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Close-up photograph of many stacked unglazed terracotta clay cups or bowls in warm orange-brown tones, packed tightly edge to edge and arranged in rows. One bowl is tilted at an angle in the centre, and another lies upside down at the right edge. A faint purple bird logo sits in the top-left corner, and a is printed in the lower right. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible

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Two blue plastic crates hold many unglazed terracotta clay pots, stacked and nested in rows. Most are small bowl-shaped vessels with flat or rounded bases, some with tapered tops, all in the same orange-brown clay. No people, deities or a person figure are visible.2015-07-11January 04 20192019-01-04Close photograph of many polished brass oil lamps (deepams) standing in dense rows on a surface, their wide rimmed bowls and tapered bases catching warm light and reflections. No people are visible. The lamps appear unlit and empty, arranged closely together in a temple-style setting.2011-11-14December 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20172017-12-20 +2 copiesA close photograph of two terracotta oil lamps, one in the upper left and one in the lower left foreground, with a third lamp partly visible at the top, set on a dark textured mat with a small pale mark near the centre. A pink cloth edge and a metal tray or plate appear at the left, and a white cloth and metal object sit at the right. No people are visible. +2 copiesDecember 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A small, worn copper vessel with a rounded body and wide open mouth sits on a plain yellow surface, photographed from above. The inside shows a darker interior with a lighter circular base. This appears to be a close-up of a ritual object from a personal collection, with no people or deities visible.Rare archival collectionApril 01 20162016-04-01 +1 copiesMarch 03 20182018-03-03A photograph of five small terracotta oil lamps (diyas) filled with golden oil and lit, arranged in a round woven bamboo basket set on dark reddish-brown earth at night. Tall orange flames rise from the wicks, with the flame blurred by motion. No people are visible. The lamps suggest a Deepam lamp offering, though the scene is a plain close view of lit diyas.2013-11-17