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Close view of a brick-lined fire pit (homa kunda) with bright orange flames rising from the centre. The square pit has whitewashed brick and concrete sides, and a ring of dried grass stalks and white flower petals is laid around its rim. A brass vessel sits at the left edge beside a wooden ladle, and blurred white-clad legs are visible at the top of the frame. This is a fire ritual setup with no clearly visible person beyond the partial legs.

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A photograph of a fire ritual at night. A tall flame rises from a stepped pyramid of pale white blocks. Behind it stands an ornate golden shrine frame and a garland of white and orange flowers hangs at the left. A brass vessel with a curved spout sits in the foreground. No people are visible in the frame.2007-12-10December 23 20102010-12-23August 26 20072007-08-26Close-up photograph of a sacred fire burning in a square brick fire pit during a homa. Tall orange flames rise from the pit, whose brick sides are dusted with white chalk patterns and scattered with dried red flower petals. A partially visible hand holding a stick or ladle reaches in from the upper left, and a blue and red woven cloth lies at the top right. No people are fully visible and no person can be identified.2010-06-06A homa fire burns within a square fire pit built from white-painted bricks, with a central opening of red bricks where flames rise. Orange marigold petals are scattered across the white brick surface. At the top edge, a figure in an orange-red garment is partially visible, and brass vessels, a silver bowl and dried twigs sit on the surrounding ground. The scene is a close view of the sacred fire with no clearly visible people beyond the partially seen robed figure.2007-08-26June 06 20102010-06-06A close view of a fire pit lined with white stone blocks, with bright orange-yellow flames rising from the centre. Scattered red rose petals and a red flower lie on the stone edges. Behind it sits a brass bowl with a scalloped rim and painted red and green floral motifs, and to the upper right a person wearing a white garment with red border stripes is partly visible at the edge of the frame. A patterned cloth with red and dark motifs lies at the left. The scene suggests a homa fire ritual with offerings.A brick fire pit (homa kunda) burns brightly at the centre of the frame, with white rangoli-style kolam lines painted on the bricks and a red flower lying on the edge. A metal vessel with a long handle. Behind the fire, blurred red flower petals and the orange robe of a seated person appear at the edges. No face is clearly visible, so no one is identified.2019-03-17Close photo of a brick-lined fire pit with bright orange flames rising from its centre during a ritual. The square brick rim is decorated with white painted lines and scattered red flower petals and small offerings. Thin incense sticks lie across the pit. At the top edge, the sleeve of a white-clad person and a hand reach into frame near papers. The scene suggests a homa fire ceremony, shown without visible people beyond the hands and white garments.2010-06-06A brick-lined fire pit (homa kund) burns with bright orange flames in a dark setting. White ceremonial patterns are drawn on the bricks around the rim, and a few scattered rose petals or flowers sit near the edge. At the left edge a partial figure in red-orange cloth is visible, and a metal vessel with a curved handle sits in the foreground. No faces are visible.2019-03-17June 06 20102010-06-06May 15 20162016-05-15