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Outdoor homa or fire ritual with a large fire burning on a stacked brick altar of yellow-orange bricks decorated with red flower petals. Plates of grains, pulses, seeds, nuts and herbs in front, with orange marigolds and purple flowers at the left, a stone mortar and pestle on the altar. Behind, a crowd of devotees sits in orange and white clothing, with a man in an orange shawl and a photographer with a camera in the middle. Smoke rises from the fire.

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December 28 20172017-12-28April 10 20162016-04-10 +1 copiesA homa fire pit lined with yellow-painted bricks scattered with red and pink flower petals. Flames and thick smoke rise from logs and leafy offerings, with yellow turmeric-like powder and white substances sprinkled into the fire. A hand in the lower right holds a brass plate tilted over the blaze. Behind the fire, a blurred crowd of devotees watches, including a figure in a red and orange head wrap and a photographer with a camera at left. A trident-like ritual staff stands upright in the background.2017-12-28December 20 20172017-12-20Close view of a homa fire pit built in tiers of dark stone steps covered with yellow marigold petals, red flower petals, and scattered white rice grains. Smoke rises thickly from the central fire area. Brass bowls and a silver spouted vessel sit at the front of the steps. Behind, a red cloth covers a raised platform with petals on it, and a partly visible person in white dhoti with a red and orange border stands at the left edge. Smoke fills the upper right of the frame.2018-03-02January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesNovember 06 20112011-11-06January 02 20162016-01-02A 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 copiesDecember 12 20172017-12-12July 04 20132013-07-04January 31 20182018-01-31