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Close-up of a ritual scene: a bare forearm with silver bangles and a dark beaded bracelet extends from the left, holding a metal ladle or spoon. Several brick-like platforms are decorated with white and yellow marigold petals and a lit flame burns in one of them. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang in the background, and a small oil lamp glows at the upper right. A silver plate holds yellow marigolds and petals. The frame is dimly lit with warm tones. No person's face is visible, and the arm and hand are the only human parts shown.

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October 18 20152015-10-18Close view of a ritual fire burning in a brick-lined fire pit, with a flame rising from the centre. The pit's rim is decorated with yellow marigolds, white flowers and scattered rose petals. Behind it, large garlands of yellow, orange, red and white flowers hang over a deity murti or altar area. A brass bowl and a ladle or spoon are held by a hand at the left edge, and a metal plate of marigolds and offerings sits in the lower right. A person's white garment with patterned border is visible at the bottom left, but no face is shown.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18Close photo of a ritual flame in a brass lamp held by a person's hands; the flame is lit and rises from a silver-coloured dish with a long handle. Right foreground: two arms with dark skin, a bangle and a dark wristwatch, one hand reaching toward the lamp. Left foreground: a metal pot filled with yellow marigold flowers and green leaves. Background is blurred with warm golden light and a dark red decoration. Small purple bird logo at upper left.2016-09-09A homa fire ritual at an outdoor altar. A priest in white clothing, with a red-and-black thread and metal bangles on his wrist, pours liquid from a brass ladle into a sunken fire pit where flames rise. Brass bowls, small silver vessels and yellow and purple flowers surround the altar. Behind it stands a colourful deity murti with a multi-headed cobra hood, and smoke drifts upward. No person's face is visible enough to assess presence of a person, and the scene shows only the priest's hands and white-clad body.2016-09-09A photograph of a fire ritual. A fire burns in a wooden fire pit in the foreground with bright orange flames rising on the right. A hand in a white sleeve holds a long-handled silver ladle, pouring offerings into the fire. Silver bowls hold rice and other offerings, with small metal cups nearby. Yellow marigold petals and pink flowers scatter the wooden platform. Behind the fire pit, a large coiled serpent deity murti with blue and gold markings rests on a teal-and-gold pedestal, garlanded with yellow flowers. No people are fully visible beyond the hand and arm; the scene contains one visible person.2016-09-09A photograph of a fire ritual at a temple shrine. In the foreground a priest in white clothing and a beaded wrist band holds a long-handled ladle over a large brass bowl, pouring offering material into a sacred fire. Behind the fire pit, a deity murti rests on a teal and gold pedestal with a carved cobra hood above it, draped with yellow and white marigold garlands. Flames rise from a yellow-tinted fire pit covered with yellow flowers and a purple blossom, with smoke drifting upward. Brass pots, cups, oil lamps and a basket of flowers sit on the ground. Striped red and white steps appear at the top of the frame. A homa or yagna is being performed.2016-09-09October 18 20152015-10-18A close view of a fire ritual at a square stone fire pit. Tall flames rise from burning wood at the center, with offerings of rice and red and orange flower petals scattered on the stone edges. A bare arm, wearing a bangle and a dark bead bracelet, holds a bundle of straw or grass over the fire, and a brass vessel sits behind it. Yellow marigold garlands blur in the background. No face is visible, and no one can be confidently identified as a person. The scene is a homa or yagna.2016-09-09April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesJune 06 20102010-06-06A homa fire ritual at night. Flames rise from a brick-lined fire pit where a priest in white dhoti with a striped border and a bare chest, wearing a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, feeds the fire with his hand. Another priest in white stands behind, holding a ladle-like vessel with a lit oil lamp. To the right, a silver ornate peetha throne is decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and flower petals, with brass vessels and a small brass lamp nearby. Smoke drifts across the scene. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2018-01-06