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September 27 20172017-09-27June 04 20182018-06-04 +1 copiesJanuary 05 20182018-01-05December 07 20162016-12-07A 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.2016-09-09September 27 20172017-09-27December 07 20162016-12-07Close photo of a homa fire pit at night, with tall orange flames rising from burning logs and smoke drifting upward. A metal vessel with a rim stands beside the fire. Behind it, a wrist with a beaded bracelet and silver watch holds an offering near the flames, and a second person's arm in white is visible at right. Pieces of ash and small offerings lie among the embers on the ground.2013-10-16May 02 20172017-05-02A photograph of a homa fire burning in a rectangular brick-lined fire pit, with bright orange flames rising on the left. A small hammered brass or copper bowl sits on the pit's rim, with red flower petals and white powder scattered along the edges. Behind the fire, a partly visible person's hand holds a long ladle or stick, and a bead garland hangs at right. The setting appears to be a fire ritual with offerings. No faces are visible.2017-08-02December 08 20112011-12-08A 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.2018-03-12