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A woman with long curly dark hair, wearing an orange-red sari with gold border and gold bangles, sits cross-legged lighting a many-tiered brass lamp stand filled with burning oil lamps. She holds a small lamp in one hand and a matchbox rests nearby. Behind her are brass ritual objects and a wooden table, with another person in red visible at the top.

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May 12 20082008-05-12Close-up photograph of a brass multi-branch oil lamp stand with several lit oil lamps, held by a hand wearing a bright orange-red sleeve in the foreground. A second blurred lamp flame burns at left, and a red cloth draped in the background. An incense stick smoke line appears at right. No face is visible, so no person can be identified from the image itself.2017-07-27A photograph of a woman lighting a tiered brass lamp stand with multiple lit oil lamps, one row above another, held in front of a blurred background of orange bokeh lights. She wears a red-orange sari with a dark blouse, a small red bindi and a sindoor-style mark on her forehead, dangling earrings and a dark beaded necklace. She looks down at the lamps, one hand visible near the base of the stand. The scene reads as an evening lamp offering, an aarti-style lamp ceremony.2011-10-05A woman in an orange sari with a red blouse and a small red bindi holds a brass multi-tiered oil lamp with several lit wicks, and a smaller brass oil lamp in her other hand. Warm bokeh lights in amber and orange fill the blurred background. Only one person is visible; no a person candidate appears in the frame.2011-10-05A figure seen from behind, bare-backed and wearing an orange-red cloth wrapped at the waist, holds a tall multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps. The background shows blurred deity murti and ornate decorated shrine figures in red and green with gold accents. Brass lamp stand and bell-like object sit in the foreground. The scene suggests an aarti or puja at a temple shrine.2017-05-24Close photo of a brass multi-tiered oil lamp (nilavilakku) with many lit flames on a tall stand and a smaller lit lamp beside it. A person in orange-saffron clothing stands at right, wearing a rudraksha mala necklace, and holds a brass handbell with a figural handle in one hand while the other hand reaches toward the lamp. The background is blurred warm-toned interior. Lamp lighting suggests an aarti or puja setting. a person: the saffron robe and rudraksha mala are visible cues but the face and head are cropped out, so identity is uncertain.2017-07-20A photograph in near darkness showing a person in a rust-orange garment seen from behind and partly in profile, standing before a tiered metal lamp stand whose curved tiers hold many burning oil lamps. Flames glow warmly along each shelf, lighting the dark background. The person appears to be gazing at the lamps. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible, only a silhouetted figure in orange robes.2016-09-11March 06 20182018-03-06December 07 20072007-12-07March 01 20132013-03-01December 12 20162016-12-12December 28 20112011-12-28