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A photograph of an ornate brass hanging oil lamp with multiple lit flames, suspended by a chain against a white cloth backdrop. The lamp has a central dome with carved figures and tiered finials, and several flames burn at the top and around the arms. Below, partly visible framed prints show a figure in white clothes and a figure in orange robes with a red patterned background.

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July 16 20152015-07-16Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityJuly 16 20152015-07-16December 16 20112011-12-16May 14 20152015-05-14Close photo of an ornate brass multi-cup oil lamp with several flames burning in its cups, on a footed base with carved curling supports. A blurred warm background of orange, red and yellow tones surrounds it, and a sliver of a person's arm in a dark sleeve with a red thread appears at the lower left edge. No people's faces are visible. The lamp is a ritual oil lamp; the page does not establish a specific rite, so none is named.2017-08-09Close-up photo of a brass multi-branched aarti lamp with five lit wicks, held up in a hand at the bottom edge of the frame against a deep red draped curtain. Ornate figurative relief decorates the branches and stem, and a thin trail of smoke rises from the flames. The image is blurred and shows no visible people beyond the hand.2017-07-28December 29 20092009-12-29July 16 20132013-07-16 +1 copiesPhoto of a large tiered brass oil lamp stand (deepa stambha style) with many lit oil lamps and peacock-shaped finials, dominating the foreground on a tiled floor. Behind it, under a white draped canopy, a few seated people in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit in a row; the nearest seated figures are blurred. The lamps are lit. No identifiable a person depiction is visible given the blur and distance.2015-10-12A brass arati set photographed on a plain light grey cloth. A tiered conical brass lamp stand with multiple rows of small round oil cups rises from a short base, topped with a small cup-shaped finial. A curved brass handle with a small bell-shaped base extends from the lower left, forming a hand-held arati lamp used in aarti. No people or deity murti are visible.2007-08-26A brass hanging oil lamp with a peacock-shaped top on a chain, its scalloped central dish supporting four small cups around a central stem, with ornate leaf-like detailing at the base. Behind it stand a wooden roll-top cabinet with slatted shutters and a shelf of statues, a green vase and other objects. No people are visible.