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A close view of a fire ritual at an altar built from stacked yellow bricks, with a large flame rising on the right. A person in white ritual cloth pours an offering from a metal ladle into the fire, with a silver bowl and a silver vessel nearby. Brass lamps, a small silver elephant-shaped vessel and a plate of red flowers sit on the left. The bricks are dusted with white and marked with red kumkum dots. This is a homa or yagna fire ceremony. Only partial arms and clothing of the officiant are visible.

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Close photograph of a homa fire ritual. A large fire rises from a stack of stacked brick-like blocks dusted with white and marked with red kumkum dots, forming a fire altar. A hand in an orange garment pours ghee from a small brass ladle into a silver-coloured bowl at the top left, while the blurred figure behind is draped in white cloth. Silver vessels, a small silver lamp stand, and a bowl of red and white flower offerings sit on the left, with a palm leaf in the foreground. No face is visible and no identifiable person is shown clearly.2012-02-09February 09 20122012-02-09February 09 20122012-02-09February 09 20122012-02-09January 02 20162016-01-02June 06 20102010-06-06Close view of a homa fire burning inside a square fire pit built from brick-coloured blocks, each decorated with white painted lines, dots and small red marks. A ladle of ghee or offering is being poured toward the flames from a brass vessel at the upper left, and a brass bell and a tray of flowers sit nearby. Thin straw-like strands hang over the pit edges. No people are visible in the frame.2012-02-09May 29 20182018-05-29 +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 homa fire ritual in progress. Two priests sit cross-legged in white dhotis with golden borders and bare upper bodies, one wearing a beaded necklace, both with gold bangles. The right priest holds a brass plate and a ladle-like spoon over a flaming fire pit built from brick-like blocks decorated with white and red patterns. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand at the left edge, along with small brass bowls and a metal vessel. The foreground is warmly lit with glowing flames.2012-02-09May 24 20132013-05-24Close-up photo of a homa fire ritual on a brick fire pit. Bright orange flames rise on the right while a long ladle or spoon pours a thin stream of ghee into the fire. A small engraved copper or brass bowl sits on the bricks, flanked by flower offerings in white, pink and yellow, with sticks laid across the pit. Only a sliver of white cloth and a hand appears at the left edge, and blurred yellow and orange garlands sit in the background. No identifiable person's face is visible, so no one is attributed to a person.2018-01-06