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Close view of a homa fire burning inside a square fire pit built from brick-coloured blocks, each decorated with white painted lines, dots and small red marks. A ladle of ghee or offering is being poured toward the flames from a brass vessel at the upper left, and a brass bell and a tray of flowers sit nearby. Thin straw-like strands hang over the pit edges. No people are visible in the frame.

Close photograph of a homa fire ritual. A large fire rises from a stack of stacked brick-like blocks dusted with white and marked with red kumkum dots, forming a fire altar. A hand in an orange garment pours ghee from a small brass ladle into a silver-coloured bowl at the top left, while the blurred figure behind is draped in white cloth. Silver vessels, a small silver lamp stand, and a bowl of red and white flower offerings sit on the left, with a palm leaf in the foreground. No face is visible and no identifiable person is shown clearly.

February 09 2012

Close photo of a homa fire burning in a square fire pit built of reddish-orange bricks with white painted geometric markings on the rim. Flames rise from dry wood and sticks inside the pit, with a small metal cup holding incense sticks at the back. Red rose petals and flower offerings lie on the brick edges and in a flower tray behind, and a brass vessel with a long handle sits at the left. Colourful cloth and a mat are visible in the dim background. No people are visible.

Close view of a homa fire pit built from orange-yellow bricks decorated with white painted patterns and marigold flowers. Bright orange flames and smoke rise from dry wood and sticks inside the pit. Thin straw-like grass blades lie across the bricks. At the upper left a copper vessel with a long dark handle sits near the edge, and a white-clad person's lower garment is partly visible at the top. No faces are visible.

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February 09 2012

Close view of a homa fire pit built from turmeric-yellow painted bricks, each marked with white horizontal stripes and scattered red flower petals. Flames rise from dry wooden sticks over a bed of sand. In the lower right, a steel vessel holds orange-yellow liquid with a ladle resting in it.

December 23 2010

Close-up photograph of a sacred fire burning in a brick-built homa kunda, the bricks dusted with yellow turmeric and white lines and granules. Flames rise strongly from the centre of the fire pit. Pink flowers and a white garland edge the blurred background. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a homa fire pit built from stacked bricks coated in yellow turmeric paste and outlined with red kumkum and white markings. A bright flame rises from the pit. Beside it, a copper bowl holds liquid, and a metal vessel sits at the left edge. Behind the pit, a seated figure in a rust-red robe wears a white beaded necklace and holds a small object near the flames, with dried bundles on a tray in the background. No readable name is visible apart from the photo credit line.