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August 31 2017

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A photograph of a ritual setup for an Aushadha preparation process, shown on a multicoloured striped cloth. A large square wooden tray or pit filled with fine grey ash or bhasma is edged with white powder patterns, pink flower petals and red flowers. A silver spouted vessel and a silver ladle-like implement rest at its front. Surrounding it are small metal bowls of coloured powders in orange, red, yellow and white, green leaves, bundled dried sticks, a bowl of white jasmine-like flowers, a brass oil lamp, a stone mortar with a pestle-stone, and a silver-framed object at top left. No people are visible.2017-08-31December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19Overhead photo of a ritual setup on an orange cloth: a square fire pit built from turmeric-yellow painted bricks with white stripes and red dots, filled with sand, beside an empty low wooden seat or board. Around it are silver vessels, a silver pitcher, a silver cup, incense sticks, a silver lamp stand, a silver bowl of yellow powder, plates of red and yellow flowers, and a red flower garland. A rangoli design is drawn in red and white on the floor. A partly visible figure in white clothing sits at the left edge. No a person candidate is visible.2011-12-14May 13 20182018-05-13 +1 copiesA homa fire pit built of stacked reddish-orange bricks, decorated with white, green and purple rangoli-style painted borders and scattered red flower petals. Flames rise from the centre of the pit. A polished silver bowl with a decorative engraved rim sits on a small stand at the left, and silver ritual implements appear in the foreground. Teal painted surfaces are visible in the background. No people are visible in the frame.2016-06-30September 02 20172017-09-02August 31 20172017-08-31A close view of a square homa fire pit with brick-patterned orange sides decorated with white painted swirl and star motifs. Flames and glowing embers rise from ash inside, with scraps of paper or offering material burning. A silver bowl containing liquid sits at the front right, and small silver dishes with yellow flowers and metal ritual implements lie at the left edge. Blurred garlands of yellow flowers and a deity figure appear at the top left. No people are visible.2016-09-05A photograph of a square brick homa fire pit (kund) filled with fine sand, with a white powder yantra drawn on the sand surface. The pit's edges are decorated with white, yellow and red powder swirls and kumkum dots. Brass bowls of yellow turmeric or saffron liquid and a bowl of yellow marigold petals and white flowers sit around the pit, with purple flowers at the top. A brass oil lamp stands at the lower right, and a green leaf and a small brass vessel lie near the base. No people are visible.A photograph of a square stone fire pit (homa kunda) with a green-tinged stone rim decorated with white powder lines and scattered red petals, holding a bright flame. Two polished metal oil lamps (deepa/lamps) stand behind it, and a small brass cup with powder sits at the lower left beside several small bowls of red and yellow offerings. A saffron cloth bundle with jewelled trim and a flower sprig lies on a striped cloth at the right, and a smoking vessel of burning material appears at the upper left. No people are visible in the frame, so this depicts a ritual setting for aushada preparation at a fire ritual rather than a person.2017-08-31A photograph of a homa fire burning in a square brick fire pit with a wooden frame edged in pink and white powder patterns. Yellow marigold flowers and scattered white rice grains decorate the rim, and a brass bowl of liquid and a small brass vessel sit nearby. Parts of seated people in white clothes with yellow cloth are visible at the top edge, but no full face or figure is shown. Hands and fabric at the top are partially cropped, so the people are not counted as clearly visible.2016-12-05