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A four-panel collage of homa fire pits built from stacked white and coloured bricks arranged in circles around wood sticks and offerings. Top left, a fire pit sits before a shrine with a deity murti, garlands and fruit. Top right, a kalasha with flowers and brass lamps stands behind a ring of decorated bricks. Bottom left, a pink and white brick ring holds kindling outdoors. Bottom right, a coloured brick homa setup with fruit and a deity image, with two figures in pink and green saris and an orange figure at centre. No physical people are clearly visible; figures shown are statues or images.

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July 30 20062006-07-30October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18April 26 20182018-04-26 +1 copiesFebruary 20 20162016-02-20 +2 copiesMarch 15 20202020-03-15 +2 copiesIndoor ritual setup on a wooden floor for a homa. Brass plates in the foreground hold piles of dried sticks, grains and powders, red and yellow flowers, and a small red kumkum-like heap. A striped multicolour cloth lies beneath them. Behind, a stacked arrangement of yellow-wrapped packets is decorated with yellow flowers, and brass kalasha-style vessels, a brass lamp and metal bowls sit on the floor. At the upper left edge, a figure in orange cloth is partly visible. No people are fully in frame.2011-10-05October 16 20162016-10-16A four-panel collage of ritual scenes in an orange-walled hall. Top left: a seated priest in white beside a fire pit of stacked bricks with a flame, with two garlanded deity murtis or decorated idols behind. Top right: several people in orange and saffron clothing seated on mats before a fire pit, with brass plates of offerings and a kalasha-like vessel. Bottom left: a seated priest in white tending a fire pit, with a row of seated devotees in white and orange behind. Bottom right: a woman in orange sari seated on a red and gold throne while a priest in white and saffron presses a fire pit or puja plate near her feet, with a brass plate of offerings. Banners on the walls show printed text and images.2011-11-29 +2 copiesA homa fire burns on a brick fire pit built from red bricks and decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds and pink flowers. Flames rise from the centre, with a few offerings on the bricks. A hand holding a long metal ladle with a brass handle is visible at the upper left, and a polished brass or copper bowl sits beside the pit. No people are clearly visible beyond the hand, and no one is identifiable as a person in the image.2016-01-30July 04 20172017-07-04 +2 copiesApril 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copies