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December 25 2007

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A photograph of an unoccupied homa fire altar built of stacked white brick, its square top holding a copper bowl with a ladle and scattered flower petals. Marigolds and red and white flower garlands are arranged around it on mats, with a small framed picture, a wooden book stand holding an open book, a brass bell, and a row of clay diyas with incense sticks. A brass tray of orange threads and a silver puja set complete the setup. No people are visible.2007-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26A photograph of an empty ritual fire pit, a square brick and stone-built homa kunda covered in white-washed blocks, with a dark brick-lined central opening holding charred wood. Two brass oil lamps with ring-shaped flame holders flank the front of the structure. Leaves are placed on the blocks. To the right, on a striped mat and a wooden tray, are small clay vessels, brass and steel bowls, a ladle, a covered vessel, red and white powders, dried wood sticks and a folded cloth. Pieces of dried wood are scattered behind. No people are visible in the scene.2007-09-24October 15 20072007-10-15A brick fire pit, a homa kunda, built from white-washed bricks and decorated with purple flowers and dried grass stalks along its rim. A brass bowl with a wooden ladle sits on the front ledge, a lit oil lamp stands at the right edge, and a small framed picture of a figure holding a stick sits at the lower left beside a wooden book stand. Brass vessels are arranged on the floor, and a woven mat lies at the right. No people are visible in the scene. +1 copiesOctober 18 20072007-10-18December 26 20072007-12-26A homa fire burns inside a square pit built from whitewashed bricks set on bare ground, with flames rising from the centre. Yellow marigold flowers are scattered over the bricks and pit edge, and a thin twine or grass cord is strung across the top. A brass ladle with a long handle rests on the left side, with a brass bowl and a long-handled spoon nearby. Behind, on a low platform, there are a steel plate of dried herbs or grains, a red cloth bundle and a brass vessel with flowers. Floor mats in red and white stripes lie at the upper right, and a person in white clothing sits at the top edge, partly visible.2010-07-24July 18 20132013-07-18A homa is being performed on a white brick fire altar built in a square tiered form, with orange marigold flowers placed along its edges. A man in saffron-orange cloth and a tilak on his forehead kneels at the altar, holding a ladle and a metal vessel. Beside him, a younger man in saffron wrap and white dhoti sits cross-legged, and a woman in white sari with folded hands sits at the far side. Another man stands in white with an orange cloth, holding a small book. To the right, a tiered red-draped stepped stand holds a kalasha-like object decorated with flowers, and a large white figure with gold-trimmed red cloth stands behind it. Clay lamps are arranged on a mat at the left. The room has plain grey walls and a concrete floor.2007-08-26A square homa fire pit built from white-painted bricks dominates the foreground, with a bed of sand holding dry sticks and a wooden ladle resting on a brass vessel of ghee-like offering. Dishes of sweets, fruit and prepared food are laid out on a table behind, and a brass deity murti with flower garlands and an ornate lamp stands at the right. Two people in plain cloth wraps are partly visible at the top edge, and a small brass oil lamp sits at the lower left.2006-10-21 +1 copiesJuly 01 20092009-07-01