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May 12 2013

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December 14 20112011-12-14Close photo of a homa fire pit built from stacked yellow-ochre bricks, with a tall flame rising from the top brick. Around it on a white cloth sit silver ritual vessels: a small silver bowl, a silver kalasha-style vessel, a silver lamp stand with a small oil lamp, and a silver-handled ladle or spoon. Grass or kusha stalks lie at the left. A partial hand in an orange sleeve appears at the far left and a red cloth at the right edge. In the blurred background are a striped red, yellow and blue wall hanging and a golden deity or altar decoration with green and gold draping. No faces are visible. This is a homa/yagna setting.2013-05-24December 28 20112011-12-28February 09 20122012-02-09Close view of a homa fire pit built from stacked yellow-ochre bricks with flames rising at the centre, a silver ladle and silver bowls on a glass-topped table, and silver pots and trays in the foreground. Behind, a deity murti in a glass case is decorated with red and white flower garlands and a green leaf arrangement, with a red and gold drape. Hands of a priest in white and a red-clad participant are visible at the left edge, and watermarked archive text sits in the lower right.2013-05-13A homa fire ritual in progress. A hand pours liquid from a silver ladle into a silver bowl beside a stacked pile of yellow-coated bricks, with a bright flame and sparks rising from the top of the stack. Behind it sits a deity murti or kalasha adorned with red and white flower garlands, flanked by green leafy decorations and red fabric. Silver ritual vessels and a silver lamp stand in the foreground on a glass surface. No person's face is visible, only the hand. Photo shows a ritual fire offering.2013-05-13May 13 20132013-05-13January 05 20142014-01-05May 24 20132013-05-24May 26 20132013-05-26 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a square yellow-painted fire pit or homa kund with dark ash inside and small red dots on its rim. Above it sits a polished brass or silver bowl with a spouted rim, lit from within by warm orange light, and a brass kalasha-like vessel stands behind it. Green banana or betel leaves and a yellow cloth lie in the background with glimpses of yellow flowers. No people are visible in the frame.2012-10-16Close-up of a homa fire pit built from yellow-painted bricks, with dry wood sticks laid inside the square opening and small yellow flowers scattered on the bricks. Behind it stand three glass or silver-rimmed kalasha pots topped with green mango leaves and yellow-orange cloth or coconut-like tops, with a saffron-orange cloth backdrop. No people are visible.2011-12-28