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An empty interior of a rough concrete-block shelter with gaps in the walls letting light through. A low table draped in yellow cloth holds brass puja vessels, a small brass plate with red flowers and offerings, a steel tumbler, and a spoon. A wooden staff or rod stands upright against the wall behind the table, and a patterned floral mat lies on the floor at left. No people are visible in the scene.

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Interior of a simple unfinished hut with bare concrete-block walls and a thatched roof, lit by daylight through gaps in the wall. A low cushioned seat with a red and gold floral pattern sits on the reddish-brown earth at left. Beside it, a table draped in bright yellow cloth holds brass puja vessels, a brass plate with red flowers, a steel tumbler and a small brass lamp, plus two small clay or terracotta bowls with red flower offerings. Against the wall behind stands a wooden staff or walking stick, and a small framed picture with a red flower sits on a shelf. No people are visible.2006-11-23November 23 20062006-11-23November 23 20062006-11-23A photograph of a simple unfinished room with grey concrete block walls and a red earth floor. A long table draped with a bright yellow cloth holds a brass puja setup: a brass plate with red flowers, small brass cups, a spoon, a bell, and a pair of wooden sandals with red flower offerings. A tall wooden staff or rod stands upright behind the table, and a small framed picture with flowers sits on the table. A floral patterned cushion lies on the floor at left. No people are visible.2006-11-23Interior of a simple unfinished hut with exposed concrete-block walls and a thatched roof, lit by sunlight through gaps in the blocks. A yellow cloth covers a low table set with brass plates and bowls holding red flowers, a small steel tumbler, a brass lamp and a spoon. A tall wooden staff or stick stands upright behind the table, and a small framed picture with flowers sits on a shelf to the right. A patterned cushion lies on the earthen floor in front. No people are visible.2006-11-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a small empty room with cement block walls and a thatched roof, showing a makeshift puja table draped in bright yellow cloth. On the table are brass plates holding fruit, flowers and kumkum, small brass oil lamps and a steel tumbler, with a framed picture and red flowers at the right edge. A wooden staff leans against the wall beside it, a low cushioned seat sits in front, and coils of white hose and sacks are stacked in the back corner. No people are visible.2006-11-23November 23 20062006-11-23October 05 20112011-10-05A homa fire pit built of stacked orange-yellow bricks with white painted markings, containing small sticks and offerings. A person in an orange-saffron cloth sits behind it, with rudraksha beads and a bead necklace, hands near the fire. Brass and silver ritual vessels surround the pit, including a bowl of yellow liquid with a ladle, a bowl of yellow grains, a small bell-like brass lamp and a kalasha-like vessel. Striped cloth and green leaves decorate the right side on a pink and purple mat. The scene shows a homa ritual setup, with no visible crowd.2019-01-05July 02 20042004-07-02A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, leaning forward at a small ritual altar in a bare concrete room with barred windows. He holds a small metal vessel over a gold-rimmed brass plate, while a red gas cylinder, a garland of white and orange flowers, brass oil lamps and a stick of incense sit nearby. The setting suggests a domestic blessing ritual.2003-04-23A photograph taken from above of an empty low stone seat on a grey concrete floor. The rectangular seat is yellow-ochre with a speckled granite surface and has four small red-rimmed holes at its corners. Behind it, an orange cloth lies on the floor, with a striped border in purple, yellow and red at the top left. A thin metal stand leg is visible at the far left edge. No people are present in the scene.2010-12-23