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July 18 2013

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A homa fire ritual at an outdoor altar of stacked red bricks with a visible flame and smoke rising. A coconut wrapped in a white and red flower garland, a green leaf and a woven basket sits on a silver tray at left. A silver kalasha-style pot and brass oil lamps stand nearby, with fruit and marigold petals scattered around. A partially visible priest in a white cloth with gold border stands at left, and the blurred head of a seated person is in the foreground. Painted temple art of a serpent appears in the background.2015-07-18May 13 20182018-05-13 +1 copiesJuly 18 20132013-07-18A homa fire burns on a stack of yellow-painted bricks in the foreground, with flames and smoke rising from a small offering pit. Beside it sits a small silver vessel and a silver lamp. Behind, a decorated deity murti or kalasha is adorned with red and orange flower garlands, green leaves and a white flower, placed on a white cloth with a gold border. Blurred figures in white clothing stand in the background, with orange cloth in the lower right. Scene suggests a fire ritual during a satsang setting.2013-05-13October 18 20152015-10-18September 16 20132013-09-16A square brick fire pit (homa kunda) is filled with smoke and flames, its brick rim decorated with turmeric-yellow and kumkum-red powders and scattered white grains. A brass bowl of liquid sits at the right edge, and a hand holding a long ladle reaches in from the upper right. Behind the pit, a woven pot wrapped with flowers and rose petals stands on a tray with brass lamps and vessels, while people seated on striped woven mats are partly visible at the upper left. The scene shows a homa ritual in progress.2015-07-18A ritual scene centred on a decorated altar with two brass kalasha pots draped in garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigolds and red flowers, with green leaves and grass stalks tucked among them. In front, a homa fire pit built of bricks painted white, red and green burns with visible flames, surrounded by scattered yellow and orange flowers. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, a silver plate and bowls sit in the foreground, and a wicker basket rests at right. A gold-embossed ornamental pillar and white and gold-bordered cloth frame the upper edges. No people are visible.2015-10-18June 30 20162016-06-30A square brick fire pit for a homa stands at the centre, with small flames and smoke rising from it. White flower garlands and marigold blossoms in yellow and purple lie on the burning offerings, and a red cloth bundle sits in the middle. The brick rim is dusted with white and orange powder, and a steel bowl sits at the right edge. Behind it, a woven pot with geometric patterns and colourful mats or cloths lie on the ground, with no people visible.2015-07-18A homa fire pit built from yellow-ochre bricks decorated with white stripes and red dots, with pink flowers placed on the bricks. Burning embers and grey ash sit in the central fire, with an orange fruit and a reddish offering visible near the flames. Around it, several people in white clothes sit cross-legged, holding open books and ritual items; one person holds a steel plate of pink and orange flowers and garlands. Silver ritual vessels, a spoon and a wooden ladle lie nearby.2006-02-27A brick fire pit for a homa is the main subject, its red bricks decorated with yellow and red flowers, green and white painted patterns, and dusted with white powder. Flames rise from the centre of the pit with smoke drifting upward. A small steel vessel with liquid sits on the right ledge, and garlands and marigolds are visible at the right edge. Only partial hands are visible at the upper left, holding a book or papers, and a bare arm appears at the far left edge, so no full person is clearly visible.2015-07-17