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A homa fire burns in an octagonal earthen fire pit lined with white and red kumkum-marked offerings. A hand at the left edge holds a bundle of cinnamon-like sticks ready to feed the flame. Behind the pit, a deity murti is decorated with red and white flower garlands and yellow marigold strands, with a golden kalasha and brass lamps on a red-carpeted floor. Green bananas and fruit sit on plates at the right. No people are fully visible beyond the hand and a bare arm.

A square wooden homa fire pit with tall orange flames rising from its centre. A brass ladle sits on the rim of the fire and a small brass lamp with a flame stands on the left edge; white ash marks dot the wooden steps. Behind is a red-and-white painted wall and green foliage. A partially visible person in a white dhoti sits at the left edge with bangled wrist, performing the fire ritual.

A square fire pit built of yellow-painted brick stands on a striped blue and purple cloth, with orange flames rising from its centre. Its rim is dusted with turmeric-yellow powder and decorated with marigold petals, rose petals and grass stems, indicating a homa or yagna. Brass and silver ritual vessels surround it, including a bowl of liquid, a brass bell, a small silver lamp stand, a silver tray of pink flower petals and a kalasha-style pot. Two people in saffron-orange robes sit at the edges, one with rudraksha beads and white ash marks, while their hands hold ritual items. Only partial arms and clothing are visible, so the people count is limited to those shown.

January 02 2016

A close photograph of a homa fire pit built from yellow-painted brick, with bright orange flames rising from burning wood inside. A metal ladle or stirring rod stands upright in the fire, and a small silver vessel with an embossed face sits on the left edge of the brick. Pink flower petals and white powder dot the brick rim, with grass strands laid across the top. Orange cloth and a few round offerings are visible blurred in the background. No people are visible.

A homa fire ritual in a temple hall with a red floor. A large mud fire pit, lit with bright flames and offerings, sits in the foreground. An elderly priest with a white head cloth, bare chest, rudraksha beads and a green-and-red dhoti sits at left, holding a ladle over a brass bowl. Behind, a golden palanquin-style canopy shelters a deity murti garlanded with white and red flowers. Brass lamps stand nearby, with trays of fruit, flowers and betel leaves. Two attendants sit at the back, one playing a drum.

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February 20 2016

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April 14 2018

Close photograph of a rectangular brick fire pit (homa kunda) with a yellow-painted rim, dusted with turmeric, white powder and red kumkum spots. A bright orange flame rises from the centre of the pit. At the left edge, a seated person in a rust-red garment is partly visible, and in the background people in orange and saffron robes stand near a silver plate. A small silver vessel with a spout sits beside the pit, and a silver tray with pink flowers is at the right. No a person candidate is visible.

A seated priest in saffron-orange robes performs a homa at a brick fire pit, feeding flames with a long stick held in his right hand. He wears a long gold necklace with a pendant and round bead strands. Tall yellow-orange flames rise from the bricks, which are dusted with turmeric-yellow powder and marked with red and white patterns. Around him on the floor are brass plates of red flower petals, a bowl of yellow flower garlands, a small brass kalasha and an oil lamp, with a patterned mat and a sitting person's bare feet at the left edge. The scene is dimly lit by the fire.