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Close-up photograph of a sacred fire burning in a square brick fire pit during a homa. Tall orange flames rise from the pit, whose brick sides are dusted with white chalk patterns and scattered with dried red flower petals. A partially visible hand holding a stick or ladle reaches in from the upper left, and a blue and red woven cloth lies at the top right. No people are fully visible and no person can be identified.

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June 06 20102010-06-06June 06 20102010-06-06A close photograph of a brick-lined fire pit (homa kund) with tall orange flames rising from its centre. The brick rim is decorated with white powder lines in geometric patterns and scattered red flower petals, and a striped blue and red cloth lies behind. No people are visible in the frame. This appears to be a fire ritual such as a homa or yagna.2010-06-06June 06 20102010-06-06A close view of a brick fire pit (homa kunda) with flames rising from its centre. The bricks are decorated with white lines and dotted patterns, and red flower petals are scattered on the top surfaces. A woven cloth with a striped pattern lies behind the pit. No people are visible, only the fire and ritual setting.2010-06-06A brick-lined fire pit (homa kund) burns with bright orange flames in a dark setting. White ceremonial patterns are drawn on the bricks around the rim, and a few scattered rose petals or flowers sit near the edge. At the left edge a partial figure in red-orange cloth is visible, and a metal vessel with a curved handle sits in the foreground. No faces are visible.2019-03-17Close photo of a brick-lined fire pit with bright orange flames rising from its centre during a ritual. The square brick rim is decorated with white painted lines and scattered red flower petals and small offerings. Thin incense sticks lie across the pit. At the top edge, the sleeve of a white-clad person and a hand reach into frame near papers. The scene suggests a homa fire ceremony, shown without visible people beyond the hands and white garments.2010-06-06June 06 20102010-06-06June 06 20102010-06-06A brick fire pit (homa kunda) burns brightly at the centre of the frame, with white rangoli-style kolam lines painted on the bricks and a red flower lying on the edge. A metal vessel with a long handle. Behind the fire, blurred red flower petals and the orange robe of a seated person appear at the edges. No face is clearly visible, so no one is identified.2019-03-17March 17 20192019-03-17Close photo of a homa fire burning in a square fire pit built of reddish-orange bricks with white painted geometric markings on the rim. Flames rise from dry wood and sticks inside the pit, with a small metal cup holding incense sticks at the back. Red rose petals and flower offerings lie on the brick edges and in a flower tray behind, and a brass vessel with a long handle sits at the left. Colourful cloth and a mat are visible in the dim background. No people are visible.2019-03-17