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Close photograph of a homa fire burning in a square pit lined with white bricks, with green grass blades and small red petals scattered around the edges. A pair of hands in white clothing rests in prayer near the left, and a bare arm with bangles and a white thread reaches in from the right to feed offerings into the flames. A brass cup stands at the right edge beside the pit. A man in white dhoti sits behind the fire, and a person in a checked shirt is partly visible at the top. The orange flames and smoke rise through the pit.

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October 20 20062006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20A photo of a homa fire burning in a square white stone fire pit, with tall orange flames rising and smoke drifting upward. Dry grass is laid around the edge of the pit, with small red and pink flower offerings and a brass vessel nearby. At upper left, a partially visible figure in white clothing and a dark rudraksha mala, whose hands are working near the fire, seems to be a pujacharya performing the guru homa. Other seated people in white cloth are blurred in the background. A small glass lamp sits at the right edge.2006-10-20A photograph of a homa fire ritual indoors on a tiled floor. A brick-lined fire pit blazes with wood and offerings, including bananas visible among the fuel. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on the left, feeding the fire. A woman in a white sari sits at right holding a steel plate with a red cloth and a small dish, with more seated devotees in white and pink behind and small brass lamps and a plate in the foreground. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person from appearance.2006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20Indoor homa ritual in a small room with white-painted walls and a curtained window. A square fire pit built of pale bricks holds a bright flame. A man in white robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at the left, tending the fire with his hands. Beside him a man in a striped shirt with a red tilak sits near the pit. A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits at the right, and other people sit in the background. Brass vessels, a small brass lamp and cups sit at the pit's edge.2006-10-20October 25 20062006-10-25A homa fire is being performed on a square fire pit built from white bricks, with flames and smoke rising from burning wood and offerings among green grass. A man in white dhoti and white shirt, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a gold ring, sits cross-legged and tends the fire with a ladle. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border sits and gestures over the fire. Behind them devotees sit and watch, one with palms folded.2006-10-20Close photo of a homa fire burning in a low rectangular brick-lined fire pit. Tall orange and yellow flames rise from charred wood and ash, with a few small embers at the base. Dim, blurred figures in pale clothing sit behind the fire in the dark background, mostly out of focus. A date stamp reads 20.10.2006 at the right edge, with a vertical copyright line.2006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in a seated group setting indoors at night. A fire burns in a rectangular brick fire pit, with flames rising beside offerings of fruit and a woman in a white sari pouring or tending the offering near the flames. A man in white kurta and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands folded in prayer on the left, while other seated devotees with folded hands, a man in a checked shirt and a woman in a magenta garment look on from behind. Nothing here establishes a person's presence, and no individual is recognisable as him by appearance cues alone.2006-10-20