Dim photograph of a brass multi-branch oil lamp stand with several lit flames burning in front of draped cloth-covered shapes in a niche. The covered shapes are dark with red floral embroidery and gold-bordered trim, and are arranged against a pale plaster wall. No people are visible. The scene suggests a puja offering lit lamps before ritual cloth-draped objects. - Nithyanandapedia

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Dim photograph of a brass multi-branch oil lamp stand with several lit flames burning in front of draped cloth-covered shapes in a niche. The covered shapes are dark with red floral embroidery and gold-bordered trim, and are arranged against a pale plaster wall. No people are visible. The scene suggests a puja offering lit lamps before ritual cloth-draped objects.

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