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January 02 2016

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.

A 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.

July 09 2015

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 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

A homa fire burns inside a square brick fire pit decorated with yellow, purple, green and white powder designs. Two priests in white dhotis sit cross-legged behind the pit, partly visible at the top corners. A brass bowl holding liquid and a ladle sit on the left, a small brass vessel and a basket of dried sticks on the right, and a tray of pomegranates and flowers rests on a silver stand behind the fire. The scene is a fire ritual on a striped mat.

2016-03-05 +1 copies

May 29 2018

2018-05-29 +1 copies

April 10 2016

2016-04-10 +1 copies

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 square wooden homa fire pit with tall orange flames rising from its centre. A brass ladle sits on the rim of the fire and a small brass lamp with a flame stands on the left edge; white ash marks dot the wooden steps. Behind is a red-and-white painted wall and green foliage. A partially visible person in a white dhoti sits at the left edge with bangled wrist, performing the fire ritual.