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Close photograph of a homa fire ritual at night. A bare forearm wearing a gold bangle and an orange-saffron garment extends a silver-coloured ceremonial ladle or pouring vessel over a large rising flame. Out-of-focus seated devotees in white clothes fill the background, and a cameraman in a red shirt films beside a tripod. The fire is the sharp focal point.

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A close photograph of a hand holding a silver aarti lamp with a burning flame, offered at a table with a silver bowl of water and a flower garland at the left edge. Out-of-focus people sit in the background, including children and adults in white and orange clothing. The flame is the sharp focal point, with a silver spoon resting on a green leaf and a clear glass bowl nearby.2012-04-30A 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.2012-04-24November 10 20112011-11-10Close-up photograph of a homa fire ritual. A bright flame rises from a brick-lined fire pit with white flower offerings scattered on the bricks. A polished silver bowl at left pours a pale yellow liquid into the fire. Behind, a person in orange-red clothing wears a long beaded necklace with a large ornate gold pendant; only the arms and torso are partly visible. A faint bird logo sits at the top left corner.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10 +1 copiesA large fire blazes from a square brick-and-white-plastered homa pit at dusk. A priest in white clothing, with a bangle on the wrist, reaches in with a long-handled metal ladle held over a copper or brass bowl containing offerings. Behind the pit, several seated men in white dhotis and shirts play drums, and a woman in a gold-bordered sari stands at the right edge. Brass vessels, a red cloth and fruit lie on the ground near the fire. Scattered figures stand in the background. The scene shows a homa ritual in an outdoor courtyard.2011-12-31November 10 20112011-11-10A photograph of a homa fire rising tall from a brick-lined fire pit. A long-handled metal ladle with a twisted handle pours ghee or liquid offering into the flames from the right, with golden drips falling beside the fire. A large polished metal bowl sits behind the pit, and marigold-like flowers and petals lie on the bricks. Soft green and gold blurred decorations fill the background. No people are clearly visible, only a hand holding the ladle at the edge of the frame.2011-11-10Close-up photograph of a homa fire burning in a brick-lined fire pit, with tall orange flames rising from wood. A long-handled copper ladle rests on the right, and a copper or brass vessel sits beside the fire. Marigold and red flower garlands and scattered petals lie on the brick edges. Behind the fire, an ornate brass container and a blurred figure in grey clothing appear out of focus. No faces are clearly visible.2011-11-10March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesJuly 02 20162016-07-02A homa fire ritual in progress. A person in an orange garment with gold border pours a liquid from a silver ladle-shaped vessel with a spouted handle into a brass bowl placed before a fire pit. The pit is made of stacked orange-red and yellow bricks, decorated with white flowers and petals. A small oil lamp burns on a silver tray beside the bowl, and banana leaves lie behind. The fire burns brightly on the right. Other people's legs are faintly visible in the background.2011-11-10