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December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of a homa fire pit built of decorated brick or stone with painted white and red motifs along its rim. Tall orange flames rise from the pit, with glowing embers and ash below. In front on a wooden platform sit silver ritual vessels: a kalasha-style pot with a spout, small cups, a footed silver cup, a bowl of liquid, a bowl with grains, and a plate of yellow and red flowers with green leaves. No people are visible.2015-11-18February 07 20132013-02-07August 31 20172017-08-31A homa fire burns in a square brick fire pit lined with yellow-painted border, with ash, papers and small wood pieces in the flames. A person in an orange-red garment and white arm markings on the left reaches in with a long-handled ladle to add offerings. Silver bowls with lids, a bowl of yellow food, fruit, a small oil lamp and a brass vessel surround the pit. Behind, a seated group in purple cloth and a flower vase appear. Only the partially visible hand and arm of one person are shown.2014-08-29September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual setup for an Aushadha preparation process, shown on a multicoloured striped cloth. A large square wooden tray or pit filled with fine grey ash or bhasma is edged with white powder patterns, pink flower petals and red flowers. A silver spouted vessel and a silver ladle-like implement rest at its front. Surrounding it are small metal bowls of coloured powders in orange, red, yellow and white, green leaves, bundled dried sticks, a bowl of white jasmine-like flowers, a brass oil lamp, a stone mortar with a pestle-stone, and a silver-framed object at top left. No people are visible.2017-08-31February 09 20122012-02-09A photograph of a homa fire pit built from white-painted brick, with a bed of dark wooden sticks and ash inside. Around the pit sit silver and brass vessels, a bowl of yellow liquid, small oil lamps and a silver ladle. Brass and silver ritual objects stand at the left, and the feet of two people in saffron-orange and white dhoti-style garments appear at the top edge, one holding a tray of white flowers. No face or head is visible, and no person can be identified.2006-10-21August 31 20172017-08-31Close-up photo of a puja setup on the ground. Two people in orange garments sit cross-legged; one, wearing an orange sari with gold border, reaches over a silver tray. Silver trays hold a small oil lamp with a burning flame, a silver kalasha-style pot, a silver vessel with spout, bowls of kumkum, turmeric, and white powder, pink and purple flowers, betel leaves with red-brown offerings, and a lit incense stick. Reddish earth and a colourful woven mat lie beneath.2016-09-15A square brick homa kunda with a tall orange flame rising from its centre, set on a stepped base decorated with white painted lines. Behind it stands a gilded ornate structure draped with a yellow and magenta flower garland. Brass and silver vessels, a lidded golden urn, a plate of offerings and a small kalasha sit on the cloth-covered table, and the edge of an orange-clad sleeve is visible at right. No people are clearly visible in the frame.2012-01-08