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August 29 20172017-08-29August 29 20172017-08-29Close photograph of a preparation process on a light surface. A person's bare hand, wearing a gold bangle, holds a small brass ladle and pours or stirs material from a large ornate glass vessel into a shallow, fluted glass bowl. Steam or vapour drifts across the scene. A second fluted bowl sits at the bottom edge, a bowl of white powder sits at left, and a small blue cup is in the lower left corner. No face is visible, so no person can be identified.2017-08-29A photograph of an aushada preparation ritual. A silver-rimmed bowl filled with yellow powder and dark herbal material is held above a large ornate silver vessel releasing steam. Partially visible hands and a person in orange and maroon cloth with gold bangles and a gold waist band are at the edges. A silver tray and a small brass dish with green leaves sit nearby on the floor. The setting is a concrete floor with a silver-framed shelf in the background.2017-08-29November 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +2 copiesSeptember 02 20172017-09-02A photograph of a fire ritual at a temple shrine. In the foreground a priest in white clothing and a beaded wrist band holds a long-handled ladle over a large brass bowl, pouring offering material into a sacred fire. Behind the fire pit, a deity murti rests on a teal and gold pedestal with a carved cobra hood above it, draped with yellow and white marigold garlands. Flames rise from a yellow-tinted fire pit covered with yellow flowers and a purple blossom, with smoke drifting upward. Brass pots, cups, oil lamps and a basket of flowers sit on the ground. Striped red and white steps appear at the top of the frame. A homa or yagna is being performed.2016-09-09Close photo of a ritual flame in a brass lamp held by a person's hands; the flame is lit and rises from a silver-coloured dish with a long handle. Right foreground: two arms with dark skin, a bangle and a dark wristwatch, one hand reaching toward the lamp. Left foreground: a metal pot filled with yellow marigold flowers and green leaves. Background is blurred with warm golden light and a dark red decoration. Small purple bird logo at upper left.2016-09-09A close photograph of a ritual fire being lit with a bundle of dried grass or straw held by a hand at upper right. The flames rise from a red-hot pile of burning material over a round silver metal tray held by a second hand at lower right. The person wears a red and beaded wrist mala and white clothing. A wooden platform with yellow surface and red-and-white painted designs lies beside the tray, with scattered sticks and a small oil lamp at lower left. Only hands and arms are visible, so no full person is shown.2015-11-18September 02 20172017-09-02