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A square fire pit of pale grey stone blocks holds burning wood and embers during a homa. Orange marigold flowers are scattered over the stone rim, with long grass stalks laid across it. In the foreground a yellow gourd-like offering sits on green mango leaves inside a brass base. A brass bowl and a wooden ladle rest on the left edge beside a figure in orange cloth, only partly visible. A white cloth hangs in the upper right, and a brass lamp stands behind the pit. No people are clearly visible as faces.

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A square brick fire pit with white-washed stone edges holds a burning wood fire with bright orange flames. Marigold blossoms and scattered petals decorate the rim, and thin dry grass stalks lie across the top. In the foreground, a yellow gourd with green mango leaves sits in a brass vessel with a white wire-patterned base. Behind the pit, a brass bowl and wooden ladle rest on an orange cloth. No people are visible.2007-10-21A square fire pit of red brick, whitewashed on its rim, holds a burning fire of sticks and logs with bright orange flames rising. Orange marigold flowers and petals are scattered over the white rim, and a yellow fruit with green mango leaves sits in the foreground. At the top left, a person in orange robes sits beside brass vessels, a bowl and a wooden ladle. 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No people are fully shown, and no identifiable a person figure appears in the frame.2007-10-21A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit set before a white-draped altar. Tall orange flames rise from wooden logs, with marigold petals and yellow flowers scattered around the bricks. A brass ladle with a wooden handle rests across the pit's edge. On the altar behind, a silver-and-red draped deity murti sits beside a brass lamp. Two tall brass oil lamps with burning flames stand on either side, a brass Ganesha figure at right, and a green-leaved brass kalasha with a yellow-tinged top sits at the lower right. A partially visible arm in a white sleeve and wristwatch reaches toward the fire at left. No other people are clearly visible.2007-10-21A photograph of a homa fire pit built from stacked brick and whitewashed bricks, with a bright flame burning inside on a bed of wood and ash. Orange marigold petals and flowers are scattered on the brick rim, and dry grass stalks are placed around the edge. At the upper left, the orange-robed edge of a garment and a brass bowl are visible, and at the lower left a green-leaved mango-leaf vessel topped with a coconut sits beside the pit. No people are visible in the frame.2007-10-21July 01 20092009-07-01A square brick fire pit with white-washed brick edges burns with bright orange flames at its centre, with thin dry sticks and reed-like twigs laid around the rim. Marigold flowers and green leaves are placed on the bricks and a coconut sits in a netted vessel at the front left. A brass bowl and a long wooden ladle rest on the left edge, and at the top, the hem of an orange robe and a white cloth canopy are visible.2007-10-21