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A priest in an orange-red dhoti with a gold border pours ghee from a silver ladle-spout vessel into a large silver bowl during a homa at a brick fire pit. Two small lamps, silver plates of flowers and offerings, and white jasmine petals sit on the stone-edged platform, with green banana leaves behind. The priest wears gold bangles and a rudraksha-style wrist bracelet. Only his arms and torso are visible; no one else is clearly in frame.

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November 10 20112011-11-10Close view of a ritual offering being poured in a fire ritual. A person in an orange sari with gold border and gold bangles holds a silver ladle-shaped vessel with a spouted cup, pouring liquid into a brass bowl. Beside the bowl stands a lit oil lamp on a small silver tray, surrounded by white jasmine-like flowers laid on a row of reddish-brown bricks that frame a fire pit. Green banana leaves lie on the ground behind, and blurred figures in white clothes and camera tripods appear in the background.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10A homa fire ritual in progress. A person in an orange garment with gold border pours a liquid from a silver ladle-shaped vessel with a spouted handle into a brass bowl placed before a fire pit. The pit is made of stacked orange-red and yellow bricks, decorated with white flowers and petals. A small oil lamp burns on a silver tray beside the bowl, and banana leaves lie behind. The fire burns brightly on the right. Other people's legs are faintly visible in the background.2011-11-10A close photograph of an abhishekam being poured. A person in an orange dhoti with gold border stands at left, holding a silver ornate vessel with a spout and handle, from which a thin stream of liquid falls onto a platform. Below, broad green banana leaves cover the surface, with white flower petals scattered on a red-orange raised base. A small brass kalasha-style object sits at lower left. Blurred figures in white clothing stand in the background.2011-11-10A ritual offering scene at night. A bare arm wearing a bangle and a wristwatch-style band pours yellow liquid from a long-handled silver ladle into a polished silver bowl set on a brick platform. Marigold and yellow flower garlands and scattered petals and leaves surround the platform, and an oil lamp flame glows at the lower right. Behind, a gilded ornate ceremonial box and a green-and-gold draped cloth frame the area, with a deity murti partly visible at upper left and blurred figures in the background.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10December 28 20112011-12-28November 10 20112011-11-10A fire pit homa in progress: a yellow-painted brick fire pit with bright flames rising from it. A hand wearing a red thread bracelet and a ring pours liquid from a long metal ladle into the fire. Beside the pit sits a large engraved silver bowl of liquid, a small steel cup, pink flower petals scattered on the bricks, and a bundle of green leaves tied with a strand. Striped woven mats in red, purple and blue lie underneath. Only the hand is visible, no full figures appear.2018-05-29 +2 copies