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A tall fire rises from a metal plate heaped with flowers, including white jasmine and pink blooms, with a dark stick and white cloth-wrapped offerings in the flames. Behind it a standing figure wears a bare shoulder and a reddish-orange cloth, while a person in a gold sequined garment stands at left. The flame is a ritual fire.

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June 05 20122012-06-05Close photograph of a tall column of bright orange flame rising from a brass aarti or puja plate filled with white camphor-like material, surrounded by fresh white jasmine and red and pink flower garlands. Behind the flame, a blurred figure in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha-style beaded adornments and a gold pendant is partly visible, but the face and full figure are not shown and no person can be confidently identified. The flame dominates the frame with warm, glowing light.2012-06-05Close view of a ritual fire burning tall and bright above a round metal tray of flower garlands, pink and white petals and red blooms. Behind the tray, a partly visible person in red and gold ceremonial cloth with a dark bead necklace and gold pendant stands near a green table cloth. To the right, a second tray of white and pink flowers and a brass lamp sit beside a silver air cooler. The scene suggests a homa or fire offering. No faces are fully visible.2012-06-05December 05 20162016-12-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05December 05 20162016-12-05December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire burning in a rectangular brick-lined fire pit, with bright orange flames rising on the left. A small hammered brass or copper bowl sits on the pit's rim, with red flower petals and white powder scattered along the edges. Behind the fire, a partly visible person's hand holds a long ladle or stick, and a bead garland hangs at right. The setting appears to be a fire ritual with offerings. No faces are visible.2017-08-02A close photograph of a tall ritual fire blazing upward at night, with bright orange flames and sparks rising from a fire pit or vessel. Behind it are red and white flower garlands and green leaves hanging on a decorated structure, with dark foliage and a few distant lights in the background. No people are visible.2012-09-29Close photograph of a large open flame rising from a brick-walled fire pit, a homa or yagna fire. The brick enclosure is edged with pink-purple cloth, scattered white grains and small offerings sit at its rim, and a metal bowl is at left. Blurred figures in white and green clothing stand behind the fire. Several dark bowl-shaped offerings and flower pieces lie in the foreground.2016-12-02December 08 20112011-12-08