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October 04 2010

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A photograph of an empty ritual setup on a concrete floor before an ornate gold-coloured throne with red cushions and a red-draped backdrop. On a woven mat with red border sit a tiger-striped cloth, a brass plate with flowers and a white cloth, brass puja vessels and a small oil lamp, and a brass plate of white powder. A red tray holds bundled sticks, and more bundles of sticks lie on a brass plate in the foreground. No people are visible.2010-10-04Overhead photo of a homa ritual setup on a striped woven mat in purple, red and cream. Large brass trays hold bundles of dried wood sticks and a copper dish holds more fuel sticks. Brass plates contain bright flowers in red, yellow, pink and white, with a small red-wrapped bundle and yellow flower, plus white camphor-like pieces, incense sticks and matchboxes. Rows of brass bowls with green leaves line the right edge. No people are visible, and a cushion sits at the top left.2009-09-22 +1 copiesIndoor ritual setup on a wooden floor for a homa. Brass plates in the foreground hold piles of dried sticks, grains and powders, red and yellow flowers, and a small red kumkum-like heap. A striped multicolour cloth lies beneath them. Behind, a stacked arrangement of yellow-wrapped packets is decorated with yellow flowers, and brass kalasha-style vessels, a brass lamp and metal bowls sit on the floor. At the upper left edge, a figure in orange cloth is partly visible. No people are fully in frame.2011-10-05Photo 11728682 +2 copiesJanuary 22 20172017-01-22February 02 20172017-02-02 +1 copiesApril 27 20162016-04-27July 08 20102010-07-08A close photo of a puja being performed on a tiled floor. A person in an orange garment sits at right, with a tattooed hand lifting a small dark object over a brass bowl. Nearby on a red cloth stand a brass plate with a bell, a brass kalasha-style vessel, small brass lamps, a brass bowl, a white cloth and a pile of white offerings, and a brass oil lamp. An incense stick rises from the setup. A small framed picture stands at left. No face is visible, so the person's identity cannot be determined from the image.2017-01-22Interior photo at night of an evening arati ritual in a hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a gold necklace, sits before a red fire box with a lit flame and offering vessels, while a younger assistant in white sits to the left beside brass lamps, a metal tray and yellow flower garlands. On the right stands an ornate gold throne with red cushions, garlanded with marigolds, holding a framed portrait of a person in saffron robes seated with a garland. Another gold seat stands in the centre beside an orange curtain, and a brass lamp stand rises at the right edge.2010-10-04 +1 copiesApril 01 20122012-04-01July 02 20042004-07-02 +1 copies