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Close photo of a homa fire pit at night. Bright flames rise from the lower right of a stone-edged fire pit, with sparks and smoke drifting up. On the left a silver bowl with a long handle and a small silver elephant-shaped vessel sit on the pit's edge, and liquid streams from the bowl. A person's hand in a white sleeve pours or tosses offerings at the top right. Blurred in the background, a man with white head covering and an orange-red shawl and a younger person in white clothing sit watching the ritual.

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A homa fire pit in a dim setting with flames rising from a stone-edged rectangular pit and smoke drifting upward. In the foreground, a silver bowl with a ladle rests on the pit edge beside a small ornate silver vessel. At upper right, a bare arm and a white dhoti-clad priest hold an offering near the fire, and a steel bowl sits on the ledge. A blurred figure in white clothing sits behind, with a red-and-orange cloth bundle at right. Sparks and ash float in the air. No identifiable a person presence is visible.2012-04-24A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night. In the foreground a large fire burns in a raised stone fire pit, with flames and smoke rising. On the right, a shirtless priest in a white dhoti and bare-chested upper body reaches over the fire holding an offering item in his hand, with a brass bowl nearby. Behind the fire pit, a brass vessel and a small copper deity or kalasha-like object sit on the ledge. To the left, three seated devotees in white clothes with orange shawls watch the ritual in the dim background. No clear visible identification of a person is present, so the figures are described by role only.2012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night. A large brick fire pit blazes with bright orange flames and rising smoke. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and yellow-trimmed shawl pours an offering into the fire with his right hand. A gold-coloured bowl and a gold ladle with a bird-headed handle sit on the pit's edge. Behind the fire, several seated devotees wear white clothes and orange shawls, one older man with white hair in the centre. A faint blue logo appears at upper left, and copyright text appears at lower right.2012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24A square homa fire pit with a bright orange flame rising from the centre and smoke drifting across the frame. A silver ladle and a silver vessel with a spout sit on the rim of the pit, and a stream of liquid pours from the spout into the fire. In the blurred background, several people in white clothing with orange-red shawls stand behind the pit, and their faces are not in focus.2012-04-24April 24 20122012-04-24A photograph of a homa fire pit with bright orange flames and rising sparks in the foreground, with a silver ritual vessel and spoon at the rim. Blurred in the background, several people in white clothing with orange shawls sit near the fire. A white-turbaned figure is visible behind the flames. The scene appears to be a fire ritual; the individuals are not clearly identifiable.2012-04-24January 03 20152015-01-03December 31 20112011-12-31April 24 20122012-04-24A fire ritual at a brick homa altar. A flame rises from a stack of yellow bricks dusted with white ash, with marigold petals and green leaves scattered on top. A person in a white garment with a gold border pours or throws grains from a silver bowl with a long-handled ladle, grains flying through the air. Silver vessels, a silver kalasha-style pot, a silver spouted ladle and small cups sit in front of the altar. A red wall and a carved wooden door are behind. A person in white dhoti stands at the right edge and a bare arm with a red thread and bangles is visible at left. No swami is visible.2015-11-28