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A photo of a ritual setup on an orange cloth spread over a woven mat, with no people visible. Centre: a pile of dry wooden sticks on a brass plate. Left: a brass plate of dried leaves, herbs and seeds beside a rudraksha mala and a bundle of dried grass. Behind: small steel cups holding white and grey powders, a brass bowl of white powder, a glass vessel and a small brass lamp. Right: a silver tray and bowls of white and cream substances, possibly camphor or ash, and a wooden box with a white cloth at the top. This is a homa or puja preparation with offerings, not a visible fire.

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October 15 20102010-10-15A ritual preparation scene on a red cloth-covered floor. Several round silver plates hold heaps of dried herbs, roots, seeds, bark pieces and dried leaves, with a few small bowls of yellow turmeric powder and a brass cup. A large brass vessel holds bundled dry sticks. Two coconuts sit in a wooden box, and a plate of white flower petals or puffed grains is in front. Behind on a raised table stand a wooden tray of fresh flowers and fruit, woven baskets, a bowl of oranges, a bowl of apples and steel containers. A brass kalasha and a small figure of a deity murti stand on a dark pedestal at the upper left, and a person in a white dhoti with a red sash is partly visible at the top right. Materials appear prepared for an offering or ritual.2016-12-07Close view of a puja setup on a red and gold patterned cloth. A person in orange robes and a beaded bracelet holds a lit match or taper over a silver lamp. Around them are silver bowls holding turmeric powder, kumkum, rice, camphor pieces and a small cone of yellow turmeric on a plate, plus a silver kalasha vessel and a silver lamp stand. Flowers sit in a silver bowl at the top right.2016-01-15May 03 20122012-05-03Overhead photo of homa preparations on a reddish-brown tiled floor. Brass trays hold red pomegranates, dark purple berries, a bowl of yellow paste, heaps of dried twigs and wood chips, and a pile of husked coconuts. A small plate of white grain sits near a silver pot and a metal vessel, while a partially visible person in orange and white garments sits at the top edge. Fresh pineapple leaves appear at the upper right. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.2006-10-21A table draped in red cloth is laid out with ritual materials for a puja. Plates hold white rice or grain arranged in concentric rings, with a small yellow-and-black cylindrical item placed on one plate. A large round metal tray holds dried herbs, roots, bark pieces and seeds. Bundles of wrapped cloth in orange, red, green and gold sit in the centre. Dried sticks or twigs are bundled in woven baskets at the back, and green banana leaves lie across the table. Small metal dishes filled with grains or powders sit on a tray at left, beside a brass vessel. A multicolour striped cloth hangs along the top edge. No people are visible.2016-12-15December 20 20172017-12-20 +1 copiesA photo of a Vedic fire ritual (homa) at close range. A person in white clothes with a gold border sits on an orange cloth, wearing gold-toned bangles, and holds a bundle of dark dried stalks over a silver-rimmed plate of the same dark pieces. Beside it, a live fire burns inside a brick fire pit whose bricks are marked with white designs and yellow flowers. Silver bowls, a small silver vessel and a kalasha-style pot sit nearby. No face is visible, so the person cannot be identified.2011-12-28August 24 20062006-08-24A photograph of a ritual setup inside a hall with a green backdrop. In the foreground, heaps of dried sticks and bundles of palm-leaf-like material sit on brass and wooden plates alongside a small brass pot, fruit including grapes and banana, white cotton pieces, and a red cloth. Behind them, a silver lotus-shaped vessel with a kalasha-style top stands on a silver pedestal over a red and gold-patterned mat. A carved wooden platform and white draped cloths with gold borders surround it, with a brass kettle-shaped vessel on a white-covered stand to the left. Samagri for a homa or pooja is laid out, and no people are visible.2004-07-02September 21 20162016-09-21Overhead photo of a puja setup on a white marble floor. A person in orange clothing with a yellow cloth sits at the lower right, reaching toward brass plates. The arrangement sits on an orange and gold cloth with brass bowls, a brass plate of yellow flower petals, a brass plate holding a rudraksha mala, small cups, a brass bell, an oil lamp, incense sticks, a lit wick and a red flower. The actions show ritual offering preparation with a brass lamp and incense.2017-01-08