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A photograph of an interior room with a white ceiling and fluorescent tube lights, showing many hanging lamps suspended from chains. Brass bell-shaped and lotus-shaped oil lamps hang alongside a blue glass chandelier decorated with gilded floral patterns and small bells. Red and green glass fruit-shaped ornaments hang in the centre, and pale glass globe lamps with brass fittings hang at the right. Framed pictures and a carved wooden figure sit on a shelf below. No people are visible.

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Interior photograph of a museum-style display ceiling and wall. Several hanging bronze bells with chased relief decoration hang from chains on the left and centre. Beside them is a cluster of hanging glass lamps with pink, green and amber globes on a metal frame. On the right, a hanging brass lamp and a carved wooden architectural panel. Carved stone and wooden relief plaques and a carved figure hang on the white wall, with a blue-framed glass display case below. No people are visible.Close-up photograph of a set of hanging brass oil lamps suspended from ornate brass hanging-lamp stands against a dark wooden wall. Each lamp has a tiered conical body with a ring hook at the top and a small spout. Figurine forms and curved hangers are visible at the top of the frame, and the lamps are not lit.2010-08-05A two-panel graphic comparing hanging oil lamps. The upper panel shows tarnished brass hanging lamps with chain-and-hook fittings against a pale wall. The lower panel shows red-painted hanging oil lamps with lit wicks, suspended from chains against a dark blue background. No people are visible.Several hanging brass oil lamps (nanda vilakku style) with multiple wicks hang from long chains against a dark background, their flames glowing warmly. Small flickering lights are scattered along the dark backdrop, and a partial ornate wooden frame appears at the lower left edge. No people are visible in the frame.2013-03-26December 16 20112011-12-16A blurred photograph of a row of hanging brass oil lamps on chains, receding diagonally across the frame toward the upper left. Each lamp has a shallow dish and a tall stem with a ring at its top. The background is glowing amber and warm yellow with soft turquoise bokeh. The image appears to be a projection on a screen, with no people visible.2009-06-15July 16 20152015-07-16A close-up photograph of a brass ritual lamp against a plain blue-grey cloth backdrop. The lamp has a tall conical perforated cover with a pointed finial above a bowl-shaped base. Below, a flat tray holds several small oil lamp cups, a central figure, and dangling brass bells hanging from the rim. No people are visible.July 16 20152015-07-16Photograph looking up at an ornate multi-arm chandelier hanging from a dark wooden ceiling with gilded vertical panels. The fixture has a central glowing white globe surrounded by a ring of arms, each ending in a green and blue glass shade with red and blue tassels and pendant drops. No people are visible in the scene.2008-10-15December 16 20112011-12-16Close-up photograph of a brass ritual lamp stand with a scalloped circular tray holding small oil-lamp cups and a seated brass Nandi bull at its centre. Hanging brass bells dangle from the tray's underside, and a dark copper-toned vessel rises above. The background is a plain grey cloth. No people are visible.