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February 16 20162016-02-16A homa fire pit at an altar with a red cloth bundle tied with yellow and purple flowers resting on a pile of wooden sticks. Bright flames rise from the fire on the right while smoke drifts across the frame. Marigold and purple flower petals line the stone edge of the altar. Silver vessels and a small lamp flame appear softly blurred in the background. No people are visible.2016-02-16 +2 copiesA photograph of a fire ritual at night. A large open flame burns on the right, rising high beside a dark stone platform. In the centre, a red cloth-wrapped bundle sits on a pile of dry sticks and small offerings, with green leaves and garlands around it. Smoke drifts across the scene, and a low band of flowers in green, red and yellow lines the front edge. No people are visible.2016-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesNight photograph of a sacred fire burning on a dark stone platform. Tall orange flames rise on the right, with smoke drifting and sparks flying upward. On the left, a heap of red-wrapped offerings sits beside small wooden sticks and scattered flower petals. No people are visible in the frame.2016-02-16 +1 copiesA photo of a fire pit in an outdoor ritual setting. A red cloth bundle decorated with yellow, pink and white flowers sits atop burning logs and glowing embers, with flames rising around it and smoke drifting upward. The brick-lined pit is scattered with ash, petals, leaves and small offerings on a concrete floor. No people are visible, and a blue-striped cloth and a basket appear at the right edge. This appears to be a homa fire offering.2012-09-24A blurred photograph of a homa fire pit in a rectangular stone-tiled altar. Bright orange flames and grey ash rise from the burning fuel, with a red cloth-wrapped offering bundle decorated with yellow, white and pink flowers and green leaves sitting in the fire. Smoke drifts up, and a person in a white dhoti with a blue border is partly visible at the upper right, pouring or handling offerings. Scattered flower petals and leaves lie around the altar.2012-09-24Close view of a fire pit in which flames rise high and bright orange around a bundle of dry wood and a dark object wrapped with yellow flowers. Thick smoke drifts across the frame, and cut wooden logs are tied with rope on the right. No people are visible in the frame.2013-10-08September 27 20172017-09-27April 14 20182018-04-14October 15 20132013-10-15April 14 20182018-04-14