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November 11 2006

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Close overhead photograph of a small square homa fire pit built from pale brick, with a bright flame and glowing embers burning inside. Marigold petals and red flower petals are scattered on the brick rim and on a woven striped mat beside it. A brass bowl with a dark ladle rests at the right edge, and grass surrounds the setup. No people are visible.2008-11-11A homa fire burns in a square brick fire pit lined with white-washed brick edges. Flames rise from stacked dry wood sticks over a bed of sand, with smoke drifting upward. Orange marigold flowers are scattered on the white rim and among the wood, and dried grass blades are laid around the pit. A brass bowl holding a pale yellow liquid sits at left beside a wooden ladle, and a brass bell stands at upper left on a striped cloth. A white cloth backdrop hangs behind. No people are visible in the frame.2007-10-21September 29 20062006-09-29A square brick-lined fire pit with white-washed bricks holds a burning wood fire with bright orange flames rising from split logs. A long dark wooden ladle rests across the left edge of the pit. In the foreground, a brass bowl of dark liquid sits on the bricks, and a small brass cup with a handle, a bowl of white offerings and a small brass bell lie nearby on a cloth. No people are visible; the scene shows a homa fire set up for ritual offerings.A homa fire burns in a square brick fire pit lined with white-painted brick edges. Tall orange flames rise from a bed of dark sticks and ash, with marigold petals scattered on the white rim and small offerings on the edges. Dried grass blades are laid around the pit. At left a brass bowl holds a pale liquid beside a brass ladle, and a tall brass lamp stands behind, against a white draped cloth backdrop. No people are visible.2007-10-21June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesA 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 homa fire burns inside a square fire pit built from stacked red and grey-white bricks, with orange marigold flowers and petals scattered on the bricks and fresh green leaves. Sticks of kusha grass are laid around the pit. At the top left, a wooden ladle and a brass bowl sit beside a sliver of orange cloth. At the bottom left, a brass kalasha with a coconut and mango leaves stands beside the pit. No people are visible in the frame.2007-10-21December 10 20072007-12-10July 27 20162016-07-27A square homa fire pit built of stacked red bricks and white-washed brick edges is burning brightly at its centre, with flames rising high. Marigold flowers and petals are placed on the white brick rim, and thin dried grass sticks lie across the top. In the foreground at lower left stands a small brass vessel with a pineapple-like offering and green leaves. At the upper left, the orange robe of a seated person is partly visible, holding a wooden ladle and a brass bowl holding a yellowish substance. The setting appears to be a fire ritual, with the scene framed by a white cloth at the upper right.2007-10-21December 21 20132013-12-21