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A stone bowl on a colourful striped mat holds a burning fire with dried leaves, bundled straws and dark fibrous material, as a fire ritual is performed. A hand holds a wooden stick at the left edge, and the sleeve of an orange-saffron garment is visible. To the right, tall silver oil lamps with lit flames stand beside a brass lamp and a figure of a brass deity. Silver vessels and a blurred silver altar are in the background. Visible physical people are limited to the partial hand and arm, so the count is one. No clearly visible face or identifiable appearance of the page's named a person is shown, so the a person field is unsure.

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October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08Close view of a fire ritual: a person in orange-red robes and rudraksha bracelets feeds dry sticks and herbs into flames burning in a dark stone homa kund. Silver and brass kalasha-like vessels with ornate engraving stand on a tray behind, and a small oil lamp burns at left on a patterned yellow and red cloth. Only the seated person's arms and lap are visible.2018-03-03Close photograph of a puja setting. A person in a red-orange robe with a gold border and a red beaded bracelet sits at left, hand resting near a dark wooden stick. In the foreground a stone bowl holds a bundle of dry grass and burning leaves with a small flame. Silver oil lamps with lit wicks stand in the centre and right, and a gold deity figure with raised arm appears at the far right. A striped cloth and silver vessels are visible in the background.2017-10-08Close-up photo of a ritual fire being lit in a shallow stone bowl on a striped woven mat. A flame rises from coconut husk and white camphor-like pieces on a green leaf. Behind it, a person in an orange-red robe kneels, with only the lower body and a hand holding a wooden staff visible. Two brass oil lamps with lit flames stand nearby, one on a tall silver stand, and a brass figure of a standing deity murti holds a lamp on the right.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08Close view of a ritual scene: a person in orange-red robes and bangles kneels at left, a stone bowl holds burning straw or dry grass, and two tall silver oil lamps with lit flames stand beside it. At right a golden brass statue of a standing deity holds a lit oil lamp in an outstretched hand, with a crown and circular halo. Striped textile and silver vessels lie on the floor.2017-10-08Close 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.2017-10-08Close photo of a ritual fire being lit in a dark stone mortar-like vessel on a patterned cloth. A person in an orange-red garment with rudraksha beads on the wrist and neck feeds burning grass or straw into the flames with a dark wooden pestle-like tool. Silver ornate vessels and a silver stand stand to the right. Flames, smoke and charred material rise from the vessel. Hands and forearms are visible; the face is not shown.2018-03-03A close photograph of a ritual fire in a carved stone bowl, with flames rising as a hand holding a wooden ladle, wearing a gold ring and a beaded rudraksha-style bracelet and an orange-red garment, tends the fire. Lit brass oil lamps stand nearby, one beside a gold-toned brass deity figure, and covered silver vessels sit on a colourful striped cloth. Only the forearm and hand of one person are visible, so the individual cannot be identified.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08