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August 28 2011

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A photograph of a burning offering on green grass. A white husked coconut or similar ritual offering sits on the lawn with orange flames and smoke rising from it, and small white grains or petals are scattered around. Scattered yellow flowers lie on the grass in the upper right, and a faint dark patch lies at the top left. No people are visible.2011-08-28August 24 20142014-08-24Close view of a homa fire pit: flames rise from split wood logs in a metal tray, with a wrapped offering in green and red cloth and white and yellow flowers scattered among the embers. A yellow gourd-shaped object wrapped with white jasmine garland sits at the left edge. No people are visible in this photograph.2012-07-11Night-time outdoor cremation scene. A large mound of pale ash, dried vegetation and wood sits on the ground, with several bright flames burning along its top. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at left, bending toward the fire. Beside him a man in white shirt and dhoti reaches toward the flames with a long pole. A woman in an orange-red saree stands at right among a group of men in white shirts and white dhotis, watching in silence. Green leaves are scattered at the base of the pile. About twenty people are visible in the dim background.2011-01-14November 14 20052005-11-14November 02 20132013-11-02Close photograph of a homa fire pit built from yellow-ochre painted bricks with white stripes and scattered red flower petals. Orange flames rise from a bed of thin dry sticks and embers. In the lower right, a metal ladle sits in a bowl of orange-yellow liquid. No people are visible; the scene centres on the sacred fire and offerings.2011-12-14Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityNight photograph of a seated monk in an orange-saffron robe, sitting cross-legged on dark ground with head bowed, while small open flames burn in a line along the ground beside him and further back. Other figures in pale robes stand partly visible at the top edge of the frame. The bright fire and orange clothing dominate the scene.2006-08-17A photograph at night of a flat dark rectangular object, possibly a board or mat, burning on the ground amid bright orange flames and scattered dry straw. No people are visible; the scene is dark with a small blue-and-white logo at the upper left.Close photograph of a large round metal vessel with flames rising from its base, a bundle of burning dried plant material held over it at upper right, sending sparks and smoke upward. A hand holds the bundle's stalk at the top edge. The setting suggests a fire offering or homa, with a striped cloth visible at the bottom edge. No people are visible apart from the hand.2017-10-08July 11 20122012-07-11