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Close photograph of a ritual fire being tended in a large dark metal vessel. Two hands, one holding a long-handled metal ladle with a burning wick, another with bangles, guide a small flame over the rim. Beside the vessel on a striped red, green and blue cloth stand ornate silver lidded bowls in a silver tray, with a brass figurine at the right edge. Figures in dark rust-coloured garments and a beaded necklace with a pendant are partly visible at the edges, and orange-robed people sit blurred in the background. Incense sticks lean into the frame. The scene suggests a homa or fire offering.

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October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A close view of a ritual fire offering. A large dark metal bowl or vessel holds a flame and rising smoke; a bundle of incense sticks stands upright at its rim. A hand in the upper left holds an ornate silver vessel, and another silver lamp hangs above the bowl. Silver containers with lids, including a filigreed box, sit on a striped cloth in the foreground, beside a bundle of dried wooden sticks. Robed devotees in saffron-orange appear at the upper right. No clearly identifiable face is shown in frame.2017-10-08A large dark bronze or brass vessel holds a bright flame and smoke, with a bundle of incense sticks rising from its side. On a striped red, green, blue and yellow cloth in the foreground sits a silver tray of small silver cups and covered silver containers used for ritual offerings. At the upper right, the hand of a person wearing a gold bangle and a dark red sari reaches toward the fire, and a partly visible figure in orange clothing sits behind. A small wooden deity murti appears at the right edge. The scene suggests a fire ritual with offerings.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08March 03 20182018-03-03 +1 copiesOctober 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A night-time homa at an outdoor ritual platform. In the centre, a man in saffron robes, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a patterned turban sits behind a silver-framed deity vahana carriage, holding a small lamp, with a flame burning near him. To the left a shaved-headed priest in an orange-brown dhoti pours from a silver vessel. Behind, a second robed figure tends a large bronze fire pit whose flames rise. Silver peetha and vahana figures decorated with white flower garlands line the right side, alongside brass pots, a kalasha and lamps on a striped cloth. Several dozen seated devotees and attendants in saffron and white fill the background, and a banner hangs near the top right.2017-10-08