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A photograph of a ritual setup on a striped cloth-covered platform in an open-air courtyard. Several large banana leaves hold food offerings, and steel plates contain red flower petals, yellow flowers and small cups with a lit wick. A coconut sits at the left edge beside a brass vessel. A square yellow-painted fire pit or homa kund with stepped edges occupies the right side. At the top, the legs and white dhoti of a person standing barefoot are partly visible, and an orange-clad figure appears at the upper right. Scattered red petals lie on the paved floor.

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August 15 20172017-08-15November 23 20162016-11-23October 16 20162016-10-16April 03 20172017-04-03A photograph of a homa (fire ritual) set-up on a bare floor. Several brick fire pits are arranged with dry wood logs, a brass pot of mango pieces, banana leaves, marigold garlands, bowls of flower petals and fruit, a brass oil lamp, a bundle of green leaves in a decorated pot, and a yellow kalasha-like cone. Striped cloth mats are spread around, and a partially visible person in white dhoti and striped shawl stands at the upper right edge. No identifiable ceremonial figure is clearly shown, so the a person field is unsure.2016-12-23Ritual offerings are arranged on a striped green, pink and yellow cloth before a white square homa/yagna fire pit edged with garlands of white and pink flowers. Woven baskets hold fruit, marigold and jasmine flowers, rose petals, green leaves, sweets and betel-style packets, and two bundles of folded cloth wrapped in yellow and magenta silk sit in the foreground. A small brass bell and silver ritual vessels rest on the right beside white cloth, and a foot in white is visible at the top left. No people are fully visible in the frame.2007-12-02August 09 20152015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09Close view of a puja offering spread on a colourful striped cloth. A brass tray holds a heap of green betel leaves, beside bananas, dried red chillies, and purple cloth with marigold garlands. A silver bowl holds yellow turmeric paste and a small silver container sits nearby. Yellow and pink flower petals scatter over yellow painted steps, and garlands hang in the background. No people are visible.2017-10-19February 15 20072007-02-15A homa fire burns inside a square pit built of stacked orange-brown bricks, dressed with red flowers and white powder. Dry sticks rise above the flames. Around the pit are brass and silver vessels, a bowl of red chillies, bananas, halved coconuts, incense sticks and a kalasha-style pot on striped woven mats, with a ritual officiant partly visible in white cloth at upper right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-07-04 +2 copiesClose view of a puja offering table covered with a striped striped cloth in blue, red and yellow. On a brass tray are yellow marigold petals, pink rose petals and bananas. Beside it sits a white cloth bundle tied with yellow flower petals and a small pink-flowered stem, placed on a silver plate. Behind are brass plates with white jasmine garlands, red and orange flowers, a silver bowl with lid and a brass lamp stand. No people are visible.2017-09-21 +1 copies