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July 18 2015

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January 30 20162016-01-30April 14 20182018-04-14April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesApril 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesA homa fire pit built from red brick, decorated with white and orange powder and marigold petals, with smoke rising from burning wood. In the foreground a shaved-headed person in the blurred left corner watches the rite. Behind the pit a priest in a yellow dhoti and cloth stirs the fire with a long metal ladle into a silver bowl. A brass kalasha and oil lamp sit nearby on a metal tray with folded white cloths, on a red-tiled floor. Visible people are only partially shown, and no one is clearly identifiable as a person.2015-07-18February 20 20162016-02-20 +2 copiesClose view of a homa fire burning in a brick fire pit, flames rising high and bright. A round brass bowl with engraved floral border and a brass vessel with spout sit on the left, and white grains with scattered petals cover the bricks. No people are visible in the frame.2016-01-02A photograph of a homa fire burning on a square fire pit built from yellow-brown bricks, with tall orange flames rising from the centre. White rice-like grains and scattered flower petals, some red and pink, cover the bricks around the fire. A hand holding a brass bowl of liquid, a brass vessel, appears at the left edge, and a blurred figure in a purple and red garment is visible in the background. No people are clearly identifiable; the visible hands and clothing belong to a partially shown participant in the homa.2016-01-02April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesDecember 20 20172017-12-20April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copies