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A photograph of an empty ritual setup on a concrete floor before an ornate gold-coloured throne with red cushions and a red-draped backdrop. On a woven mat with red border sit a tiger-striped cloth, a brass plate with flowers and a white cloth, brass puja vessels and a small oil lamp, and a brass plate of white powder. A red tray holds bundled sticks, and more bundles of sticks lie on a brass plate in the foreground. No people are visible.

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October 04 20102010-10-04A photograph of an empty indoor hall with a grey concrete floor showing a homa ritual setup. In the centre stands a square fire pit built from white-painted brick, with blackened brick interior and two brass oil lamps on its rear edge. A brass ladle rests on the pit's side. On a striped woven mat at left are wooden sticks and bark pieces, a brass plate of dried wood, several small brass bowls holding grains, powders and offerings, a brass plate of flower petals, a small brass kalasha-style vessel and metal ritual implements on a wooden stand. At right, a basket-wrapped vessel is decorated with white and orange flower garlands and a yellow flower with green leaves. No people are visible.2007-09-24Overhead photo of a homa ritual setup on a striped woven mat in purple, red and cream. Large brass trays hold bundles of dried wood sticks and a copper dish holds more fuel sticks. Brass plates contain bright flowers in red, yellow, pink and white, with a small red-wrapped bundle and yellow flower, plus white camphor-like pieces, incense sticks and matchboxes. Rows of brass bowls with green leaves line the right edge. No people are visible, and a cushion sits at the top left.2009-09-22 +1 copiesJanuary 22 20172017-01-22July 02 20042004-07-02 +1 copiesIndoor ritual setup on a wooden floor for a homa. Brass plates in the foreground hold piles of dried sticks, grains and powders, red and yellow flowers, and a small red kumkum-like heap. A striped multicolour cloth lies beneath them. Behind, a stacked arrangement of yellow-wrapped packets is decorated with yellow flowers, and brass kalasha-style vessels, a brass lamp and metal bowls sit on the floor. At the upper left edge, a figure in orange cloth is partly visible. No people are fully in frame.2011-10-05A photograph of a ritual fire pit (homa kunda) in a gold-decorated temple hall with red floor. The yellow-painted, octagonal fire pit contains a black ash bed with sticks and twigs. Behind it stands a gilded palanquin-style ratha or shrine cart holding a deity murti draped in red and yellow garlands. Plates of green bananas, fruit and flower offerings sit on the floor, with brass lamps (oil lamps) and a brass vessel nearby. A partly visible person in white dhoti with gold border stands at the left edge. No other people are clearly visible.2020-03-15 +2 copiesOverhead photograph of a brass puja arati set arranged on a woven straw mat with purple edging, placed on an orange-red wooden table. Items include a lit oil lamp, a large engraved brass plate with orange marigold petals, a bowl of white rice or grains, a small brass bowl with a spoon, red and orange powders in small cups, a brass incense holder with incense sticks, a red-covered booklet on a plate, a brass handled lamp stand, a white ceramic lamp with red dots, a small brass water vessel, and a plate of orange and yellow marigold flowers. No people are visible.2007-08-26December 26 20072007-12-26December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual setup on an orange-painted brick platform inside a plain concrete room, with no people visible. Brass vessels, including a bowl with a wooden ladle, a covered brass pot and a brass lamp, sit on the platform. White chalk crosses decorate the bricks. Behind, a plate holds fruit and coconut halves, a small brass lamp burns with a flame, and a bowl of flowers rests beside a carved wooden stand in the foreground. Incense sticks lie across the platform. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Sre Nithyananda" hangs at the top left, and a draped table with a deity murti and flower garland stands at the back.2005-08-07February 02 20172017-02-02 +1 copies