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A homa fire burns inside a square fire pit built of stacked brick, the bricks marked with yellow turmeric and white chalk designs and dotted with red kumkum. Tall orange flames rise from the pit, with sticks and petals in the fire. Behind it sits a white draped table topped with flower garlands and brass lamps. Nearby are a silver bowl of bananas and fruit, a plate of rose petals, a small oil lamp, a metal cup and ladle, and a bowl of flower petals and dry sticks on the tiled floor. No people are visible.

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November 01 20062006-11-01June 19 20162016-06-19A photograph of a homa fire pit built from yellow-painted bricks decorated with white painted motifs and red dots. A tall flame rises from wooden sticks inside the pit, with a green mango, a yellow gourd, and offerings of grain and flowers placed among the burning wood. A small oil lamp burns at the left edge, and a pink and white flower-strewn cloth backdrop sits behind the fire. A small portion of a person's white-clad leg is visible at the far right edge, but no full person is shown. No one clearly identifiable as a person is visible.2006-11-01Close photo of a homa fire burning in a square fire pit built of reddish-orange bricks with white painted geometric markings on the rim. Flames rise from dry wood and sticks inside the pit, with a small metal cup holding incense sticks at the back. Red rose petals and flower offerings lie on the brick edges and in a flower tray behind, and a brass vessel with a long handle sits at the left. Colourful cloth and a mat are visible in the dim background. No people are visible.2019-03-17January 18 20142014-01-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire pit built from stacked yellow-painted bricks decorated with white circular and ornamental markings and red kumkum dots. A tall flame rises from wood kindling inside the square pit. Around it sit offerings: a bowl of bananas and other fruit, a plate of sweets, a dish of pink flowers and scattered petals, a white powder bowl, and a brass vessel. A kalasha with yellow flowers stands behind on the right. Partially visible at the edges are people in white and orange-saffron cloth, seated on the floor, though their faces and details are not clear. The setting is a tiled floor with a white cloth backdrop.2006-11-01June 30 20162016-06-30June 19 20162016-06-19March 17 20192019-03-17A square brick fire pit blazes with tall orange flames at night, a homa or yagna fire. Logs burn inside the brick enclosure, and small offerings of rice or flower petals sit on the brick edges, with red petals visible at the corners. Behind it stands a large brass bowl with a ladle and a small metal vessel. No people are visible in the frame.2015-12-24September 09 20162016-09-09A homa fire burns inside a square pit built of stacked orange-brown bricks, dressed with red flowers and white powder. Dry sticks rise above the flames. Around the pit are brass and silver vessels, a bowl of red chillies, bananas, halved coconuts, incense sticks and a kalasha-style pot on striped woven mats, with a ritual officiant partly visible in white cloth at upper right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-07-04 +2 copies