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A silver ladle-like vessel with ornate repousse patterns and a curled handle is held by a person's hand adorned with a gold bangle, pouring ghee into a fire. Bright flames rise from a pit lined with red bricks and banana leaves, with white flower petals scattered nearby. Behind, a blurred crowd of people in white clothes watches the homa ritual.

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November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10A photograph of a homa fire ritual with a close-up of a silver ritual vessel with a curved spout held in a bare-armed hand wearing a gold bangle, pouring a thin stream of liquid (likely ghee) onto a fire pit built of red bricks with a bright orange flame. Green banana leaves lie across the foreground, scattered white flowers rest on the brick edge, and a small silver oil lamp sits at the lower left beside a metal bowl. In the blurred background, many people in white clothing stand and watch, with a tripod visible at right. The fire ritual suggests a homa or yagna.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10A 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 photograph of an abhishekam being performed. A person in orange clothing with a gold-bordered orange cloth and gold bangle pours liquid from an ornate silver vessel with a spout shaped like a bird's head onto banana leaves. Behind, blurred seated devotees in white clothes watch, and a camera on a tripod is visible at right.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10A close photograph of a ritual pouring: a silver vessel with a spout and ornate engraved design tilts a thin golden stream of liquid. Fresh white flowers and green leaves are scattered over the bricks, with banana leaves behind and a small brass lamp with a flame at the left edge. Glowing orange bricks suggest a fire pit, consistent with a homa. Out-of-focus figures in white clothing stand in the background. No identifiable person's face is visible, so no one is identified.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10December 08 20112011-12-08