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A homa fire pit lined with red brick and edged in yellow-painted bricks sits on green grass. Flames and glowing embers rise around a white cloth bundle marked with red powder at its centre. At the left, a hand pours liquid from a silver ritual vessel with a spouted handle and decorated rim into the fire. Yellow marigold flowers lie at the edges. No people are visible beyond the pouring hand, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.

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January 13 20182018-01-13A close photograph of a homa fire pit built from yellow-painted brick, with bright orange flames rising from burning wood inside. A metal ladle or stirring rod stands upright in the fire, and a small silver vessel with an embossed face sits on the left edge of the brick. Pink flower petals and white powder dot the brick rim, with grass strands laid across the top. Orange cloth and a few round offerings are visible blurred in the background. No people are visible.2018-01-13Close view of a homa fire pit built from red brick with yellow-painted edges, set on grass. Flames rise from burning offerings, with a white cloth bundle and fuel burning in the centre. Beside the pit stand a silver bowl of pale yellow ghee, a silver kalasha vessel, a small silver cup and a brass oil lamp. No people are visible in the frame.2014-05-21April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesDecember 28 20112011-12-28A 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 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02A square brick fire pit for a homa is the central subject, with bright orange flames and smoke rising from a white cloth bundle placed among the burning wood. A brass ladle and a copper vessel of liquid sit beside it, with a large silver bowl of yellow flower petals and marigolds on a striped cloth. At the top a person in a red-orange garment holds the ladle, only partly visible. On the right stand a silver lamp stand, draped white and green cloths, flower garlands, and bananas and an orange on a plate.2019-01-05December 23 20102010-12-23February 20 20162016-02-20 +2 copiesClose photograph of a rectangular brick fire pit (homa kunda) with a yellow-painted rim, dusted with turmeric, white powder and red kumkum spots. A bright orange flame rises from the centre of the pit. At the left edge, a seated person in a rust-red garment is partly visible, and in the background people in orange and saffron robes stand near a silver plate. A small silver vessel with a spout sits beside the pit, and a silver tray with pink flowers is at the right. No a person candidate is visible.2017-10-15A fire burns in a square pit lined with yellow-ochre painted bricks, each marked with white stripes and small red kumkum dots. Dry sticks and logs feed bright orange flames, and a metal bowl of orange liquid with a ladle sits at the lower right. A blurred hand is raised at the left edge, but no full person is visible. No one can be identified in this image.2011-12-14