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October 14 20072007-10-14A square stone fire pit lined with pale stone blocks holds burning wood logs with flames rising from the fire. Offerings are placed inside and around it, including a whole yellow-orange fruit, a red flower on the rim, and scattered petals and grains. Ash covers the base. A sliver of orange cloth and a brass vessel are visible at the top edge. No people are visible in the frame.2007-10-14Overhead view of a square homa fire pit lined with dark stone, with flaming logs and glowing embers in the centre. Around it on a white painted platform are scattered pink flowers, sticks of incense, red kumkum dots and small brass vessels holding ghee, a ladle, a lit oil lamp and coloured powders on a tray. No people are visible.July 09 20132013-07-09Overhead photo of a square fire pit built from whitewashed brick, its inner floor covered with grey ash. Several split pieces of dry wood are stacked in the centre of the pit, with a single green leaf lying across the wood at the right. Small red-orange kumkum marks dot the whitewashed bricks, and a brass vessel rim is visible at the upper right corner. No people are present.2007-09-24A photograph of a brick-lined fire pit (homa kunda) with glowing embers and ash, a long-handled metal ladle holding offering material, and pink and red flower petals scattered on the white-washed brick ledges. The image is washed out and overexposed. No people are visible in the frame.2007-10-15Close-up photograph of a smouldering fire pit during a homa. Bright orange flames lick up from charred wood sticks and grey ash, with small pale offerings, rounded pieces and scattered reddish items on the ash around the fire. A blackened log lies diagonally across the lower right, and white smoke rises from the embers. No people are visible in the frame.2010-09-05A photograph of an outdoor homa fire pit lined with whitewashed brick. Flames rise from burning wood and ash inside the square pit. Pink and red flowers are scattered on the brick rim and among the embers, and a wrinkled pink-and-purple offering cloth lies in the fire. A brass bowl holding a pale liquid sits at the left edge, with a long wooden ladle resting across it. Dry grass stalks lie on the ground at the top left. No people are visible in the frame.2007-10-15Overhead photo of a square stone homa fire pit burning with bright flames and crackling wood logs. The rim of the pit is decorated with yellow marigold flowers, orange and red petals and white flower garlands. A brass bowl of yellow ghee or liquid offering sits at the lower left, with a metal ladle or spoon resting near it. Banana leaves, a pink flower bunch and a banana are visible at the upper left, and a spoon stick rests across the right side. No people are visible.2022-01-24October 12 20072007-10-12A square stone fire pit lined with pale marble-like slabs holds a small wood fire burning among split logs and ash. Yellow marigold flowers are scattered across the logs and the surrounding ash, and more yellow flowers border the pit's rim. A brass bowl with a ladle and a small lit oil lamp sit at the upper left, with brass vessels visible along the right edge. The scene is a fire ritual with flowers and offerings, with no people visible.2013-12-19A homa fire burns in a square brick fire pit lined with white-washed brick edges. Flames rise from stacked dry wood sticks over a bed of sand, with smoke drifting upward. Orange marigold flowers are scattered on the white rim and among the wood, and dried grass blades are laid around the pit. A brass bowl holding a pale yellow liquid sits at left beside a wooden ladle, and a brass bell stands at upper left on a striped cloth. A white cloth backdrop hangs behind. No people are visible in the frame.2007-10-21