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July 01 2009

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A homa fire burns in a square brick fire pit decorated with yellow turmeric powder and scattered pink flower petals. Smoke and flames rise from the pit, with offerings of dried stalks and flowers on the platform. A seated priest in orange robes, with his back to the camera, faces the fire, and a standing person in white clothes stands at the right. Brass vessels hold offerings, a brass bowl contains a pale substance, and a kumkum dish with incense sticks sits nearby. Garlands of marigold and red flowers adorn a decorated altar behind.2009-07-01A photograph of a homa fire pit on a white-painted stone platform, with smoke rising from a bed of dried grass, straw and scattered pink flower petals. Yellow turmeric-coloured powder is sprinkled across the platform. In the foreground, a brass bowl and a wooden ladle are held by a hand in orange-coloured cloth, and a small brass oil lamp with a lit wick and a metal cup sit on the stone steps. Behind the fire, a person in white garments with an orange-yellow border stands partly out of frame, and a brass kalasha with green leaves is visible at the upper left. The scene is a fire offering ritual at a temple or hall, with the fire pit as the central subject.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01A homa fire pit built from red brick, decorated with white and orange powder and marigold petals, with smoke rising from burning wood. In the foreground a shaved-headed person in the blurred left corner watches the rite. Behind the pit a priest in a yellow dhoti and cloth stirs the fire with a long metal ladle into a silver bowl. A brass kalasha and oil lamp sit nearby on a metal tray with folded white cloths, on a red-tiled floor. Visible people are only partially shown, and no one is clearly identifiable as a person.2015-07-18July 03 20172017-07-03A close-up photo of a homa fire pit built from yellow-ochre turmeric-coloured bricks, with a bright flame rising from dry wooden sticks laid in the centre. The pit's rim and edges are decorated with yellow and white chrysanthemum-type flowers, pink petals and green leaves, with small clay oil lamps lit at the corners and loose straw strands tied around the structure. Around it are brass bowls of white and yellow flowers, a wooden ladle over a bowl of ghee or liquid, a small lit lamp, a metal kalasha-style pot, and a heap of firewood. An orange-robed figure sits partially visible at the top of the frame, with a green patterned mat beneath the offerings. +1 copiesA homa fire burns in a square pit built of white bricks, with smoke rising and flower petals of yellow marigolds and red blooms scattered on the bricks around it. A brass vessel and a long wooden ladle stand at the right edge. At the lower right, a seated person in white clothing with a dark red-and-white cloth at the waist reaches toward the fire. An orange cloth covers the ground at the left, with a brick structure behind. A white cylindrical object is at the left edge.2010-07-24A homa fire ritual at dusk. A white-brick fire pit is lit with bright orange flames and rising smoke, decorated with yellow and red flower petals and marigolds. A man in white clothing with a yellow shawl sits at right, pouring an offering from a long wooden ladle into the fire, with a brass bowl and a small steel vessel nearby. An orange cloth and a blue-and-purple striped mat lie on the ground behind the pit.2010-07-24April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesJuly 18 20132013-07-18October 15 20072007-10-15September 16 20132013-09-16