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April 27 2018

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A photo of a tiered silver oil lamp with many lit wicks being held up in a temple setting. A hand holding the stand is visible at the bottom right. Behind it sits a copper-coloured crown or mukut studded with red stones, resting on flower garlands of white, orange and yellow. A green cloth and an ornately carved gold-toned arch frame the scene. No physical people are clearly visible beyond the partial hand, and no a person candidate is identifiable in the frame.2018-04-27September 22 20132013-09-22September 07 20132013-09-07A close photograph of a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of red and white flowers, orange marigold strands and purple blooms. A golden crown with red bead ornaments sits atop a metal face with a tilak and jewelled adornments. In the foreground, a hand holding a silver multi-branched oil lamp with several burning flames, set before a green backdrop framed by an ornate gold arch. No physical person is visible beyond the hand.2018-04-27 +1 copiesA tiered silver oil-lamp stand (multi-level deepam) with many lit wicks, held up in front of a deity murti painted in red and green in a temple setting. A hand holds the stand's curved silver base at the bottom. A blurred seated figure in reddish-brown clothing sits in the background.2013-07-04 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20132013-09-23A tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple tiers of lit oil lamps is held aloft by a pair of hands, one wearing a beaded wrist band. The lamp has ornate silver scrollwork on its stem and base. The blurred background shows warm orange, red and green tones. No people are fully visible beyond the hands.2013-05-15September 26 20132013-09-26 +1 copiesA tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple rows of lit oil lamps is held aloft in the foreground by a priest whose head and hand are visible at lower left, wearing a dark garment. Behind the lamp, a blurred temple interior shows a framed picture, a gold-toned deity murti or throne area, and string lights of orange bokeh. Painted blue walls, yellow borders and green and pink pillars frame the shrine. The scene suggests an aarti ceremony in a temple.2013-03-06A photograph of a tiered brass oil lamp, a deepam with multiple tiers of flames burning in small oil lamps along each level, lit against a blurred background of a temple interior with warm red and gold tones. No people are visible in the frame; the lamp is the sole focus, with its flames glowing brightly and a decorative curled brass base at the bottom.2017-08-04October 29 20112011-10-29A photograph of a tall, tiered brass oil lamp (nilavilakku) with many lit wicks, held in the foreground against a blurred golden background of a temple shrine with a deity murti partly visible. The lamp has multiple tiers of small cups with flames. No people are visible in the frame.2013-07-09