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A homa fire burns in a square brick fire pit decorated with yellow turmeric powder and scattered pink flower petals. Smoke and flames rise from the pit, with offerings of dried stalks and flowers on the platform. A seated priest in orange robes, with his back to the camera, faces the fire, and a standing person in white clothes stands at the right. Brass vessels hold offerings, a brass bowl contains a pale substance, and a kumkum dish with incense sticks sits nearby. Garlands of marigold and red flowers adorn a decorated altar behind.

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July 01 20092009-07-01A photograph of a homa fire pit on a white-painted stone platform, with smoke rising from a bed of dried grass, straw and scattered pink flower petals. Yellow turmeric-coloured powder is sprinkled across the platform. In the foreground, a brass bowl and a wooden ladle are held by a hand in orange-coloured cloth, and a small brass oil lamp with a lit wick and a metal cup sit on the stone steps. Behind the fire, a person in white garments with an orange-yellow border stands partly out of frame, and a brass kalasha with green leaves is visible at the upper left. The scene is a fire offering ritual at a temple or hall, with the fire pit as the central subject.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01A photograph of a homa fire ceremony outdoors. A flame burns in a square pit built from white brick and decorated with yellow and red flower petals, with smoke rising across the frame. In the foreground, a man seen from behind wears a white dhoti and a yellow-and-white shawl and sits facing the fire. Behind him, another man in white clothing sits and tends the ritual, with a brass vessel nearby. The ground is reddish earth and a red-and-white cloth lies near the pit.2010-07-24A homa fire ritual at dusk. A white-brick fire pit is lit with bright orange flames and rising smoke, decorated with yellow and red flower petals and marigolds. A man in white clothing with a yellow shawl sits at right, pouring an offering from a long wooden ladle into the fire, with a brass bowl and a small steel vessel nearby. An orange cloth and a blue-and-purple striped mat lie on the ground behind the pit.2010-07-24A photograph of a homa ritual. In the foreground a seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair and bare upper back wears an orange saffron dhoti-wrap and pours an offering with a ladle over a square fire pit lined with white bricks. Smoke rises from the pit, with marigold petals and small brass bowls of offerings and kumkum around it. A brass bowl and a small brass vessel sit at the edge, and a blue mat covers the ground. Behind, several people in white clothing and one in an orange shawl sit cross-legged, with a brass kalasha-like vessel nearby. The photo shows a copyright notice across the centre-right.2006-09-21A homa fire burns in a square pit built of white bricks, with smoke rising and flower petals of yellow marigolds and red blooms scattered on the bricks around it. A brass vessel and a long wooden ladle stand at the right edge. At the lower right, a seated person in white clothing with a dark red-and-white cloth at the waist reaches toward the fire. An orange cloth covers the ground at the left, with a brick structure behind. A white cylindrical object is at the left edge.2010-07-24A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ceremony on a brick-built fire pit with flames and smoke rising. Two men in white clothing sit and tend the fire; the foreground man wears a yellow shawl over white robes and holds a long stick, while another white-clad man reaches in from behind a second fire pit. Red and yellow flower petals are scattered around the bricks, with a brass vessel and a metal kalasha nearby on a red and blue cloth on dry ground. Two people are visible, and no identifiable a person candidate is clearly shown.2010-07-24September 20 20062006-09-20A homa ritual is performed before a deity murti decorated with garlands and a trident emblem. A seated priest in orange robes and a gold-trimmed shawl feeds offerings into a square brick fire pit with smoke rising, while a man in white robes with a red rudraksha mala bends forward holding a brass vessel. Behind them a woman in white with a red mala holds a brass dish, and young women in saree and white clothing stand nearby.2009-07-01A brick-lined fire pit (homa/yagna) burns at center with bright flames and smoke rising, surrounded by scattered white and yellow flowers, pink petals and dry grass strewn over the bricks. Behind it, several men in white dhotis and orange-bordered clothing sit on a striped mat, one wearing a rudraksha mala; a brass bowl with a flower stands at left, and a printed booklet lies on the mat at right. The scene shows a priestly fire ritual.A homa fire pit built from red brick, decorated with white and orange powder and marigold petals, with smoke rising from burning wood. In the foreground a shaved-headed person in the blurred left corner watches the rite. Behind the pit a priest in a yellow dhoti and cloth stirs the fire with a long metal ladle into a silver bowl. A brass kalasha and oil lamp sit nearby on a metal tray with folded white cloths, on a red-tiled floor. Visible people are only partially shown, and no one is clearly identifiable as a person.2015-07-18