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October 16 2016

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A ceremonial yajna setup on a striped multicoloured cloth. Centre: a square fire pit built from brick-shaped blocks painted yellow, orange and green with white borders, containing ash and sticks. Left: a brass tray holding a floral-patterned rangoli-style design in green, yellow, red and black grains with banana pieces. Background: rows of kalasha-like pots wrapped in white cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds, a brass lamp, a mala of beads, and a silver plate of marigold petals and fruit. No people are visible, so the a person field is none.2016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20162016-10-16A photograph of an outdoor ritual site prepared for a homa or yagna. A square fire pit is built from red and yellow painted bricks, decorated with white, orange and green painted bands, and filled with ash or sand. Around it, floor cloths in striped purple, pink, green and blue hold brass plates and bowls, banana-leaf items, fruit, coconuts, marigold garlands and flower-decorated kalasha-style pots. A colourful rangoli-like design of yellow, green, red and black powders lies on a tray at left. No people are visible.2016-10-16October 16 20162016-10-16June 23 20172017-06-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa (fire ritual) set-up on a bare floor. Several brick fire pits are arranged with dry wood logs, a brass pot of mango pieces, banana leaves, marigold garlands, bowls of flower petals and fruit, a brass oil lamp, a bundle of green leaves in a decorated pot, and a yellow kalasha-like cone. Striped cloth mats are spread around, and a partially visible person in white dhoti and striped shawl stands at the upper right edge. No identifiable ceremonial figure is clearly shown, so the a person field is unsure.2016-12-23October 16 20162016-10-16Photo 11714866 +2 copiesOctober 27 20082008-10-27A square homa fire pit built from red brick and dusted with white powder, with a small flame and wood burning at its centre. Yellow flower petals, kumkum-like marks and red and white powder decorate the bricks, and apples and oranges sit on the edges. A brass bowl of liquid stands at the left, a tray of nuts and dried fruit at the right, and a striped and green cloth covers the ground. No people are visible; the scene shows a homa fire during the Kumbhabhishekam ritual setup.2022-02-28A homa fire pit built from stacked yellow-orange mud or clay bricks, with a rectangular fire trench in the centre holding smouldering offerings, rising smoke, and a ladle resting across the pit. Around it are brass kalashas wrapped in netting, decorated with yellow marigold flowers and mango leaves, silver spouted vessels, a brass plate with coconut halves, a brass bowl with a spoon, a yellow cloth and a saffron-orange floral printed cloth on the floor. Mats and a red-and-blue carpet lie nearby. No people are visible in the frame.2008-10-27