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A close view of a ritual fire being tended in a rough stone bowl filled with dry straw, with flames rising from it. Beside it stands a tall silver oil lamp with a flared bowl, its flame burning. On the right, a brass figure of a standing deity holds a lit oil lamp aloft in one hand, with a round halo behind its head. The left edge shows a seated person in orange-red robes, with a rudraksha bead bracelet on the wrist, holding a wooden pestle or stick. Silver bowls and offerings sit on a striped woven mat in the foreground, and a garland hangs in the background.

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June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesOctober 08 20172017-10-08May 20 20142014-05-20A homa ritual in a gold-draped hall. A standing priest in a reddish-brown turban and rust-coloured dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style mala and holding a small yellow booklet, reads from it. Beside him a second priest in white dhoti kneels bare-chested before a leaping fire, tending it with a ladle while a brass bowl of offerings sits nearby. Behind the fire stands an adorned deity murti draped in flower garlands, surrounded by brass oil lamps, ornate gold circular backdrops and gold-embroidered yellow fabric.2015-07-06October 08 20172017-10-08Close view of a ritual fire offering. A person in an orange-red robe with a rudraksha mala on the wrist and red thread bangles tends a flame in a stone bowl containing green leaves and offerings. Beside it stands a tall silver lamp stand with lit oil lamps, and a brass female figure holds a lit oil lamp in an outstretched hand. Silver ritual vessels sit in the foreground on a striped cloth, with flowers in the background.2017-10-08June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a ritual fire burning in a yellow-glazed clay bowl set on a grey stone pedestal, with a brass oil lamp with a tall stem and flame beside it and a large polished silver-toned vessel on the right. Pink and white flowers and petals lie on the stone base, and a red-and-cream cloth is behind. No people are visible; the scene suggests a puja or homa setup.2018-05-31 +1 copiesJuly 13 20152015-07-13June 04 20152015-06-04October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesFebruary 01 20172017-02-01