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A night photograph of a homa or fire ritual. A large flame rises from a brass fire vessel with gold-coloured decorative trim and a metal grate. Magenta and red flower garlands and green leaves hang on the left, and a bangled hand holding a green leaf or offering reaches in from the right. Dark background with warm red and orange lights at the edge.

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September 29 20122012-09-29A close photograph of a tall ritual fire blazing upward at night, with bright orange flames and sparks rising from a fire pit or vessel. Behind it are red and white flower garlands and green leaves hanging on a decorated structure, with dark foliage and a few distant lights in the background. No people are visible.2012-09-29Close photo of a ritual fire burning above a shallow silver tray on a stone ledge. A hand holding a bundle of sticks or herbs feeds the flame, which rises bright orange with sparks. Beside the tray stands a small silver pot with a handle, and a green floral garland hangs blurred in the upper left. A bangled wrist is visible at right. No people's faces are shown; the scene centres on the fire offering.2012-01-08A photograph of a ritual arati in a temple setting. A person's hands hold a silver pedestal lamp with a bright open flame and burning sticks, extended toward a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of red and yellow flowers and green leaves. A brass bowl with yellow marigold petals sits in the foreground. In the blurred background a figure in white clothing stands near a golden ornamental stand. The scene reflects a flame-offering puja at a shrine.2015-10-18A close photograph of a homa fire pit with large flames rising from a wooden platform decorated with red and pink flower garlands. A metal ladle is held from above into the fire, and a brass bowl sits on the left. Yellow marigold flowers blur in the foreground and a figure in white clothing stands at the right edge. The photo appears to be from a fire ritual; no clearly identifiable person's face is visible.2016-09-09August 21 20172017-08-21 +1 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05January 05 20182018-01-05A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit with tall orange flames rising around a ladle being poured into the fire by a figure whose arm and sleeve are partly visible in the blurred background. A brass bowl with ornate engraved rim sits at left. Yellow marigold garlands, red flowers and a white cloth wrap a central offering at the front of the pit. No person's face or full figure is clearly shown, and no a person candidate is visible.2016-08-14May 02 20172017-05-02A homa fire burns on a square brick fire pit, with flames rising high in the centre. A brass or silver bowl with engraved decorative bands sits on the left edge of the pit. The pit is decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands, red flower petals, and white cloth strips tied around it. A person's arm, wearing a red-and-gold thread wrist band, holds a long metal ladle or spoon pouring offerings into the fire. Blurred orange and white fabric is visible in the background. No people's faces are visible.2016-08-14January 05 20182018-01-05