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Close view of a homa fire ritual: flames rise from a pit of wooden sticks and offerings heaped with marigolds, red and purple flowers and small round items, while white smoke drifts across the frame. A brass vessel with red petals and a wooden plate are held at the upper right by a partly visible person in a white and gold garment. No faces are visible. Lamps glow faintly in the background.

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A homa fire pit lined with yellow-painted bricks scattered with red and pink flower petals. Flames and thick smoke rise from logs and leafy offerings, with yellow turmeric-like powder and white substances sprinkled into the fire. A hand in the lower right holds a brass plate tilted over the blaze. Behind the fire, a blurred crowd of devotees watches, including a figure in a red and orange head wrap and a photographer with a camera at left. A trident-like ritual staff stands upright in the background.2017-12-28January 06 20182018-01-06January 06 20182018-01-06Close view of a homa fire pit: flames rise from split wood logs in a metal tray, with a wrapped offering in green and red cloth and white and yellow flowers scattered among the embers. A yellow gourd-shaped object wrapped with white jasmine garland sits at the left edge. No people are visible in this photograph.2012-07-11February 20 20162016-02-20 +2 copiesClose 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.2011-12-14January 06 20182018-01-06A square brick fire pit for a homa, with flames and smoke rising from burning wood at the centre. The brick rim is decorated with turmeric-yellow and red powders, white rice or flour, yellow marigold petals and cinnamon-like sticks. A silver bowl of yellow liquid sits at the left edge, and a hand holding an open book appears at the upper right. No people are clearly visible beyond the hand and a sleeve in white.2015-07-18 +1 copiesNovember 02 20132013-11-02January 06 20182018-01-06April 14 20182018-04-14March 29 20132013-03-29