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December 23 20162016-12-23A brick-built homa fire pit decorated with yellow, red and green powder designs and scattered marigold petals, burning with bright flames and smoke. A seated figure in a yellow shawl and white garment tends the fire at the back, with brass bowls, a silver tray of offerings and a bundle of sticks nearby. The image is a photograph of a fire ritual.2015-07-18April 10 20162016-04-10 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02A homa fire burns inside a brick fire pit on a floor covered with striped cloth, surrounded by flower garlands in pink and yellow and small brass bowls and vessels. Four men sit around the fire. The central man wears a purple turban, bare-torso with white ash markings and a gold necklace, and a saffron-orange shawl, holding a steel bowl. Behind him, two men wear white dhotis and white marks, with garlands, and one wears glasses. A decorated offering table on the right holds pomegranates, flowers and a rangoli-style design. The scene is at an open-air red-walled courtyard. No clear a person candidate is distinguishable by appearance.2016-03-28February 20 20162016-02-20 +2 copiesA homa fire pit built of stacked orange-yellow bricks with white painted markings, containing small sticks and offerings. A person in an orange-saffron cloth sits behind it, with rudraksha beads and a bead necklace, hands near the fire. Brass and silver ritual vessels surround the pit, including a bowl of yellow liquid with a ladle, a bowl of yellow grains, a small bell-like brass lamp and a kalasha-like vessel. Striped cloth and green leaves decorate the right side on a pink and purple mat. The scene shows a homa ritual setup, with no visible crowd.2019-01-05A 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.2018-04-15A homa fire pit built of turmeric-coated mud bricks decorated with white kolam-style lines and yellow marigold flowers. Dry sticks are stacked in the central opening. A priest in white dhoti and a striped shawl sits behind, holding an open book, with a brass bowl of yellow liquid and a ladle at left. Silver kalasha pots and green leaves are visible at upper right. No person's face or full body is shown clearly enough to identify anyone.2011-12-28Close view of a homa fire pit built in tiers of dark stone steps covered with yellow marigold petals, red flower petals, and scattered white rice grains. Smoke rises thickly from the central fire area. Brass bowls and a silver spouted vessel sit at the front of the steps. Behind, a red cloth covers a raised platform with petals on it, and a partly visible person in white dhoti with a red and orange border stands at the left edge. Smoke fills the upper right of the frame.2018-03-02September 24 20122012-09-24A square brick fire pit for a homa, with flames and smoke rising from burning wood at the centre. The brick rim is decorated with turmeric-yellow and red powders, white rice or flour, yellow marigold petals and cinnamon-like sticks. A silver bowl of yellow liquid sits at the left edge, and a hand holding an open book appears at the upper right. No people are clearly visible beyond the hand and a sleeve in white.2015-07-18 +1 copies