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Close-up photograph of a bright yellow rectangular block. Small reddish-brown kumkum or vermilion dots mark its top and side, with scattered yellow powder and white petals on the fabric. A dark object, possibly a phone, sits at the left edge. No people or a person visible; the setting suggests a ritual puja arrangement.

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A close photograph of a bright yellow, turmeric-coloured block of stacked rectangular form resting on a cloth of blue, orange, green and white striped fabric, with small scattered white petals and a dark mobile phone at the left edge. The yellow block has small dark circular marks and appears to be a ritual object such as a turmeric-smeared base or stone. No people are visible; the scene shows only the object and textile setting.2016-12-19A photograph of a rough, unpolished stone block coated in bright yellow-orange turmeric paste and dotted with red kumkum spots, resting on a woven straw mat with green edging on a dark floor. Blurred purple and red cloth lies in the background. No people are visible in the frame.2013-03-07July 20 20122012-07-20Close view of a yellow-painted brick fire altar built of stacked bricks, bound with white cotton thread and marked with white chalk circles and lines. Bright flame glows at the top edge of the frame, and a red cloth rests at the bottom corner. No people are visible; the altar appears prepared for a homa or yagna fire ritual.2019-03-17A photograph taken from above of an empty low stone seat on a grey concrete floor. The rectangular seat is yellow-ochre with a speckled granite surface and has four small red-rimmed holes at its corners. Behind it, an orange cloth lies on the floor, with a striped border in purple, yellow and red at the top left. A thin metal stand leg is visible at the far left edge. No people are present in the scene.2010-12-23March 04 20192019-03-04March 04 20192019-03-04December 28 20112011-12-28A photograph of a stacked brick structure with rectangular yellow-ochre bricks arranged in tiers beside grey stone steps. Each brick is marked with white circular patches centred with red kumkum dots and scattered red dots. Dry twigs are piled at the upper right, and a rope lies at the lower right. No people are visible.2018-01-01 +1 copiesClose-up of a fire pit or homa altar built from stacked red bricks, each brick smeared with yellow turmeric paste and decorated with white chalk lines and concentric rings with red kumkum dots. A bowl of red flower petals sits at upper right, and a brass vessel rests at the right edge. String is tied around the brick structure, and a patterned cloth lies at the bottom. No people are visible.2017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02December 16 20102010-12-16