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April 19 2018

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April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesApril 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesApril 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesApril 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesApril 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesAugust 28 20182018-08-28 +1 copiesA square white-brick fire pit for a homa or yagna burns with flames and glowing embers, its brick top decorated with yellow turmeric and red kumkum powder. A brass bowl holding dark liquid sits beside the fire, and a small brass oil lamp with a flame stands at the right edge. A long wooden ladle rests across the top of the pit, and a wrapped cloth with a kalasha-like bundle and flower petals lies at the left, with a person in yellow and red silk clothing seated behind the fire. No identifiable ceremonial figure is clearly visible.2015-01-13Close view of a homa fire burning in a brick fire pit, flames rising high and bright. A round brass bowl with engraved floral border and a brass vessel with spout sit on the left, and white grains with scattered petals cover the bricks. No people are visible in the frame.2016-01-02April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesPhoto 11701237 +2 copiesA photograph of a homa fire burning on a square fire pit built from yellow-brown bricks, with tall orange flames rising from the centre. White rice-like grains and scattered flower petals, some red and pink, cover the bricks around the fire. A hand holding a brass bowl of liquid, a brass vessel, appears at the left edge, and a blurred figure in a purple and red garment is visible in the background. No people are clearly identifiable; the visible hands and clothing belong to a partially shown participant in the homa.2016-01-02October 03 20142014-10-03