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July 09 20152015-07-09Close photograph of a homa fire pit built from stacked clay bricks decorated with red kumkum and yellow turmeric marks and wrapped with coloured threads. Tall orange flames and smoke rise from burning wood in the centre, and a metal bowl with a ladle sits above the fire. Blurred purple light and a seated person's hand in the upper right suggest a ritual gathering.2015-07-09A square brick fire pit for a homa, with flames and smoke rising from burning wood at the centre. The brick rim is decorated with turmeric-yellow and red powders, white rice or flour, yellow marigold petals and cinnamon-like sticks. A silver bowl of yellow liquid sits at the left edge, and a hand holding an open book appears at the upper right. No people are clearly visible beyond the hand and a sleeve in white.2015-07-18 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20152015-01-12A brick-built homa fire pit decorated with yellow, red and green powder designs and scattered marigold petals, burning with bright flames and smoke. A seated figure in a yellow shawl and white garment tends the fire at the back, with brass bowls, a silver tray of offerings and a bundle of sticks nearby. The image is a photograph of a fire ritual.2015-07-18May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesFebruary 20 20162016-02-20 +2 copiesJune 30 20162016-06-30January 02 20162016-01-02A close photograph of a homa fire pit built from yellow-painted brick, with bright orange flames rising from burning wood inside. A metal ladle or stirring rod stands upright in the fire, and a small silver vessel with an embossed face sits on the left edge of the brick. Pink flower petals and white powder dot the brick rim, with grass strands laid across the top. Orange cloth and a few round offerings are visible blurred in the background. No people are visible.2018-01-13Close photograph of a rectangular brick fire pit (homa kunda) with a yellow-painted rim, dusted with turmeric, white powder and red kumkum spots. A bright orange flame rises from the centre of the pit. At the left edge, a seated person in a rust-red garment is partly visible, and in the background people in orange and saffron robes stand near a silver plate. A small silver vessel with a spout sits beside the pit, and a silver tray with pink flowers is at the right. No a person candidate is visible.2017-10-15A photograph of a sacred fire ritual on a brick fire pit at night. Flames rise from wooden sticks laid across the bricks beneath a polished silver vessel with a decorative band and a small lid. A lit oil lamp sits at the right edge and a red flower petal lies on the bricks. No people are visible in the frame.2014-01-05