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A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit on a stone floor. A person in an orange-saffron garment, with a bangled wrist and a metal cup raised in one hand, stands behind it. To the right, three coconuts wrapped in blue-and-white checked cloth, decorated with yellow flowers and mango leaves, rest on a carved wooden stand, with bananas, oranges and pomegranates on a metal plate in front. White ash is sprinkled on the bricks and ground, and a carved wooden doorway with a patterned rug lies behind.

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A brick fire pit, a homa or yagna fire, burns at the centre of the frame. Flames rise from wood among a white cloth bundle placed on the bricks, with a copper vessel of liquid and a bowl of yellow flowers beside it. A standing figure in a saffron-orange garment is partly visible at the top, holding a long metal implement. Mango-yellow marigolds, banana bunches, orange fruit, rolled sticks and striped cloths decorate the surrounding ritual setup on a purple-and-pink cloth. No people are fully visible beyond the orange-clad figure, who is partly cropped.2019-01-05April 26 20182018-04-26April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire burning in a square fire pit built from yellow-painted bricks, with flames rising from the centre and white flower petals and rice scattered on the bricks. In the right foreground a person in orange-red robes with long matted hair and beaded bracelets holds a silver tray over the fire. Behind them stands a silver seat, and on the left a silver altar decorated with red and yellow flower garlands, a small oil lamp and brass vessels. Another person in orange robes stands in the background, and a metal bowl with a ladle holding yellow liquid sits on a striped cloth in the foreground. The scene is a fire ritual during a puja.2018-06-04July 04 20172017-07-04 +1 copiesJune 23 20172017-06-23A photograph of a homa at a square brick fire pit with burning flames and ash. A shaved-headed priest in orange robes and rudraksha mala bends over the fire, placing offerings, while another orange-clad person's hands hold papers at the right edge. Small brass bowls holding turmeric, kumkum, vermilion and flower petals sit around the pit, with a brass lamp, a kalasha-style vessel and bananas nearby. Two garlanded ceremonial objects decorated with white and yellow flowers stand on blue cloth in the background, beside a golden throne-like seat.2016-09-05A homa fire ritual at an outdoor altar of stacked red bricks with a visible flame and smoke rising. A coconut wrapped in a white and red flower garland, a green leaf and a woven basket sits on a silver tray at left. A silver kalasha-style pot and brass oil lamps stand nearby, with fruit and marigold petals scattered around. A partially visible priest in a white cloth with gold border stands at left, and the blurred head of a seated person is in the foreground. Painted temple art of a serpent appears in the background.2015-07-18A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit on a striped woven mat, with flames rising from glowing embers. Beside it, a metal tray holds yellow flower garlands, round yellow fruits wrapped in cloth and a silver basket of grain. On the right, a white cloth carries a colourful rangoli-style design in yellow, orange and black powders with red and yellow fruits and scattered petals. Flower garlands and a small brass lamp stand at the left edge, with more devotees' seated legs visible in the background. No one is clearly visible in the frame.2017-06-23 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29January 05 20192019-01-05A homa fire burns inside a square pit built of stacked orange-brown bricks, dressed with red flowers and white powder. Dry sticks rise above the flames. Around the pit are brass and silver vessels, a bowl of red chillies, bananas, halved coconuts, incense sticks and a kalasha-style pot on striped woven mats, with a ritual officiant partly visible in white cloth at upper right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-07-04 +2 copies