ornate lamp stands, a multi-tiered lamp stand, small arched lamps, a bell with a handle, a kalasha-style brass vessel, a copper vessel on a stand, a conch shell, a trident-shaped object, plates, a spoon-like ladle and a round tray with a scalloped rim. No people are visible. Items are arranged in rows for display, as ritual paraphernalia.2005-04-07 +1 copiesMarch 18 20132013-03-18Overhead view of a set of brass ritual vessels laid out on a brown paper cloth. Visible items include a conch shell, a bell with a handle, a kalasha-style pot with a spout, small brass cups, a spoon-like ladle, an oil lamp, a round tray with ornate engraved rims, and a larger engraved brass plate and bowl. No people are visible.2007-03-15Photograph of a ritual display on a royal blue cloth with a gold-bordered stripe. Silver ritual objects are arranged on the table: silver staffs or rods, a silver vessel with a spouted pouring lip and a white cloth or stone insert, a silver lamp stand, and silver feet or footwear pieces. Behind the table are dark stone or bronze figures and gold-coloured deity murti or crowns on a teal cloth. A person in an orange robe stands at the upper right, partly cropped. The setting looks like a temple workshop or storeroom, with bare walls and a metal shelf in the background.2016-02-23January 12 20152015-01-12December 28 20172017-12-28