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A photograph of a ceremonial fire pit, a homa or yagna, with tall orange flames rising from a bed of wood and green coconuts or fruit offerings. The square pit is lined with yellow-painted wooden borders decorated with white markings and sits on sand. Behind it hangs a striped textile in green, red, blue and yellow. No people are visible in the frame.

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KAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14KAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesA 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 copiesPhoto 11706448 +2 copiesMarch 02 20212021-03-02December 08 20112011-12-08 +1 copiesA blurred close-up photograph of a homa fire pit with tall orange flames rising from wooden logs and green offerings. Behind the fire, a deity murti is dressed in colourful garlands and a decorated ornamental stand. Golden carved pillars, a golden canopy with red, yellow, white and purple festoons, and a red and blue patterned cloth hang in the background. Draped green and red textiles with white flower garlands sit in the lower right. No people are clearly visible. +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual in a brick fire pit with yellow and white painted geometric borders. Tall flames and thick smoke rise from logs in the centre. A brass bowl of liquid sits at the front of the pit and a small brass bowl sits at the back. A striped red, green, purple and white cloth covers the floor behind. At the upper right, a person in white clothing with a brown belt is partly visible, holding an item above the fire. No faces are visible and no person is identified.2026-02-14 +1 copiesDecember 08 20112011-12-08 +1 copiesDecember 21 20132013-12-21