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A photograph of a homa fire pit built from yellow-painted bricks with white lotus motifs, burning wood with flames rising from the centre. On the floor in front sits a woven mat holding a brass kettle, two white conch shells, wooden ladles and a large bowl of red rose petals and white flowers. A brass bell, a small brass lamp and a brass ritual vessel stand beside the pit, and the feet and white clothing of people standing at the edge are partly visible at the frame's left and right. No faces or full figures are visible.

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November 30 20052005-11-30 +1 copiesPhotograph of a homa fire pit built from square yellow-ochre bricks with white lotus motifs on several faces. Burning wood and a small flame rise from the central pit. Around the pit on a woven straw mat sit a brass kalasha pot, two white conch shells, a wooden ladle and spoon, a small oil lamp, a brass bell with handle, and a bowl of red rose petals and white flowers. A brass lamp stand and a brass ritual vessel stand at the edges, and a hand is visible at the lower right edge. No people are clearly seated at the scene beyond that partial hand.2005-11-30November 30 20052005-11-30November 30 20052005-11-30November 30 20052005-11-30A homa fire burns inside a square fire pit built from yellow-ochre brick-like blocks decorated with white lines and red flower petals. Flames rise from wood and offerings, with a brass bowl of ghee, a brass ladle, a silver bowl of red flower petals and a bowl of wooden sticks nearby. A brass bell stands at the front edge. Partially visible people in white clothes sit around the pit, one with an orange cloth draped over the shoulder. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2006-02-27A square yellow-painted fire pit lined with red brick holds a burning bundle of straw and kindling, with ash and charred offerings around it. A priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth sits at the left edge, his hand and bangled wrist visible beside brass and copper kalasha vessels, flower petals and oil lamps. This appears to be a homa or yagna fire ritual. The scene is an active ritual fire, not a portrait of a person.2014-10-27A fire ritual setup on a square platform of orange-red bricks marked with white X and cross patterns. A brass bowl holds yellow ghee or paste with a wooden ladle, and dried twigs and sticks lie in the central pit. Surrounding it are brass oil lamps with flames, a brass kalasha vessel, a brass bell, a copper pot with an orange cloth, a white conch shell on a brass stand, a bowl of pink and yellow flowers, a small brass pot, and a wooden spoon and stirring tool. No people are visible.2005-08-07April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesClose photograph of a fire ritual at an altar built from yellow-orange bricks dusted with white markings and scattered with red and orange flowers. Two bare forearms of a person in white clothing extend over the flames, palms angled toward the fire, a thin gold bangle on one wrist. A brass bowl sits on the brick platform, with a small oil lamp, incense sticks and a silver dish of grains at the left edge, and fresh grass stalks laid across the bricks. The person's face and body are not visible. The fire is a homa-style sacred fire, with the hands held above it in a gesture of offering.2010-06-06July 01 20092009-07-01October 27 20082008-10-27