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January 28 2018

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April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesA fire ritual in progress: a fire burns in a brick hearth whose yellow-painted bricks are dotted with red kumkum and scattered rice grains. A hand holding a silver ladle with a long handle pours liquid into the flames, and a copper-and-silver bowl sits on the left edge. Darbha grass lies on the bricks. The scene suggests a homa or yagna. No people beyond the hand are visible, and the background shows a colourful striped cloth.2018-03-12April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a fire ritual. A brass or metal vessel with a woven basket handle pours a thin stream of liquid. Smoke rises from the fire. The pit is lined with yellow-painted bricks marked with white lines, and yellow flower petals or marigolds lie on the bricks. No people are visible.2018-01-28April 26 20182018-04-26 +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.2017-03-16May 29 20182018-05-29 +2 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesA homa fire burns on a square brick fire pit, with flames rising high in the centre. A brass or silver bowl with engraved decorative bands sits on the left edge of the pit. The pit is decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands, red flower petals, and white cloth strips tied around it. A person's arm, wearing a red-and-gold thread wrist band, holds a long metal ladle or spoon pouring offerings into the fire. Blurred orange and white fabric is visible in the background. No people's faces are visible.2016-08-14December 28 20112011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28