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A homa kund, a square fire pit built of stacked yellow bricks with leaves and red petals placed on its tiers, sits in the centre of an indoor hall. Behind it a large framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes is set on a dark draped altar with a trident standing on the left and a decorative red-and-gold ornament on the right. An orange silk cloth covers a seat near the altar. Wooden stools and low mats with striped rugs surround the pit, and a brass bell lies on the floor at the front right. No people are clearly visible in the foreground, with only partial figures in white at the far left edge. The portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person.

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July 02 20042004-07-02July 02 20042004-07-02October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesMarch 17 20192019-03-17September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa ritual in a covered open hall with a tiled floor. In the foreground, a priest in a shaved head and red-orange dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth, wearing glasses, pours or offers from a silver plate toward a fire burning in a brick fire pit. Behind the fire, deity murtis and decorated altar figures stand on a red-draped platform. At right, a seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits on a large gold-and-red throne, with a tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp in front. Silver vessels, a small brass lamp and offering plates lie on the floor. A few people in white attire sit in the background, and a stylised bird logo appears in the corner.2015-07-20December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesA seated priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged on a peach cloth before a fire-pit homa, with palms pressed together in prayer. He wears a beaded necklace and is bare-chested. Behind him a red velvet-cushioned golden chair holds a framed portrait of a man with long dark hair and an orange garment, garlanded with white flowers, marigolds and red blooms. Brass plates hold fruit, bundled sticks, a kalasha-style vessel, lamps and offerings; a flame burns at the fire-pit. Floral garlands decorate the shrine and the yellow-and-red banana-leaf setting.2013-01-01August 25 20172017-08-25July 20 20152015-07-20September 02 20172017-09-02October 10 20172017-10-10 +1 copies