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Close-up photograph of a brass oil lamp with a lit flame set on a row of yellow-painted brick-like blocks decorated with white and red kumkum circles and black dots. Behind it sit a bowl of fruit with oranges, apples and grapes, and a coconut. A thin cord runs across the bricks. No people are visible in the frame.

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May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12Close 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.2012-02-09Close view of a homa fire burning in a pit lined with yellow-orange bricks topped with flowers, including yellow marigolds and red petals, and pink-edged sprinkled powder. A polished silver bowl with engraved rim sits at left, with small red fruits or offerings in the background. Flames rise tall and bright against a dark backdrop. No people are clearly visible; only a blurred pale-clad leg appears at upper right.2016-02-20 +2 copiesClose photo of a homa fire pit built from stacked yellow-ochre bricks, with a tall flame rising from the top brick. Around it on a white cloth sit silver ritual vessels: a small silver bowl, a silver kalasha-style vessel, a silver lamp stand with a small oil lamp, and a silver-handled ladle or spoon. Grass or kusha stalks lie at the left. A partial hand in an orange sleeve appears at the far left and a red cloth at the right edge. In the blurred background are a striped red, yellow and blue wall hanging and a golden deity or altar decoration with green and gold draping. No faces are visible. This is a homa/yagna setting.2013-05-24A close photograph of a homa fire pit built of stacked red-brick blocks dusted with white powder and marked with red kumkum and coloured patterns. A bright flame rises from the centre, and a hand in the upper right, wearing a bangle, pours a liquid from a long golden ladle into the fire. A large polished brass or silver bowl sits on the right, a small metal kalasha-style pot lies in front, and blurred brass oil lamps frame the foreground. No people are fully visible beyond the hand.2015-07-09 +3 copiesA homa fire burns on a brick fire pit built from red bricks and decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds and pink flowers. Flames rise from the centre, with a few offerings on the bricks. A hand holding a long metal ladle with a brass handle is visible at the upper left, and a polished brass or copper bowl sits beside the pit. No people are clearly visible beyond the hand, and no one is identifiable as a person in the image.2016-01-30A close photograph of a homa fire pit built from brick with a white and coloured rangoli-style border of rice and powder. Bright orange flames rise from the centre. A hand holding a red-threaded object sprinkles grains into the fire at the right. Behind the pit, a figure in an orange shawl is partially visible at the top left, and yellow flowers sit in the background along with a steel vessel and a small steel cup on the pit's edge.2017-09-27April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copies