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Close view of a homa fire pit lined with yellow-painted brick and dusted with white powder and scattered pink flower petals. Bright orange flames rise from wood and burn with smoke. Behind the pit, a brass vessel of liquid sits on the platform, with a small brass bowl holding yellow powder, brass pots and a bundle of fruit and flowers nearby. A hand adorned with a gold ring and bracelet is visible at the upper right, but no people are fully shown. The scene reflects a fire ritual, with no visible person to identify.

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May 26 20172017-05-26Close photograph of a homa fire pit built from yellow-ochre painted bricks with white stripes and scattered red flower petals. Orange flames rise from a bed of thin dry sticks and embers. In the lower right, a metal ladle sits in a bowl of orange-yellow liquid. No people are visible; the scene centres on the sacred fire and offerings.2011-12-14November 02 20132013-11-02Photo 11728690 +2 copiesA fire burns in a square pit lined with yellow-ochre painted bricks, each marked with white stripes and small red kumkum dots. Dry sticks and logs feed bright orange flames, and a metal bowl of orange liquid with a ladle sits at the lower right. A blurred hand is raised at the left edge, but no full person is visible. No one can be identified in this image.2011-12-14December 10 20172017-12-10 +2 copiesA close photograph of a homa fire pit built from yellow-painted brick, with bright orange flames rising from burning wood inside. A metal ladle or stirring rod stands upright in the fire, and a small silver vessel with an embossed face sits on the left edge of the brick. Pink flower petals and white powder dot the brick rim, with grass strands laid across the top. Orange cloth and a few round offerings are visible blurred in the background. No people are visible.2018-01-13A square yellow-ochre fire pit (homa kunda) with a raised stepped base is burning with bright orange flames and smoke. Its rim is strung with yellow marigold garlands and pink and purple flower petals, and small dots of kumkum or vibhuti are set at the corners. Painted white geometric yantra-like designs decorate the lower steps and ground. Blurred in the background, a person in an orange-and-green sari sits beside silver ritual vessels and a silver lamp stand. No faces are visible in the frame.2016-02-16 +1 copiesA homa fire burns in a yellow brick fire pit decorated with pink and white flowers. A bare-chested priest kneels at left, with white ceremonial markings on his arm and white-and-striped dhoti, pouring liquid offering from a brass ladle into the fire. Brass vessels and a brass pot sit in front, with a garlanded kalasha of yellow marigolds and red flowers behind. Smoke rises. Two other participants are partially visible at the top right.2018-01-06A square wooden homa fire pit with tall orange flames rising from its centre. A brass ladle sits on the rim of the fire and a small brass lamp with a flame stands on the left edge; white ash marks dot the wooden steps. Behind is a red-and-white painted wall and green foliage. A partially visible person in a white dhoti sits at the left edge with bangled wrist, performing the fire ritual.2014-10-03September 19 20152015-09-19Close view of a homa fire pit: flames rise from split wood logs in a metal tray, with a wrapped offering in green and red cloth and white and yellow flowers scattered among the embers. A yellow gourd-shaped object wrapped with white jasmine garland sits at the left edge. No people are visible in this photograph.2012-07-11