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Overhead view of a homa fire pit built from yellow-painted bricks in a square, with a white-tiled ground. Inside the pit area sit a silver bowl of milk or ghee, silver pot-stands, brass bowls of turmeric and kumkum, and a silver dish of loose flowers in pink, white and yellow. A silver ceremonial lamp stand and a silver ladle lie nearby. Bundles of dry sticks and wood are stacked on a striped cloth at right, and a pair of rudraksha-like seed garlands and incense sticks rest on an orange-and-red striped cloth at left. No people are visible.

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A photograph of an unoccupied homa fire altar built of stacked white brick, its square top holding a copper bowl with a ladle and scattered flower petals. Marigolds and red and white flower garlands are arranged around it on mats, with a small framed picture, a wooden book stand holding an open book, a brass bell, and a row of clay diyas with incense sticks. A brass tray of orange threads and a silver puja set complete the setup. No people are visible.2007-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26Indoor ritual setup on a wooden floor for a homa. Brass plates in the foreground hold piles of dried sticks, grains and powders, red and yellow flowers, and a small red kumkum-like heap. A striped multicolour cloth lies beneath them. Behind, a stacked arrangement of yellow-wrapped packets is decorated with yellow flowers, and brass kalasha-style vessels, a brass lamp and metal bowls sit on the floor. At the upper left edge, a figure in orange cloth is partly visible. No people are fully in frame.2011-10-05A homa fire burns inside a square pit built of stacked orange-brown bricks, dressed with red flowers and white powder. Dry sticks rise above the flames. Around the pit are brass and silver vessels, a bowl of red chillies, bananas, halved coconuts, incense sticks and a kalasha-style pot on striped woven mats, with a ritual officiant partly visible in white cloth at upper right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-07-04 +2 copiesDecember 26 20072007-12-26October 16 20162016-10-16March 09 20182018-03-09 +1 copiesA homa ritual setup laid out on a striped woven mat in red, green, blue and purple. A square brick fire pit is garlanded with white and pink flowers and holds stacked wood sticks. Around it, dozens of small round brass or gold-rimmed plates hold dried herbs, bark pieces and wood sticks in neat rows. Fruit including mango, apple, pineapple and banana sits on a steel plate beside a bundle of white cloth and a bowl of white flowers. A copper kalasha, brass vessels and a ladle rest on an orange cloth at the upper left. No people are visible; the scene is an arrangement of offerings for the ceremony.2009-07-01October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesOverhead view of a homa fire pit built from four white block walls on a woven straw mat, with dry sticks laid inside the square. Beside it sit a wooden ladle resting on the block, a brass bowl of pale liquid, and a white dish holding sugar-like pieces with turmeric and kumkum. Dried sticks and a bowl of seeds lie to the left, while on the right a tray of yellow and pink flowers, a small brass lamp, a brass bell and a small brass plate with a lit oil lamp sit on a red and green mat. No people are visible.2007-12-26A photograph of a ritual setup for an Aushadha preparation process, shown on a multicoloured striped cloth. A large square wooden tray or pit filled with fine grey ash or bhasma is edged with white powder patterns, pink flower petals and red flowers. A silver spouted vessel and a silver ladle-like implement rest at its front. Surrounding it are small metal bowls of coloured powders in orange, red, yellow and white, green leaves, bundled dried sticks, a bowl of white jasmine-like flowers, a brass oil lamp, a stone mortar with a pestle-stone, and a silver-framed object at top left. No people are visible.2017-08-31October 16 20162016-10-16