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December 05 2016

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A 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.2016-12-05August 22 20172017-08-22August 07 20172017-08-07A homa fire pit lined with yellow marigold petals and white powder-drawn borders burns strongly, with orange flames rising from wood and offerings piled in the square brick-like pit. A small steel bowl containing a yellow liquid sits at the right edge beside the fire. Partial green and yellow floral decorations surround the pit, and the upper right corner shows a seated figure in white clothing near the fire. No other people are clearly visible.2013-07-09 +1 copiesA square wooden fire pit, or homa kunda, with bright orange flames rising from its centre. Its rim is dusted with white powder and scattered with red flower petals. A bare arm reaches in from the left to tend the fire. Silver lamp stands with lit oil lamps and a kalasha wrapped in orange and gold cloth sit at the right. Small metal bowls holding red and yellow substances line the lower left edge. Behind, a second fire burns in a stone vessel. No a person candidate is visible; the scene shows only the ritual fire and its offerings.2017-08-31A photograph of a brick-lined fire pit in use for a homa, with a bright flame rising from the square hearth. The pit rim is decorated with white chalk-like patterns, scattered marigolds, and red and yellow flower petals. Brass vessels and plates of offerings sit around the edge, including a bowl of grains, a plate of white pieces, and a brass tray with red powder, while the hands and white clothing of attending participants are visible at the frame edges. No a person candidate is visible, only hands and garments of unseen people.2010-10-16 +1 copiesAugust 31 20172017-08-31February 22 20162016-02-22 +2 copiesAugust 21 20172017-08-21 +1 copiesA close photograph of a homa fire burning in a rectangular fire pit lined with orange marigold flowers and red seeds or beads along its edges. Bright orange flames rise and curl upward in the centre. At the upper right a polished brass or copper bowl sits at the pit's rim. The background is dark with a blurred patch of coloured cloth. No people are visible; the image shows a sacred fire ritual setup.2017-08-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a sacred fire burning in a stone-lined fire pit at night. Large orange flames rise from the centre, with smaller flames licking along the lower left edge. The pit rim is decorated with a coloured rangoli-style border in green, magenta and white, scattered with rice grains, marigold petals and yellow flower offerings. Blurred white cloth and dark foliage frame the background. This appears to be a homa or yagna fire. No people are visible.2016-12-05February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copies