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October 21 2006

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A square homa fire pit built from white-painted bricks dominates the foreground, with a bed of sand holding dry sticks and a wooden ladle resting on a brass vessel of ghee-like offering. Dishes of sweets, fruit and prepared food are laid out on a table behind, and a brass deity murti with flower garlands and an ornate lamp stands at the right. Two people in plain cloth wraps are partly visible at the top edge, and a small brass oil lamp sits at the lower left.2006-10-21A photograph of a square white-plastered homa fire pit, built of stacked white blocks with small red dots, filled with sand and a stack of thin dry sticks at its centre. Brass vessels stand around it: a yellow-filled bowl with a wooden ladle on the left, a small white-filled bowl below, and a brass lamp and ritual implements on the right. Behind the pit, a row of brass plates holds lit oil lamps and flower petals on a dark cloth. No people are visible in the frame.2006-10-21October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of an empty indoor hall with a grey concrete floor showing a homa ritual setup. In the centre stands a square fire pit built from white-painted brick, with blackened brick interior and two brass oil lamps on its rear edge. A brass ladle rests on the pit's side. On a striped woven mat at left are wooden sticks and bark pieces, a brass plate of dried wood, several small brass bowls holding grains, powders and offerings, a brass plate of flower petals, a small brass kalasha-style vessel and metal ritual implements on a wooden stand. At right, a basket-wrapped vessel is decorated with white and orange flower garlands and a yellow flower with green leaves. No people are visible.2007-09-24July 01 20092009-07-01May 12 20132013-05-12September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesDecember 26 20072007-12-26A photograph of a homa fire pit on a white-painted stone platform, with smoke rising from a bed of dried grass, straw and scattered pink flower petals. Yellow turmeric-coloured powder is sprinkled across the platform. In the foreground, a brass bowl and a wooden ladle are held by a hand in orange-coloured cloth, and a small brass oil lamp with a lit wick and a metal cup sit on the stone steps. Behind the fire, a person in white garments with an orange-yellow border stands partly out of frame, and a brass kalasha with green leaves is visible at the upper left. The scene is a fire offering ritual at a temple or hall, with the fire pit as the central subject.2009-07-01Indoor ritual setup on a wooden floor for a homa. Brass plates in the foreground hold piles of dried sticks, grains and powders, red and yellow flowers, and a small red kumkum-like heap. A striped multicolour cloth lies beneath them. Behind, a stacked arrangement of yellow-wrapped packets is decorated with yellow flowers, and brass kalasha-style vessels, a brass lamp and metal bowls sit on the floor. At the upper left edge, a figure in orange cloth is partly visible. No people are fully in frame.2011-10-05May 12 20132013-05-12