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Close view of a homa fire pit with burning logs and bright flames at the top left. On the logs lie offerings of yellow grain and brown pieces of dried fruit or vegetable, with smoke rising. No people are visible; the scene is focused on the fire offerings.2021-06-20A close photograph of a homa fire pit lined with yellow-painted brick. A bare arm reaches in from the left to place bananas and halved oranges beside a burning log. Yellow-orange powder and crushed grain or noodle-like offerings cover the log, and flames rise at its right end. The warm yellow tones dominate the scene. No people's faces are visible, and the setting appears to be a ritual fire offering.2021-03-02Close view of a homa fire ritual: a figure in orange ochre cloth and rudraksha bracelets, with a tattooed hand, places watermelon slices and green leaves onto flames and smoke rising from a fire pit. Fresh apples and oranges sit on a white ledge beside brass bowls of white offering, with gold decorations blurred in the foreground.2021-06-20A homa fire pit with a yellow stone border holds burning wood logs, orange flames and rising smoke. A bare-chested priest with a rudraksha bracelet and white ash marks on his upper arm reaches in from the left to place halved green watermelons into the fire as an offering. Golden temple pillar carvings and red fabric frame the background.2021-03-02A homa fire burns in a fire pit with smoke rising. Watermelon wedges, apples, oranges and green leaves are heaped around the fire as offerings. At the right edge, a person in orange-red cloth, with bare arms and a beaded bracelet, drops an item into the flames. Brass vessels filled with white material and gold-toned decorations appear in the foreground.2021-06-20July 12 20162016-07-12A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha bracelet leans over a fire pit, placing a whole watermelon into flames rising from a homa. Around the fire lie sliced watermelon, red apples, oranges, green leaves and wood logs on a white stone platform. Behind him are marigold garlands, golden pillars and a brass kalasha-like vessel at lower right, with bananas visible on the right. The scene shows an offering ritual during a homa.2021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20A close photograph of a homa fire ritual. A hand wearing a bangle, a thin black thread bracelet and a ring reaches toward tall orange flames. On a yellow-dusted brick fire pit lies a mound of white rice and grains, with thin metal sticks and a red-dusted offering nearby. Scattered grains and a black-and-red thread lie on the pit edge. The background is dark with blurred yellow and green surfaces. No people beyond the partially visible hand are shown.2018-03-12ADIKAILASA on 3/2/20212021-03-02October 07 20212021-10-07A homa fire pit lined with yellow brick, with flames rising from a large wooden log set in the centre. Grains or rice sprinkled over the log and burning flame throw sparks into the air. A golden deity murti stands in the background on the right, and a red-clad person's arm and sleeve appear at the left edge of the frame. A red cloth backdrop and gold railing sit behind the fire.2021-03-02