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December 17 20062006-12-17A night-time homa fire burns in a brick-walled sacrificial pit at an open outdoor site. Tall orange flames rise from a stack of wooden logs at the centre of a square fire pit, its walls lit warmly by the blaze. Ritual designs are drawn in the sandy floor around the pit, with a low brick platform beside it. Dim floodlights and a parked vehicle sit in the background. No people are visible.2006-12-17A photograph of a fire pit at night with a tall flame rising from stacked wooden logs laid over a brick-lined pit. Partially visible at the right edge, a person in light clothing reaches toward the fire, possibly tending it. The background is dark with a brick wall. No ritual identification beyond the visible fire pit is made.2006-12-17November 29 20112011-11-29December 12 20112011-12-12A photo of a square brick-lined fire pit at night, with bright orange flames rising from wood logs and embers inside the pit. No people are visible. The dark surroundings make the glowing fire the main subject, consistent with a homa or yagna fire pit.2007-10-14A photograph of a wood fire burning inside a round pit with brick walls. Crisscrossed logs are stacked in a pyramid over bright orange and yellow flames rising into the dark. No people are visible in the frame. The sandy ground around the fire pit is lit warmly by the flames.2006-12-17April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesA large fire blazes from a square brick-and-white-plastered homa pit at dusk. A priest in white clothing, with a bangle on the wrist, reaches in with a long-handled metal ladle held over a copper or brass bowl containing offerings. Behind the pit, several seated men in white dhotis and shirts play drums, and a woman in a gold-bordered sari stands at the right edge. Brass vessels, a red cloth and fruit lie on the ground near the fire. Scattered figures stand in the background. The scene shows a homa ritual in an outdoor courtyard.2011-12-31April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesFebruary 20 20162016-02-20 +2 copiesMarch 17 20192019-03-17