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A close-up photograph of a heap of dried brown and olive-green leaves piled on an orange cloth. The leaves are broad and oval with visible veins and stems, some spotted and yellowed. No people are visible in the frame.

Close-up photograph of a heap of dried brown and yellow-green leaves piled in a shallow orange cloth-covered tray. Behind it, out of focus, a gilded ornate metal object and a bunch of purple and yellow flowers sit at the left edge. No people are visible.

A close view of a woven wicker basket filled with dried brown leaves, mostly oval and curled, with visible veins and some stems. The foreground shows the leaves packed tightly in the basket's rim. No people, ritual objects, or deities are visible; the scene appears to show dried leaf material collected in a basket.

A close photograph of a large round brass plate heaped with dried homa offering materials: crumbled bark pieces, dried leaves, seeds, a bundle of dried twigs tied with yellow thread, a reddish wood chunk and scattered white petals. The plate rests on a striped pink, green and purple cloth, with a white cushion blurred at the top. No people are visible. This is the sacred offering mix prepared for a homa fire ritual.

2016-07-02 +1 copies

Close-up photograph of a brass plate on a red cloth holding a heap of dried herbal stems, twigs and leaves, with a few small pale pieces and a yellow flower petal in the foreground. A brass singing bowl sits blurred in the background. No people are visible, and no person is identifiable in the scene.

April 28 2017

Close-up photograph of a polished metal bowl heaped with dried green leaves, possibly bilva or similar, resting on a striped cloth against a whitewashed wall. No people are visible in the frame. The leaves are curled and brown-edged, arranged loosely in the bowl.

Close photograph of a brass tray holding a pile of flat, dried brown cow-dung cakes with ridged, wavy surfaces, set on a grey stone floor beside a red and purple cloth. No people are visible.

2017-08-31 +1 copies

A close-up photograph of a large round stainless steel plate filled with a heaped mixture of dried herbs, bark pieces, twigs, seed husks, dried flower petals and small grey stones or nuts. The plate rests on a red-brown floor beside a purple and yellow patterned cloth with a fringed edge, and a white and red fan-like item is visible at the top right. No people are visible. The mixture appears to be prepared botanical material for a ritual offering.

November 10 2011

Close-up photograph of many shallow round brass plates arranged in rows on a red cloth-covered table. Each plate holds a small heap of mixed offering material, including dried leaves, small seeds or grains, pale fragments and brown items. No people are visible, and the plates are not shown with any visible fire or homa setup.

Close-up photograph of a pile of dried, pale tan and reddish wooden pieces and bark chips heaped on a round, weathered brass or metal tray. The shavings are curled and splintered, some long and some short, with darker grey-brown bark edges visible. No people, statues, or ritual figures are present; the frame is filled with the dried wood material.