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Close view of a ritual offering: a round engraved silver bowl filled with bright yellow-orange liquid sits on a stack of terracotta-coloured bricks marked with white painted stripes. A long silver ladle with twisted handle rests across the bowl. Behind, smaller metal vessels, a clay dish with red and green offerings, and smoke from incense sticks suggest a puja setting, with a rear figure of the scene out of focus. No people are visible.

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December 14 20112011-12-14Close-up photograph of a ritual scene beside a fire. A polished silver bowl filled with orange liquid sits on a brick ledge marked with white painted stripes and scattered red petals and yellow powder. A silver ladle with a twisted handle rests in the bowl. Flames and burning wood glow at the left edge. No people are visible.2011-12-14Close-up photograph of a ritual still life on a wooden surface. A polished silver bowl holds golden-yellow liquid. Beside it sit a silver vessel of yellow and pink flower petals, a mound of yellow turmeric or kumkum powder, and a folded purple cloth with white stripes. Blurred bundles of cloth or grass and orange garlands fill the background. No people are visible.2012-01-08November 01 20112011-11-01September 09 20162016-09-09January 18 20142014-01-18 +1 copiesFebruary 09 20122012-02-09December 14 20112011-12-14A close photograph of a homa fire burning on a raised brick hearth. Bright orange flames rise from the centre while a ladle or spoon pours a stream of liquid. To the left sits an ornate brass bowl with a golden liquid and a small offering inside, its rim decorated with engraved bands. No people are visible; the scene centres on the sacred fire and offering.2014-01-05Close-up photograph of a polished silver bowl with a decorative engraved rim and band, filled with a golden liquid. A long silver ladle with a twisted handle is dipped into the bowl, and a hand holding it is visible at the left edge. The bowl sits on a yellow cloth surface beside scattered grains or rice and a small lit incense or lamp wick. The background is a blurred striped textile in red, pink, purple and green.2018-04-26 +1 copiesA homa fire ritual on a brick fire pit decorated with red and yellow powder patterns and white borders. Flames rise from neatly stacked wooden logs and sticks. A hand in a red sleeve holds a large ornate silver bowl containing a yellow liquid above the fire. Other silver vessels and a lamp sit in the background. No people's faces are visible; the scene shows only the hand and clothing of the officiant.2015-07-06A fire ritual in progress: a fire burns in a brick hearth whose yellow-painted bricks are dotted with red kumkum and scattered rice grains. A hand holding a silver ladle with a long handle pours liquid into the flames, and a copper-and-silver bowl sits on the left edge. Darbha grass lies on the bricks. The scene suggests a homa or yagna. No people beyond the hand are visible, and the background shows a colourful striped cloth.2018-03-12