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August 14 20162016-08-14August 14 20162016-08-14A homa fire burns in a brick fire pit inside a temple hall with carved wooden doorframes. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward, feeding offerings into the flames. Beside him a seated man in white with a golden-bordered cloth tends the fire. Several women in white saris with golden borders stand in the doorway; one in the foreground presses her palms together in prayer. Brass vessels, marigold garlands, fruit and flower offerings sit on banana leaves in front of the fire pit. No one is identified as a person.2016-08-14October 27 20142014-10-27 +1 copiesSeptember 04 20132013-09-04A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple doorway. In the foreground a fire burns in a fire pit with flower-decorated offerings and a brass vessel beside it. A person in a cream and gold-bordered sari with a rudraksha mala and tilak stands with hands folded over the fire, while a man in white dhoti with a shawl stands behind and a dark statue of a deity with matted hair and a crown stands at right. A seated priest in white is at lower right. Sunlight glows through the open doorway behind them.2017-07-28A group of women stand in rows in a wood-panelled hall with yellow padded wall panels, performing a devotional ritual with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Several wear red-and-orange shawls with woven patterns over white or cream sarees and white tops; one in the foreground wears a white top with a red-and-orange shawl and a lanyard, and another holds a small lamp-like object. Trays and small offerings sit on the carpet at their feet, and water bottles are placed nearby. Other participants in white are visible behind, and a woman in the lower centre sits with hands clasped. No a person candidate is visible in this scene.2014-12-26February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesA photograph of several women standing in a line in a tiled room during a ritual. Most wear white or cream saris and salwar-style white dress with gold and orange borders, with one woman in a red and orange patterned top at the back. The woman on the right in a white kurta holds a lit oil lamp aloft on a silver stand, flames rising, and a second woman in a white sari with gold border holds a small metal vessel beside it. The women on the left and centre have hands folded in namaste and eyes lowered, one wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala. Smoke rises from the flame at the top right, and a wooden railing and door frame are visible at the right edge.August 14 20162016-08-14Indoor temple-style offering scene with three women in white or red-bordered traditional dress. A woman in a white saree with a gold border holds a brass tray with green leaves and folded money, while a woman in red blouse and white saree stands at left with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood-coloured tilak. At right, a woman in orange saree with red border and a dark rudraksha mala reaches to take an item from the tray. Others in white mundu and saree stand behind, a fan and an elevator door are visible at the back, and a partially visible man stands at upper right.2014-07-26 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20162016-02-07