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A close view of a homa fire burning in an orange brick fire pit. Tall flames rise from logs of dark wood, with pink flower petals scattered over the fire and on the bricks. A bare forearm with bangles and a wrist mala reaches in from the left holding a metal ladle or spoon over a tray of petals. Blurred ornate silver arch and deity murti figures stand in the background. No people's faces are visible.

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December 20 20172017-12-20December 20 20172017-12-20January 05 20182018-01-05January 05 20182018-01-05Close photograph of a brick-lined fire pit with a tall orange flame rising from its opening, scattered rose petals on the bricks, and a blurred dark-clothed arm and hand reaching in from the upper left. No faces are visible. Metal ritual objects sit faintly in the background at right.2014-05-10A close photograph of a homa fire burning in a square stone fire pit with white-painted rims. Tall orange flames rise from wood pieces inside the pit, with a hand at the upper right holding a metal ladle or vessel above the fire. Scattered pink and red flower petals and a small red flower with green leaves lie on the stone rim, and a silver vessel sits at the left edge beside a red and white patterned cloth.Close photo of a homa fire burning on a low yellow-ochre altar platform scattered with red and orange flower petals. Bright flames and smoke rise from wood sticks in the centre, with a small brass or bronze bowl at left. Blurred, out-of-focus figures and fire appear in the foreground and background, and a partially visible arm in dark clothing reaches toward the fire at upper right. No identifiable face is visible.2018-01-05March 17 20192019-03-17September 19 20152015-09-19May 15 20162016-05-15A homa fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit with tall orange flames rising around a ladle being poured into the fire by a figure whose arm and sleeve are partly visible in the blurred background. A brass bowl with ornate engraved rim sits at left. Yellow marigold garlands, red flowers and a white cloth wrap a central offering at the front of the pit. No person's face or full figure is clearly shown, and no a person candidate is visible.2016-08-14A brick-walled fire pit (homa/yagna) burns brightly at the centre, with orange flames and rising smoke. Rose petals and a wooden log are laid along the top of the bricks. In the foreground a brass ladle and bowl are held by a hand at the left, with brass vessels, a glass jar of water and green leaves at the bottom. A white cloth hangs in the background. No people's faces are visible; only one hand is shown.2017-07-03