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A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at the centre of a colourful floor rangoli on a paved courtyard. The lamp has a tiered stem and a small deity figure at its top. The rangoli is made of coloured powders in orange, yellow, green and red arranged in geometric patterns around a central star-shaped motif. No people are visible in the scene.

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A tall polished brass lamp stands at the centre of a white kolam floor design, its top crowned with yellow marigold flowers and a lit oil lamp. Its base is decorated with painted red, pink and gold motifs and two small figures. Around it lie many small clay diyas, some red, orange and yellow, lit with flames, scattered with marigold petals. A red-cushioned seat and brass furniture appear blurred in the background. No people are visible; this is a Diwali lamp arrangement.2017-10-18August 29 20142014-08-29July 01 20132013-07-01June 25 20092009-06-25October 24 20132013-10-24 +1 copiesOctober 18 20172017-10-18October 18 20172017-10-18 +1 copiesAugust 29 20142014-08-29A lit clay oil lamp sits on a small brass dish on a stone floor, its flame glowing in the centre. Beside it lie a pink rose and a white and yellow frangipani flower. Around them is a colourful floor design in white, red, yellow and green powder, with a few flower-like patterns. The setting is dim and shadowed, with no people visible.2011-02-02Close-up of a colourful floor rangoli design made of coloured powders in red, orange, yellow, blue and white, arranged in a star-like pattern. Five small clay oil lamps sit on the design: four gold-coloured lamps with green or orange rims and one central red and blue lamp with ornate gold detailing. No people are visible; the scene shows only decorative powder art and oil lamps.2014-09-06A photograph of a floor offering in a dim, earthen-walled space. A brass lamp with a glass chimney and a lit oil flame sits on a brass tray, surrounded by a ring of red and yellow marigold flowers with a small sprig of green leaves. Faint white chalk or kolam-style lines are drawn on the ground around the offering. No people are visible; a warm light beam falls from the upper left across the floor.2012-04-01October 29 20162016-10-29