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Close-up photograph of an aarti camphor flame burning on a brass plate heaped with white camphor tablets. The plate is surrounded by garlands and loose flowers: white jasmine-like blossoms, pink and red petals and green leaves. In the background a blurred figure in a reddish-brown garment stands beside a brass oil lamp with a bell-shaped base. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering.

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June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A close photograph of a ritual fire on a brass plate, with tall orange flames rising from a heap of white and pale grains and offerings of pale cakes or pieces. Surrounding the plate are white jasmine-like flower garlands, red blossoms and green leaves on a copper tray, with another tray of white flowers and pink petals behind. No people are visible; the image shows a homa or yagna offering in progress.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.2012-06-05Close 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-up photograph of a large open flame rising from a brass plate of offerings during a fire ritual. Two pale cylindrical blocks. Garlands of white jasmine and pink and red flowers surround the plate, with a dark wooden ladle resting on the edge. Behind the fire are blurred gold and maroon tones. No people are visible in the frame.2012-06-05Close photograph of a ritual lamp flame in a silver or copper oil lamp with a curled stem, held in an adorned hand wearing red thread and bangles at the right edge. Blurred garlands of white flowers, red roses and green leaves sit at the left, with a yellow cloth beneath. Smoke drifts through the soft-focus background of a ceremonial space.2017-08-22A photograph of a homa fire pit with tall orange flames rising from a stone or brick altar at night. In front, on a striped cloth, sit a steel plate of white grains holding a small cloth-wrapped bundle tied with a cord and topped by a pale flower, a plate of dried red chillies on the left, and a plate of yellow and green flowers on the right. A small brass lamp and a brass pitcher stand near the fire, with no people visible.2016-10-10A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit with tall orange flames rising around a ladle being poured into the fire by a figure whose arm and sleeve are partly visible in the blurred background. A brass bowl with ornate engraved rim sits at left. Yellow marigold garlands, red flowers and a white cloth wrap a central offering at the front of the pit. No person's face or full figure is clearly shown, and no a person candidate is visible.2016-08-14