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August 31 2017

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A smoky ritual scene with a wooden platform covered in cow dung cakes or logs smouldering under a heavy cloud of white smoke. Two tall polished silver oil lamps with burning flames stand in front of the platform, and a coconut wrapped in an orange cloth with green leaves sits on a silver plate at the lower left. Floor is decorated with white powder lines and scattered flower petals. Blurred figures in orange and red clothing are visible at the top edge, with partial glimpse of a rudraksha-style arm adornment.2017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesJanuary 07th 20152015-01-07 +1 copiesMarch 15 20202020-03-15 +2 copiesClose view of a square yellow-gold fire altar (homa kunda) with a large flame rising from its red-orange-lined interior. Its rim is decorated with green and pink flower-petal lines, scattered red flowers and white rice-flour borders. Blurred figures in white dhotis and an orange-robed person stand behind it, with a white and pink flower arrangement and a polished metal bowl at right. No faces are clearly visible.2017-08-22 +1 copiesFebruary 20 20162016-02-20 +2 copiesJanuary 11 20142014-01-11A photograph of a homa fire burning on a square fire pit built from yellow-brown bricks, with tall orange flames rising from the centre. White rice-like grains and scattered flower petals, some red and pink, cover the bricks around the fire. A hand holding a brass bowl of liquid, a brass vessel, appears at the left edge, and a blurred figure in a purple and red garment is visible in the background. No people are clearly identifiable; the visible hands and clothing belong to a partially shown participant in the homa.2016-01-02Close-up photograph of a homa fire ritual. A bright flame rises from a brick-lined fire pit with white flower offerings scattered on the bricks. A polished silver bowl at left pours a pale yellow liquid into the fire. Behind, a person in orange-red clothing wears a long beaded necklace with a large ornate gold pendant; only the arms and torso are partly visible. A faint bird logo sits at the top left corner.2011-11-10April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire pit at night, with bright orange flames and rising smoke. A man in an orange-red turban and orange-red cloth sits behind the fire pit, holding a silver ladle in his right hand and offering into the flames. Two polished silver bowls sit on the stone ledge to the left, and a brass kalasha with yellow flowers and green leaves stands to the right. The fire is built from wooden logs, and small offerings are scattered on the stone.2013-11-02