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Close photograph of a brass plate holding burning incense or camphor-like material, with a bundle of dried stems or incense sticks held over it. Two hands are visible: one at upper right holding the sticks, wearing a silver bangle, and one at lower right resting on a stone ledge with a white paste mark on the wrist. Behind is a blurred red cloth, a carved wooden base and a gold sequined or sparkling backdrop. No full person is visible, so this is a ritual detail such as a fire offering.

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September 05 20102010-09-05April 04 20182018-04-04 +1 copiesApril 04 20182018-04-04 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a ritual fire offering. A person in a rust-orange garment holds a bundle of dried straw or grass stalks that is burning at the tip, dropping charred fibres into a round silver metal plate. Bangles are on the wrist and a beaded necklace is partly visible. Tall orange flames rise on the right beside a small fire pit, and a colourful woven mat lies on the floor. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual.2018-04-11 +1 copiesA close photograph of a ritual fire: a bundle of dried straw or grass stalks tied with string is held over a round silver metal tray, with bright orange flames and glowing red embers licking up from the bundle's end. Smoke drifts across the dark background. Blurred hands, one with a silver bangle and another holding the bundle, are visible at the frame edges. No faces are visible.2018-06-04April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesMarch 11 20182018-03-11Close photograph of a burning bundle of dried grass or herbs on a round brass plate held by two hands at the right edge, the flames rising high. A second flame glows at the left, with a small metal dish and yellow flower petals on a stone ledge. The wearer's orange clothing is visible at the bottom right. Blurred colourful background.2017-09-21 +1 copiesA close photograph of a ritual fire being lit with a bundle of dried grass or straw held by a hand at upper right. The flames rise from a red-hot pile of burning material over a round silver metal tray held by a second hand at lower right. The person wears a red and beaded wrist mala and white clothing. A wooden platform with yellow surface and red-and-white painted designs lies beside the tray, with scattered sticks and a small oil lamp at lower left. Only hands and arms are visible, so no full person is shown.2015-11-18Close-up photograph of a ritual fire on a shallow silver plate set on a tiled floor. Dry grass or bundled straw burns with bright flames and glowing embers, and wisps of smoke rise. A large ornate silver bowl with engraved floral borders sits at left, and a silver lamp or vessel with a curved handle appears at upper left. At right, a hand holding a thin stick or incense-like object feeds the fire; a rudraksha-style bead strand is visible at the wrist. The scene suggests a homa or fire offering, with no other people visible.2015-07-09April 04 20182018-04-04March 11 20182018-03-11