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A close photograph of a bundle of dried grass or straw held in a hand at right, its tip burning with bright orange flames and trailing dark charred fibres. Below, a polished silver ritual tray holds a pile of black charred material with glowing embers. The blurred background shows orange-red cloth. Only the partial hand is visible; no faces are shown.

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A close photograph of a ritual fire: a bundle of dried straw or grass stalks tied with string is held over a round silver metal tray, with bright orange flames and glowing red embers licking up from the bundle's end. Smoke drifts across the dark background. Blurred hands, one with a silver bangle and another holding the bundle, are visible at the frame edges. No faces are visible.2018-06-04June 04 20182018-06-04A close photo of a bundle of dried straw or grass being lit on a shallow brass plate. Flames and glowing embers rise from the bundle, with smoke drifting across the frame. A hand holds the bundle at left and another hand rests at right near the plate. The background is dark and warm-toned.2018-06-04June 04 20182018-06-04 +1 copiesClose photograph of a large round metal vessel with flames rising from its base, a bundle of burning dried plant material held over it at upper right, sending sparks and smoke upward. A hand holds the bundle's stalk at the top edge. The setting suggests a fire offering or homa, with a striped cloth visible at the bottom edge. No people are visible apart from the hand.2017-10-08March 29 20132013-03-29June 04 20182018-06-04 +1 copiesMarch 11 20182018-03-11A close photo of a homa fire ritual. In the foreground, a person in white clothing with a gold-edged border holds a bundle of dried twigs and sprinkles dark dried leaves onto an ornate silver plate with a scalloped rim. Beside it sit a small silver bowl, a silver vessel and a gold-coloured pot. To the right, orange-stained bricks surround a blazing fire, with white markings painted on the bricks and small yellow flowers placed on them. The setting appears to be a fire ritual with offerings.2011-12-28April 04 20182018-04-04 +1 copiesA photo of a Vedic fire ritual (homa) at close range. A person in white clothes with a gold border sits on an orange cloth, wearing gold-toned bangles, and holds a bundle of dark dried stalks over a silver-rimmed plate of the same dark pieces. Beside it, a live fire burns inside a brick fire pit whose bricks are marked with white designs and yellow flowers. Silver bowls, a small silver vessel and a kalasha-style pot sit nearby. No face is visible, so the person cannot be identified.2011-12-28Close photograph of a large bronze or copper vessel filled with glowing embers and flames, a homa or fire ritual. A bundle of burning dry plant material, with bright orange embers, is being lifted and dropped into the fire by a hand entering from the upper right corner. Smoke rises at left. A striped woven cloth lies beneath the vessel at the bottom edge. No people's faces are visible, only the hand and a dark garment sleeve at the top right.2017-10-08