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A photograph of a square white-plastered fire pit (homa kunda) with a bright open flame burning inside, a brass bowl of offerings to its right, a wooden ladle lying across the top-right edge, and a small oil lamp at the lower left. Behind it on the floor are a striped woven mat and the white dhoti with a gold border of a person standing just out of frame, whose hand is visible at the top. The scene shows a homa or yagna fire ritual. No face is visible, so no a person candidate is shown.

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A homa fire burns in a square brick fire pit in a temple shrine. Tall orange flames rise from the pit, with smoke drifting upward. A brass bowl with a wooden ladle rests on the pit's ledge in the foreground. Behind the fire, a deity murti is decorated with garlands of yellow and orange flowers. A white-clad arm is visible at the top edge and a corner of white cloth at the lower left. No face is visible. The white stone pillar and brass lamp hang in the background.2009-09-20A photograph of a homa fire burning in a square brick fire pit inside a temple hall. Tall orange flames rise from the wood, and a brass ladle with a long wooden handle rests in a brass bowl at the edge of the pit. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a white cloth lies in the lower left corner. Pillars and a dark shrine area fill the background. No people are visible.2009-09-20A photograph of a homa fire burning in a square brick fire pit inside a temple hall with white carved pillars. A brass ladle with a dark wooden handle rests in the pit beside the flames. Brass oil lamps and lamp stands, a metal vessel and offering plates with flowers sit on the floor at the edges. No people are visible in the frame.2009-09-20A square brick fire pit blazes with tall orange flames in a dimly lit temple hall. A brass bowl with a dark wooden ladle rests on the brick ledge beside the fire. Brass oil lamps stand nearby, and a white stool and a few fruit or flower offerings sit to the side. White pillars with carved details rise in the background. No people are visible.2009-09-20July 06 20152015-07-06A photograph of a brick-lined homa fire pit at night, with tall orange flames rising from the ash inside. A brass ladle with a wooden handle rests on the rim of the pit, and a brass oil lamp stands at the left edge. Behind the pit are white temple pillars and doorways with carved wooden panels, and a deity murti garlanded with flowers is partly visible at the left. A partial figure in white clothing appears at the lower left corner. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2009-09-20March 29 20132013-03-29April 19 20182018-04-19January 08 20122012-01-08February 07 20162016-02-07October 03 20142014-10-03July 06 20152015-07-06