EditorialPeople light oil lamps for a festival at the Vaikom Sree Mahadeva Temple in India?s Kerala state, Nov. 13, 2022. (Poras Chaudhary/The New York Times)
EditorialPeople light oil lamps for a festival at the Vaikom Sree Mahadeva Temple in India?s Kerala state, Nov. 13, 2022. (Poras Chaudhary/The New York Times)
EditorialPlate with a Scene of Revelry, 400s. Northwestern India, possibly Tanesara Mahadeva, Gupta period (320-647). Silver with alloy of tin and lead with traces of gilding; diameter: 18.7 cm (7 3/8 in.).