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A close photo of a homa fire ritual. In the foreground, a person in white clothing with a gold-edged border holds a bundle of dried twigs and sprinkles dark dried leaves onto an ornate silver plate with a scalloped rim. Beside it sit a small silver bowl, a silver vessel and a gold-coloured pot. To the right, orange-stained bricks surround a blazing fire, with white markings painted on the bricks and small yellow flowers placed on them. The setting appears to be a fire ritual with offerings.

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A photo of a Vedic fire ritual (homa) at close range. A person in white clothes with a gold border sits on an orange cloth, wearing gold-toned bangles, and holds a bundle of dark dried stalks over a silver-rimmed plate of the same dark pieces. Beside it, a live fire burns inside a brick fire pit whose bricks are marked with white designs and yellow flowers. Silver bowls, a small silver vessel and a kalasha-style pot sit nearby. No face is visible, so the person cannot be identified.2011-12-28A close photograph of a bundle of dried grass or straw held in a hand at right, its tip burning with bright orange flames and trailing dark charred fibres. Below, a polished silver ritual tray holds a pile of black charred material with glowing embers. The blurred background shows orange-red cloth. Only the partial hand is visible; no faces are shown.2013-11-07January 13 20182018-01-13March 29 20132013-03-29December 28 20112011-12-28January 02 20162016-01-02September 21 20162016-09-21December 23 20102010-12-23A fire burns in a square pit lined with yellow-ochre painted bricks, each marked with white stripes and small red kumkum dots. Dry sticks and logs feed bright orange flames, and a metal bowl of orange liquid with a ladle sits at the lower right. A blurred hand is raised at the left edge, but no full person is visible. No one can be identified in this image.2011-12-14Close photograph of a homa fire pit built from yellow-ochre painted bricks with white stripes and scattered red flower petals. Orange flames rise from a bed of thin dry sticks and embers. In the lower right, a metal ladle sits in a bowl of orange-yellow liquid. No people are visible; the scene centres on the sacred fire and offerings.2011-12-14A large dark metal vessel holds a small burning flame with smoke rising from it, surrounded by heaps of powders including yellow turmeric-like powder and orange powder, plus scattered green leaves, bark pieces and a dried marigold-style flower. A thin incense stick stands upright in the fire. Behind the bowl are ornate silver lidded containers on a silver tray, with a colourful striped cloth beneath. A hand holding a silver vessel appears at the left edge, and another hand is visible at the right. The scene appears to be a fire ritual with offerings, though no people's faces are visible.2017-10-08A homa fire burns inside a square brick fire pit decorated with yellow, purple, green and white powder designs. Two priests in white dhotis sit cross-legged behind the pit, partly visible at the top corners. A brass bowl holding liquid and a ladle sit on the left, a small brass vessel and a basket of dried sticks on the right, and a tray of pomegranates and flowers rests on a silver stand behind the fire. The scene is a fire ritual on a striped mat.2016-03-05 +1 copies