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A square fire pit built from stacked yellow-green bricks with white-painted markings holds a bright open flame throwing sparks, a homa or yagna fire. Silver pots with coconuts wrapped in green leaves sit at the left, and a bowl of red and yellow fruit with banana leaves rests at the top right. A partially visible figure in orange clothing appears at the top left edge, but no face or full person is shown. No people are clearly visible beyond that edge.

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December 08 20112011-12-08A photograph of a homa fire pit built of stacked yellow-green brick with white-dusted edges, a tall bright flame rising from its centre. Two silver vessels topped with coconuts wrapped in green leaves stand at the front left, with cinnamon-like sticks and red-brown wood placed around the pit. A bowl of red and green apples and other fruit sits on a leaf-covered tray at the upper right, and a person in orange clothing is partly visible at the top left edge. No faces are fully visible.2011-12-08 +1 copiesDecember 08 20112011-12-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire pit built from tiered green and orange-red bricks marked with white paste lines and dots, with a tall orange flame rising from the centre. Banana leaves hold red and yellow fruits, coconuts, a small brass tray of grains and a metal vessel with mango leaves sit at the front. A microphone stand is visible at right, and the foreground shows a blurred orange object. Partial figures in white cloth sit at the upper edges, and no person's face is visible. The scene suggests a fire ritual with offerings.2011-12-08 +1 copiesA photo of a homa fire pit built from stacked brick, with green-painted outer bricks marked with white dots and lines. A tall orange flame rises from the central opening. Behind it, a pile of fresh fruit with red, green and yellow apples sits on a dark surface with green leaves. In the foreground at lower left, a coconut sits beside a silver metal pot with mango leaves, and a yellow-green coconut is tied with string. No people are visible.2011-12-08 +1 copiesDecember 08 20112011-12-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual with a tall flame rising from a square fire pit built of stacked green-yellow bricks, arranged in tiers. Small metal kalasha pots with coconuts and green leaves sit to the left on a silver tray dusted with grain. Fruits, banana leaves and metal bowls are set nearby. A seated priest in white dhoti at the right, partly visible, reads from a printed sheet beside a microphone stand. Several other people in white are seated in the background.2011-12-08 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesA square homa fire pit built of stacked red bricks and white-washed brick edges is burning brightly at its centre, with flames rising high. Marigold flowers and petals are placed on the white brick rim, and thin dried grass sticks lie across the top. In the foreground at lower left stands a small brass vessel with a pineapple-like offering and green leaves. At the upper left, the orange robe of a seated person is partly visible, holding a wooden ladle and a brass bowl holding a yellowish substance. The setting appears to be a fire ritual, with the scene framed by a white cloth at the upper right.2007-10-21A homa fire burns inside a square fire pit built from stacked red and grey-white bricks, with orange marigold flowers and petals scattered on the bricks and fresh green leaves. Sticks of kusha grass are laid around the pit. At the top left, a wooden ladle and a brass bowl sit beside a sliver of orange cloth. At the bottom left, a brass kalasha with a coconut and mango leaves stands beside the pit. No people are visible in the frame.2007-10-21A photograph of a brick-lined fire pit, a homa or yagna, with a bright flame burning over wood and grains at its centre. Orange marigold flowers, small leafy sprigs and thin ritual sticks are arranged on the grey-white bricks around the pit. In the upper left, the orange-robed sleeve of a person is visible, with a brass bowl of ghee and a wooden ladle beside the pit. A green-leaved plant with a yellow fruit sits in a brass vessel at the lower left. No people are clearly visible beyond the sleeve.2007-10-21A close view of a square fire pit built from yellow-green and red-orange bricks, with white powder dusting the brick tops, and a tall flame rising from its centre. Blurred orange-robed clothing appears at the upper right, and the background is out of focus with indistinct figures in white. No individual figure is clearly visible, so the fire pit ritual setting is the main subject.2011-12-20