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A homa fire burns inside a whitewashed brick fire pit with a sand-covered floor. Flames rise from wood and offerings, with a brass bowl holding ghee or liquid and a wooden ladle resting on the left. A pink flower garland or offering and a purple cloth lie among the embers, and marigolds and other flowers decorate the edges of the pit. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a brick-lined fire pit (homa kunda) with glowing embers and ash, a long-handled metal ladle holding offering material, and pink and red flower petals scattered on the white-washed brick ledges. The image is washed out and overexposed. No people are visible in the frame.2007-10-15October 15 20072007-10-15A photograph of an outdoor homa fire pit lined with whitewashed brick. Flames rise from burning wood and ash inside the square pit. Pink and red flowers are scattered on the brick rim and among the embers, and a wrinkled pink-and-purple offering cloth lies in the fire. A brass bowl holding a pale liquid sits at the left edge, with a long wooden ladle resting across it. Dry grass stalks lie on the ground at the top left. No people are visible in the frame.2007-10-15A photograph of a homa fire pit built from white-painted bricks set on bare red earth. Burning wood and embers glow orange in the square pit. A brass bowl of golden ghee or liquid offering sits at the upper left with a black ladle resting in it. Small brass dishes of offerings, a red-and-white packet and a striped woven mat are visible at the edges. No people are visible in the frame.2006-12-29Overhead view of a homa fire pit built from yellow-ochre bricks, with a wood fire burning in the centre and smoke rising. Flower petals in pink and magenta and white blossoms decorate the rim of the pit. A brass vessel with a wooden ladle sits at the upper left, a green leaf holding orange powder sits at the upper right, and a star-cut metal lamp with a lit oil lamp stands at the right edge. No people are visible.A 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.2009-07-01Overhead view of a square homa fire pit lined with dark stone, with flaming logs and glowing embers in the centre. Around it on a white painted platform are scattered pink flowers, sticks of incense, red kumkum dots and small brass vessels holding ghee, a ladle, a lit oil lamp and coloured powders on a tray. No people are visible.Overhead view of a homa fire pit built into a white-painted square altar. Burning wood and embers glow inside the brick-lined pit. Pink flowers and scattered incense sticks surround the altar edge. Behind it sit brass and copper vessels, a bowl of yellow offerings, a small oil lamp and a red-and-white decorative cloth on the floor. No people are visible.A homa fire burns in a square brick fire pit lined with white-washed brick edges. Flames rise from stacked dry wood sticks over a bed of sand, with smoke drifting upward. Orange marigold flowers are scattered on the white rim and among the wood, and dried grass blades are laid around the pit. A brass bowl holding a pale yellow liquid sits at left beside a wooden ladle, and a brass bell stands at upper left on a striped cloth. A white cloth backdrop hangs behind. No people are visible in the frame.2007-10-21October 27 20082008-10-27October 18 20072007-10-18October 13 20072007-10-13