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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.2007-10-14Photo 11730681 +1 copiesDecember 20 20132013-12-20 +1 copiesA 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.2007-10-15Close-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 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.2007-10-15November 20 20062006-11-20Overhead 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.2007-09-24Overhead 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.2022-01-24A close overhead photograph of a small square homa fire pit lined with white-painted bricks. Split wooden logs are stacked in a crisscross pattern over a bed of dark ash and reddish soil, with bright orange flames rising from the centre. Small pieces of wood and ash are scattered around the pit, and a dark wooden ladle sits at the upper left edge. No people are visible.A close view of a fire burning inside a square stone-lined pit. Several wooden logs and sticks lie in the ashes and red-brown embers at the base, with orange flames and grey smoke rising along the right side. The pit walls are built from pale, weathered stone blocks stained with reddish marks. No people are visible in the frame.2008-11-11