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Close view of a homa fire pit at a Vishesha Deeksha session. A hand holding a long-handled ladle pours liquid ghee into flames rising from a yellow-edged square fire pit. A small brass bowl sits on the rim, pink flowers and a red and white cloth lie beside it, and seated participants in white and orange blur in the background. Smoke drifts across the frame.

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A homa fire ritual in progress. A fire burns in a yellow-edged rectangular fire pit with a blue-painted border and scattered white powder. A hand at right pours a thin stream of ghee or liquid from a brass ladle into the flames. At left, a bare forearm with a silver bracelet is raised toward the fire. Behind the pit, several seated participants in white ritual clothes and a few in orange or saffron garments sit near pink flower garlands and a brass bowl. Smoke rises through the scene.2017-03-16November 23 20162016-11-23November 23 20162016-11-23A homa fire burns in a yellow-edged square fire pit on a wooden floor. A brass bowl filled with yellow liquid sits at the right with a ladle resting in it. Behind the pit, the lower edge of an orange-and-gold garment and a microphone on a stand are visible, along with brass ritual implements, a small oil lamp, and scattered yellow flowers. No people are fully visible in the frame.2012-10-16A homa or yagna ritual at a golden wooden fire altar. Smoke rises from the fire pit on the left, and wooden sticks are laid across the altar. A brass ladle with a twisted handle pours liquid into brass bowls on the altar. A brass pot and a brass plate with offerings sit nearby, and a pile of herbs and green leaves lies in the foreground. A hand with a red thread wrist string holds the ladle, and another hand with a red thread rests on the plate. Blurred red-carpeted aisle and figures in green clothing appear in the background. No identifiable person is shown.2016-12-07A homa fire ritual in progress. A hand holding a long brass ladle pours ghee over a wooden fire pit with flames and smoke rising. Brass vessels, a brass tray with bananas and flowers, and red-and-white offerings sit on a wooden platform. A red thread is tied on the wrist of the ladle hand. Blurred seated devotees in green, pink and white clothing fill the background along a red carpet.2016-12-07November 23 20162016-11-23A fire pit homa in progress: a yellow-painted brick fire pit with bright flames rising from it. A hand wearing a red thread bracelet and a ring pours liquid from a long metal ladle into the fire. Beside the pit sits a large engraved silver bowl of liquid, a small steel cup, pink flower petals scattered on the bricks, and a bundle of green leaves tied with a strand. Striped woven mats in red, purple and blue lie underneath. Only the hand is visible, no full figures appear.2018-05-29 +2 copiesDecember 14 20112011-12-14A homa fire ritual at night. A smoking wooden fire pit with glowing embers sits on a wooden altar draped with white rice and marigold-like offerings. A priest's hand, wearing a red thread on the wrist, pours ghee from a long brass ladle into the flames, while a second brass vessel and a silver tray with fruit and grains sit nearby. Blurred devotees sit on a red carpet in the background, some in green and pink clothing. No identifiable face of a presiding figure is visible.2016-12-07August 23 20182018-08-23Close photograph of a Vedic homa fire ritual. A bright flame and smoke rise from a fire pit built of yellow bricks decorated with green and white painted patterns, with pink flowers and grass stalks laid at its edges. A brass bowl with a ladle sits to the left, held by a figure whose white clothing, beaded necklaces and wrist mala are partly visible at the top of the frame. No face is shown. Only the hands and torso of the officiant are visible, so the person's identity cannot be determined from the image.2016-07-02