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Photograph of a ritual setup on a tiled floor for a homa or puja. Brass plates hold stacks of dried wood sticks, a heap of dried cow-dung cakes or fuel pieces, a pile of brown jaggery or sugar blocks, white sugar candy, a spoon of yellow turmeric, a dish of reddish-brown powder, bunches of fruit including pineapple and bananas, and plates of loose red, pink, yellow and purple flower petals. A small brass kalasha pot with a red cloth tied around it and a red-and-gold silk cloth sit at the edge. Brooms rest beside the plates and woven mats cover the floor. No people are visible.

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June 30 20042004-06-30 +1 copiesOverhead photo of a homa ritual setup on a striped woven mat in purple, red and cream. Large brass trays hold bundles of dried wood sticks and a copper dish holds more fuel sticks. Brass plates contain bright flowers in red, yellow, pink and white, with a small red-wrapped bundle and yellow flower, plus white camphor-like pieces, incense sticks and matchboxes. Rows of brass bowls with green leaves line the right edge. No people are visible, and a cushion sits at the top left.2009-09-22 +1 copiesDecember 26 20072007-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesOverhead photo of ritual materials arranged on a striped woven cloth in shades of blue, red, yellow and green. Two brass plates hold bundles of dry wooden twigs and sticks. A small brass bowl holds red flowers or petals. A larger brass thali holds piles of grains and pulses, including white rice, yellow lentils or chana, dark brown pulses, and a golden powder or paste. Another brass plate holds dried herbs, bark pieces and white shell-like pieces.2011-10-05Overhead photo of ritual offerings arranged on brass plates over a striped woven cloth in red, blue, green and yellow. Top left plate holds a heap of thin dry twigs. Top right plate has mounds of grains and powders in yellow, white, and brown. A small brass bowl in the centre holds red flower petals. Bottom left plate holds larger dry sticks and bark pieces. Bottom right plate holds ash-like powder with white fragments and bits of wood. No people are visible; the setting suggests a homa or yagna preparation with fuel sticks and offerings.2011-10-05December 26 20072007-12-26A photograph of a ritual offering spread on a red-tiled floor during evening worship. Brass plates hold bananas, limes, pineapples, whole coconuts, cut coconut halves, bundles of dried sticks, and yellow cloth-wrapped offerings, with a bowl of fruit at the upper left. A red and gold draped cloth hangs in the background beside a brass lamp stand, and a figure in saffron-coloured clothing stands at the upper right. A partially visible person in beige clothing stands at the right edge. No clear face of a central figure is visible, so no identification is made.2006-10-21October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesOverhead photo of ritual materials laid on a striped woven mat. Four brass plates hold sticks and twigs, a heap of dried leaves and crumpled paper scraps, a mound of grains and powders with mustard-like seeds, and a small brass dish of red cloth or petals at centre. No people are visible. This appears to be preparation for a homa or yagna fire ritual.2011-10-05A homa ritual setup laid out on a striped woven mat in red, green, blue and purple. A square brick fire pit is garlanded with white and pink flowers and holds stacked wood sticks. Around it, dozens of small round brass or gold-rimmed plates hold dried herbs, bark pieces and wood sticks in neat rows. Fruit including mango, apple, pineapple and banana sits on a steel plate beside a bundle of white cloth and a bowl of white flowers. A copper kalasha, brass vessels and a ladle rest on an orange cloth at the upper left. No people are visible; the scene is an arrangement of offerings for the ceremony.2009-07-01