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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.

May 29 2018

2018-05-29 +1 copies

A close view of a fire ritual at a square stone fire pit. Tall flames rise from burning wood at the center, with offerings of rice and red and orange flower petals scattered on the stone edges. A bare arm, wearing a bangle and a dark bead bracelet, holds a bundle of straw or grass over the fire, and a brass vessel sits behind it. Yellow marigold garlands blur in the background. No face is visible, and no one can be confidently identified as a person. The scene is a homa or yagna.

January 13 2018

January 02 2016

A homa fire pit lined with red brick and edged in yellow-painted bricks sits on green grass. Flames and glowing embers rise around a white cloth bundle marked with red powder at its centre. At the left, a hand pours liquid from a silver ritual vessel with a spouted handle and decorated rim into the fire. Yellow marigold flowers lie at the edges. No people are visible beyond the pouring hand, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.

A blazing fire rises from a square fire pit built of yellow-painted bricks, with white ash and pink flower petals scattered on the bricks and bundles of kusha grass laid across the edges. A hand at upper left holds a bundle of sticks or grass over the flames, and offerings such as dried stems and a rudraksha-like object sit in the fire. The background is dark and no people are otherwise visible. The scene depicts a homa or yagna fire ritual.

2018-06-04 +1 copies

April 26 2018

December 23 2010

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 homa fire burns in a yellow brick fire pit decorated with pink and white flowers. A bare-chested priest kneels at left, with white ceremonial markings on his arm and white-and-striped dhoti, pouring liquid offering from a brass ladle into the fire. Brass vessels and a brass pot sit in front, with a garlanded kalasha of yellow marigolds and red flowers behind. Smoke rises. Two other participants are partially visible at the top right.

A 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.