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A photograph of a fire-ritual setup on a green painted floor. A square brick-lined fire pit with a dark central opening sits at the top. Brass trays hold offerings: dried twigs and sticks, larger pieces of wood, whole coconuts in husk, oranges, limes, mangoes and a pineapple, plus a small tray of straw and white pieces. Pink flower garlands edge the floor, and brass lamps appear at the top. No people are visible.2004-06-032004-JUNE-032004-06-03 +1 copiesJune 30 20042004-06-30 +1 copiesA photograph of an empty indoor hall with a grey concrete floor showing a homa ritual setup. In the centre stands a square fire pit built from white-painted brick, with blackened brick interior and two brass oil lamps on its rear edge. A brass ladle rests on the pit's side. On a striped woven mat at left are wooden sticks and bark pieces, a brass plate of dried wood, several small brass bowls holding grains, powders and offerings, a brass plate of flower petals, a small brass kalasha-style vessel and metal ritual implements on a wooden stand. At right, a basket-wrapped vessel is decorated with white and orange flower garlands and a yellow flower with green leaves. No people are visible.2007-09-24July 01 20092009-07-01October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 13 20102010-10-13 +1 copiesOctober 05 20112011-10-05October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of an unlit homa fire pit built from brick and lined with orange-tinted bricks, filled with stacked dry wood sticks and ash. Yellow and pink marigold-style flowers, white lotus blossoms and green leaves with grass strands decorate the rim. Brass and silver ritual vessels, a brass bowl of yellow liquid, a small silver lamp, a brass plate and a brass cup sit on a white cloth to the right. No people are visible.A photograph of a ritual offering spread on a red-tiled floor during evening worship. Brass plates hold bananas, limes, pineapples, whole coconuts, cut coconut halves, bundles of dried sticks, and yellow cloth-wrapped offerings, with a bowl of fruit at the upper left. A red and gold draped cloth hangs in the background beside a brass lamp stand, and a figure in saffron-coloured clothing stands at the upper right. A partially visible person in beige clothing stands at the right edge. No clear face of a central figure is visible, so no identification is made.2006-10-21