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Close-up photo at dusk of tiered brass oil lamps (deepams) with many lit wicks in a row on a pale stone ledge, set against a red carpet and blurred dark foliage. Warm bokeh light fills the background. No people are visible; the lamps are the sole subject.

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January 08 20102010-01-08Night photograph of four tiered golden oil lamps, called deepa or deepam lamps, lit with flames and set in a row along a pale wall or parapet. Each lamp has several stepped tiers with small flame cups and a leaf-shaped finial on top, and they sit on red bases. The background is a dark night sky with strings of small lights or bunting hanging at the right, and a faint purple glow at the left edge. No people are visible.2010-01-08A dark night-time photograph of a row of small oil lamps, their flames glowing warm amber against a black background. The lamps are arranged along a diagonal dark surface, with a few flames blurred in the foreground and background. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2010-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20102010-01-08February 16 20072007-02-16A dark, blurred photograph of a row of small oil lamps with glowing flames set along a ledge or step, receding diagonally toward the upper right. No people are visible; the frame is dominated by black background with warm golden light from the lamps.2010-01-01 +1 copiesRows of small terracotta oil lamps with lit wicks sit along a stone ledge at night, their warm flames casting glow on the grey stone surface. A blurred white-clothed figure is partly visible at the upper left edge, seated out of focus. The scene shows lamps lit for a Karthikai Deepam celebration; the oil lamps are the clear focus, with dark shadows around them.2010-11-21May 16 20152015-05-16 +1 copiesA night photograph of many small clay oil lamps arranged in rows on a dark ledge, each with a bright flickering flame. The lamps fill the middle and foreground, with a dim reddish wall behind them. No people are visible in the frame.2007-02-16May 04 20142014-05-04December 12 20162016-12-12A photograph of a tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp stand, a nilavilakku-style lamp with five tiers of lit wicks in small cup-shaped lamps, its stem and tripod base ornately engraved. The flames burn brightly against a blurred background of red and gold tones, with the faint outline of a seated figure in orange and white clothing at the right edge, partly out of focus. No faces are clearly visible.2011-10-19