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September 14 20142014-09-14April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesClose photograph of a homa or fire ritual: a hand in a brown-and-gold cloth lifts a large polished silver bowl, pouring a golden liquid into a bright flame and billowing smoke. Beside it, a second figure in brown and gold ceremonial cloth holds a ladle or spoon. A small silver dish of offerings sits at lower left. The orange glow and rising smoke dominate the frame. Only partial bodies are visible, cropped at the edges.2014-09-14March 03 20132013-03-03 +1 copiesClose view of a homa fire pit at a Vishesha Deeksha session. A hand holding a long-handled ladle pours liquid ghee into flames rising from a yellow-edged square fire pit. A small brass bowl sits on the rim, pink flowers and a red and white cloth lie beside it, and seated participants in white and orange blur in the background. Smoke drifts across the frame.2017-03-16A brass ladle with a twisted handle is dipped into a brass bowl set on a stone or brick platform beside a flaming fire pit, with smoke rising. Marigold and pink flower petals are scattered on a yellow-wrapped wooden surface. A person in white ritual clothes with orange-bordered cloth is partially visible, seated and pouring liquid into the bowl for a homa-type fire ritual. No face is visible.2016-11-23Close-up photograph of a ritual scene beside a fire. A polished silver bowl filled with orange liquid sits on a brick ledge marked with white painted stripes and scattered red petals and yellow powder. A silver ladle with a twisted handle rests in the bowl. Flames and burning wood glow at the left edge. No people are visible.2011-12-14A fire ritual at close range: a priest in white dhoti and cloth sits on the ground and pours ghee from a long twisted-handle ladle into a brass bowl placed beside a bright flame. Yellow-ochre brick fire pit with white marks surrounds the blaze, with copper vessels, a small silver cup, brass bowls of red and dark offerings, and an open book with pages in the background. The priest's hands are visible; no face is shown. This appears to be a homa with oblation.2011-12-28May 28 20132013-05-28A close photograph of a homa fire burning on a raised brick hearth. Bright orange flames rise from the centre while a ladle or spoon pours a stream of liquid. To the left sits an ornate brass bowl with a golden liquid and a small offering inside, its rim decorated with engraved bands. No people are visible; the scene centres on the sacred fire and offering.2014-01-05A homa fire burns in a yellow-edged square fire pit on a wooden floor. A brass bowl filled with yellow liquid sits at the right with a ladle resting in it. Behind the pit, the lower edge of an orange-and-gold garment and a microphone on a stand are visible, along with brass ritual implements, a small oil lamp, and scattered yellow flowers. No people are fully visible in the frame.2012-10-16Close-up photograph of a hand holding a twisted silver ladle that pours a thin stream of liquid. Blurred background shows red and orange cloth, brass vessels and a shallow silver bowl. No people's faces are visible, only the hand and arm.2011-10-01