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A homa fire ritual on a brick fire pit decorated with red and yellow powder patterns and white borders. Flames rise from neatly stacked wooden logs and sticks. A hand in a red sleeve holds a large ornate silver bowl containing a yellow liquid above the fire. Other silver vessels and a lamp sit in the background. No people's faces are visible; the scene shows only the hand and clothing of the officiant.

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May 28 20132013-05-28December 14 20112011-12-14A fire ritual in progress: a fire burns in a brick hearth whose yellow-painted bricks are dotted with red kumkum and scattered rice grains. A hand holding a silver ladle with a long handle pours liquid into the flames, and a copper-and-silver bowl sits on the left edge. Darbha grass lies on the bricks. The scene suggests a homa or yagna. No people beyond the hand are visible, and the background shows a colourful striped cloth.2018-03-12May 29 20182018-05-29 +2 copiesClose view of a fire ritual at a brick-lined homa pit with a blazing wood fire. A hand in a bangle-wearing wrist holds a long silver ladle pouring liquid into the flames, and a silver bowl of orange liquid sits beside the pit. The brick altar is marked with white and red kumkum-style dots, with red and yellow flower petals and a bowl of flowers nearby. A person in red cloth sits behind, but no face is visible; no a person candidate is shown, so the people count reflects only partially visible hands and clothing.2011-12-14Close photograph of a homa or fire ritual: a hand in a brown-and-gold cloth lifts a large polished silver bowl, pouring a golden liquid into a bright flame and billowing smoke. Beside it, a second figure in brown and gold ceremonial cloth holds a ladle or spoon. A small silver dish of offerings sits at lower left. The orange glow and rising smoke dominate the frame. Only partial bodies are visible, cropped at the edges.2014-09-14June 30 20162016-06-30A photograph of a homa fire pit built from stacked bricks coated in yellow turmeric paste and outlined with red kumkum and white markings. A bright flame rises from the pit. Beside it, a copper bowl holds liquid, and a metal vessel sits at the left edge. Behind the pit, a seated figure in a rust-red robe wears a white beaded necklace and holds a small object near the flames, with dried bundles on a tray in the background. No readable name is visible apart from the photo credit line.2018-04-03A homa fire ritual on a striped cloth outdoors. A fire burns inside a square pit of yellow-painted bricks decorated with white lines and scattered grains. Two priests in orange-red robes sit at the pit; one, with white ash markings on the arm, pours a ladle of oil or ghee into the flames from a silver bowl, while another in orange clothes and beaded necklaces holds a bowl nearby. A silver ritual vessel and a small leafy plant sit at the lower left, with dry sticks beside the pit. No clear face-based identification is made; the figures are described by role and dress only.2018-04-26 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a homa fire ritual on a brick fire pit. Bright orange flames rise on the right while a long ladle or spoon pours a thin stream of ghee into the fire. A small engraved copper or brass bowl sits on the bricks, flanked by flower offerings in white, pink and yellow, with sticks laid across the pit. Only a sliver of white cloth and a hand appears at the left edge, and blurred yellow and orange garlands sit in the background. No identifiable person's face is visible, so no one is attributed to a person.2018-01-06August 14 20162016-08-14 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copies