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A close photograph of a homa fire ritual in a yellow-painted rectangular fire pit with white decorative patterns. A bare forearm with a wristband and bangle reaches in to place a green fruit or offering into the flames, with smoke and orange fire rising. Green offerings sit in the pit beside a brass bowl, and a brass oil lamp stands in the background on a striped floor covering with red, blue and green stripes.

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KAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14Photo 11717757 +2 copiesClose view of a homa fire pit built from reddish-brown bricks, with a glowing ember fire at its centre and white and green petals scattered over the brick rim. A bare arm with a gold bangle reaches in from the right, holding a long-handled ladle over the fire. A silver bowl sits behind, and marigold garlands in yellow and maroon stand in a brass vessel on the left. A lit oil lamp glows at the right edge. No people's faces are visible.2011-11-10A photo of a homa fire ritual: a brick-lined fire pit holds a flaming wood fire, with a brass bowl of liquid offering set over the flames. A person's arm with white ash markings reaches in from the left, holding a wooden stick toward the fire. A cushioned wooden seat draped with a patterned cloth sits at upper right, and brass vessels rest on the floor at the lower left.2021-01-04March 02 20212021-03-02August 27 20182018-08-27May 22 20152015-05-22A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a fire pit lined with yellow bricks decorated with white painted patterns. Tall orange flames and smoke rise from wood and offerings laid in the pit. On the right, a person in a cream-coloured head wrap and cream clothing holds a long wooden stick over the fire. On the left, a bare forearm with white painted markings and a wristwatch reaches toward the fire with an offering. A small brass bowl of yellow liquid sits on the pit edge. Behind, a striped rug in green, blue, red and purple is spread on the floor, with a brass lamp stand at the left edge.2026-02-14 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesNovember 10 20112011-11-10