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Close view of a Siddha Aushada preparation for the Pudamgaatal process: a black clay or stone vessel rests on a dark stepped base surrounded by glowing charcoal and burnt cow-dung cakes on a grey tiled floor. Dark grey-black ash heaps inside the vessel, with scattered pink flower petals nearby. A yellow-painted ledge on the left holds thin bundled sticks and white-dusted petals, and a small silver-lidded container sits behind. Blurred figures in orange and rust robes kneel in the background.

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August 31 20172017-08-31A photograph of a Siddha purification process: a flat-bottomed metal vessel on a stone block holds glowing red embers beneath stacked dark cowdung cakes, with smoke rising. Behind it a wooden platform is dotted with red flower petals and a silver tray sits at the right edge. Blurred figures in rust-orange clothing are at the top left and top right, with hands visible at the top right; no faces are clearly shown. The scene depicts a homa-style fire with cowdung smoke used for purifying preparations.2017-08-31August 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene with a large plume of white smoke rising from a gold-framed platform where round cow-dung cakes are stacked and burning. Several young men in saffron-orange turbans and robes, wearing beaded necklaces and mala strands, sit at the left, one tending the fire with a metal plate. Oil lamps stand at the lower left and right. On the right, a seated figure in maroon-red robes, with bead ornaments and a crown-like headpiece, rests his hand on his chin beside a silver chair and a silver tray. Background devotees are seated in the dim hall.2017-08-31A square fire pit with yellow-and-white painted rim holds burning wooden logs and a flame, with a dark charred stick standing upright in the middle and ash beneath. Behind it, a silver bowl, a small brass pot, a tray of white grains, a plate of dark seeds, and red and yellow flowers sit on a cloth; a person's hand in a wristwatch reaches toward the offerings at right, and a partially visible person in white clothing sits at the top left. This appears to be a fire ritual with offerings. No identifiable individual is clearly shown.2013-10-06January 21 20182018-01-21August 31 20172017-08-31A photograph of a Siddha-style purification process: flat cow-dung cakes are stacked in a conical mound around a dark metal vessel containing glowing red embers and burning cowdung, with smoke rising above. Pink flowers and a yellow cloth lie on the ground at right, and a person in a rust-red garment sits partly visible at the upper left. No face or identifiable ritual figure is clearly shown, and no a person candidate is visible in this frame.2017-08-31January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31 +1 copiesA brick-lined square homa fire pit with a yellow-painted wooden frame is burning brightly, with flames rising and offerings of green leaves and dried plant material inside. A priest wearing saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha-style bead bracelet holds a long-handled ladle near the fire on the left. Around the pit are brass and silver vessels, a bowl of yellow liquid, a brass cup, scattered rice grains, flower garlands, and a sprinkling of white powder on the frame. Fruits and small brass pots sit on purple and red cloth in the background. No other people are visible.2014-08-29A square fire pit built of yellow-ochre bricks holds a burning homa fire with flames rising over charred offerings and scattered red flower petals. Behind it, a seated figure in a maroon-red garment with rudraksha beads and bangles sits at the edge of the frame, hands near a copper bowl. Brass vessels, a bowl of bananas, a small oil lamp and a plate of offerings sit on the altar around it.2014-06-28 +1 copies