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September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21Close view of a square yellow-gold fire altar (homa kunda) with a large flame rising from its red-orange-lined interior. Its rim is decorated with green and pink flower-petal lines, scattered red flowers and white rice-flour borders. Blurred figures in white dhotis and an orange-robed person stand behind it, with a white and pink flower arrangement and a polished metal bowl at right. No faces are clearly visible.2017-08-22 +1 copiesA square brick homa fire pit burns with bright orange flames on a low platform, its edges marked with white ritual lines. Behind it stands a gold-trimmed altar or peetha draped with white garlands and yellow-and-maroon flower arrangements around metal vessels. A gold lidded vessel sits at the left, and brass and steel pots, ladles and offering bowls surround the fire on the right, with a pan of dried stalks. A cloth backdrop hangs behind. No people are visible.2012-01-08April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesMarch 15 20202020-03-15 +2 copiesA photograph of a fire ritual: a square wooden homa pit with a bright open flame rising from a brass bowl set in its centre, surrounded by small silver bowls of colourful powders, turmeric pieces, flowers and green leaves arranged along its edge. Silver lamps stand behind it on a striped cloth. At left, a person in an orange-saffron robe tends the offerings, and a second robed figure sits in the background. Smoke rises from a fire at upper left and a silver vessel sits in the foreground.2017-08-31A photograph of a homa fire burning on a square fire pit built from yellow-brown bricks, with tall orange flames rising from the centre. White rice-like grains and scattered flower petals, some red and pink, cover the bricks around the fire. A hand holding a brass bowl of liquid, a brass vessel, appears at the left edge, and a blurred figure in a purple and red garment is visible in the background. No people are clearly identifiable; the visible hands and clothing belong to a partially shown participant in the homa.2016-01-02A homa fire burns in a raised golden-brown wooden fire pit in an outdoor temple setting. Tall orange flames rise from the pit, with a silver ladle and copper and silver vessels set beside it. A partially visible person in a pale garment sits at the left edge, with hands extended toward the fire and bangles on the wrists. Behind the fire stands a temple structure with golden lion figures on a colourful tiered base, flanked by red and white brick walls. Small pots, a brass bowl and a microphone with cables sit on the stone floor in the foreground.2015-01-04A close photograph of a homa fire burning inside a square yellow-painted wooden fire pit set on a white floor. Tall orange flames rise from the pit. To the left, a person in white cloth stands beside a silver bowl placed on the pit's edge. Behind the fire, a figure in red and orange draped fabric with a yellow flower garland is partly visible. Only partial clothing of the people is visible, with no faces shown.2015-01-07 +1 copiesAugust 22 20172017-08-22A photograph of a square brick homa fire pit with a tall flame rising from its center, decorated with white painted lines on the brick edges. Behind it sit a gold-ornamented altar with a garlanded kalasha and marigold and purple flowers. Around the pit are silver and copper vessels, a silver spouted pot, small bowls of flowers, a brass kumkum or vibhuti container on the left, and a green leaf in the foreground. A person in orange-brown cloth sits at the right edge, partially visible. No faces are clearly shown.2012-01-08