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A close photograph of a homa fire ritual. A hand wearing a bangle, a thin black thread bracelet and a ring reaches toward tall orange flames. On a yellow-dusted brick fire pit lies a mound of white rice and grains, with thin metal sticks and a red-dusted offering nearby. Scattered grains and a black-and-red thread lie on the pit edge. The background is dark with blurred yellow and green surfaces. No people beyond the partially visible hand are shown.

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A close view of a fire ritual at a square stone fire pit. Tall flames rise from burning wood at the center, with offerings of rice and red and orange flower petals scattered on the stone edges. A bare arm, wearing a bangle and a dark bead bracelet, holds a bundle of straw or grass over the fire, and a brass vessel sits behind it. Yellow marigold garlands blur in the background. No face is visible, and no one can be confidently identified as a person. The scene is a homa or yagna.2016-09-09April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesApril 04 20182018-04-04 +1 copiesA close photograph of a Vedic fire ritual (homa) at a fire altar built from stacked ochre-yellow bricks. Bright flames rise on the right, with white rice-like grains and scattered red and pink flower petals on top of the bricks. Several hands reach in from the left, one holding a thin white cord stretched across the bricks, while others hold bundles of grass or kusha strands. A person in white ritual clothing stands behind, and a brass lamp stand and brass vessel appear at the edges. The setting is an outdoor or open-sided ritual space with turquoise and pink fabric-covered surfaces in the background.2016-07-02April 04 20182018-04-04 +1 copiesNovember 29 20112011-11-29A photograph of a homa fire burning in a square fire pit built of yellow-painted bricks, with tall orange flames rising from the centre. Grass darbha blades and white powdered markings decorate the brick edges, and a silver bowl with decorative engraving sits on the left. Striped cloth lies beneath, and a silver bell is visible at the upper right. No people are visible in the frame, only the fire, offerings and ritual objects.2018-06-04 +1 copiesClose photo of a fire pit lined with yellow-ochre brick edging, where tall orange flames rise on the left. A person's hand, wearing a red and gold bangle, holds a bundle of dried straw or grass stalks over the fire. White granular offerings and scattered pink and red flower petals lie on the brick ledges around the pit. The background is soft and out of focus. This appears to be a homa or yagna fire offering.2016-07-03May 15 20162016-05-15A homa fire burns in a square pit of yellow bricks, decorated with rice grains, turmeric-coloured spots and red flower petals on the brick edges. Flames rise from wood sticks inside the pit, with a metal vessel above. Behind it, two seated figures in orange and rust-red robes sit on a striped mat beside brass plates and offerings, with a partial view of a third robed figure at the right edge wearing beaded necklaces. The scene suggests a fire ritual performed by sannyasis. No a person identity is clearly visible.2018-05-24 +2 copiesMay 15 20162016-05-15December 07 20162016-12-07