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January 05 2018

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January 05 20182018-01-05March 17 20192019-03-17December 24 20152015-12-24May 15 20162016-05-15Close view of a homa fire pit built from stacked red and yellow bricks, with tall orange flames rising from the centre. Flower petals, scattered rice grains and a few incense sticks lie on the brick ledges around the fire. A polished copper bowl with engraved floral borders sits on the left beside a small brass pot, both holding offerings. Blurred red and maroon cloth appears in the background. No people are visible, only the ritual setup of the fire offering.2016-01-02 +1 copiesA square brick fire pit blazes with tall orange flames at night, a homa or yagna fire. Logs burn inside the brick enclosure, and small offerings of rice or flower petals sit on the brick edges, with red petals visible at the corners. Behind it stands a large brass bowl with a ladle and a small metal vessel. No people are visible in the frame.2015-12-24Close photo of a homa fire burning on a low yellow-ochre altar platform scattered with red and orange flower petals. Bright flames and smoke rise from wood sticks in the centre, with a small brass or bronze bowl at left. Blurred, out-of-focus figures and fire appear in the foreground and background, and a partially visible arm in dark clothing reaches toward the fire at upper right. No identifiable face is visible.2018-01-05A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit with tall orange flames rising around a ladle being poured into the fire by a figure whose arm and sleeve are partly visible in the blurred background. A brass bowl with ornate engraved rim sits at left. Yellow marigold garlands, red flowers and a white cloth wrap a central offering at the front of the pit. No person's face or full figure is clearly shown, and no a person candidate is visible.2016-08-14Close photograph of a brick-lined fire pit with a tall orange flame rising from its opening, scattered rose petals on the bricks, and a blurred dark-clothed arm and hand reaching in from the upper left. No faces are visible. Metal ritual objects sit faintly in the background at right.2014-05-10August 14 20162016-08-14 +1 copiesA brick-walled fire pit (homa/yagna) burns brightly at the centre, with orange flames and rising smoke. Rose petals and a wooden log are laid along the top of the bricks. In the foreground a brass ladle and bowl are held by a hand at the left, with brass vessels, a glass jar of water and green leaves at the bottom. A white cloth hangs in the background. No people's faces are visible; only one hand is shown.2017-07-03A homa fire burns on a square brick fire pit, with flames rising high in the centre. A brass or silver bowl with engraved decorative bands sits on the left edge of the pit. The pit is decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands, red flower petals, and white cloth strips tied around it. A person's arm, wearing a red-and-gold thread wrist band, holds a long metal ladle or spoon pouring offerings into the fire. Blurred orange and white fabric is visible in the background. No people's faces are visible.2016-08-14