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A square fire pit (homa kunda) built into a white-tiled platform burns with flames over sticks and logs. Yellow and pink flowers are scattered around its rim, and a brass bowl of ghee sits with a black ladle at lower left. A small oil lamp burns at right beside a wooden stick held by a hand at the edge of the frame. This is a close view of a fire ritual with offerings, with no people in the main scene beyond the partial hand.

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A square homa fire pit built of concrete burns with flames and wooden sticks, surrounded by scattered yellow and pink flowers and small incense sticks. A brass bowl of yellow ghee or offering sits on the left with a ladle, and a hand holds a small brass lamp with a lit oil lamp on the right. The floor is grey tile. This appears to be a fire ritual setting with offerings, with no people visible except a hand.2007-01-01A square stone fire pit called a homa kunda burns with flames and smoke on a white-plastered platform. Yellow and pink flowers are scattered around its rim and a bronze spoon with a long black handle rests at the left beside a small brass vessel. A heart-shaped stone yoni-like altar piece sits in front with a pink flower placed on it. No people are visible in the scene.2007-01-01June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesClose overhead photograph of a small square homa fire pit built from pale brick, with a bright flame and glowing embers burning inside. Marigold petals and red flower petals are scattered on the brick rim and on a woven striped mat beside it. A brass bowl with a dark ladle rests at the right edge, and grass surrounds the setup. No people are visible.2008-11-11July 09 20132013-07-09 +1 copiesA close photograph of a homa fire burning in a square stone fire pit with white-painted rims. Tall orange flames rise from wood pieces inside the pit, with a hand at the upper right holding a metal ladle or vessel above the fire. Scattered pink and red flower petals and a small red flower with green leaves lie on the stone rim, and a silver vessel sits at the left edge beside a red and white patterned cloth.July 19 20132013-07-19October 15 20072007-10-15July 17 20132013-07-17A square stone fire pit, a homa kunda, burning brightly at night with flames rising from its centre. Yellow and pink flower petals are scattered around its white rim. Behind it sit a small brass vessel and a spoon on a low platform, with a yellow cloth laid across it, and a lit oil lamp stands at the left edge. No people are visible; the scene is a ritual fire offering in a temple setting.2007-01-01A close photograph of a homa fire burning inside a square brick fire pit whose top faces are coated in yellow turmeric-colored powder with white circular kolam-style markings and small yellow flowers placed on them. Tall orange flames rise from crossed wooden sticks. In the foreground a silver ladle rests in a metal vessel filled with yellow liquid. Green leaves and a wooden tray appear blurred in the background. No people are visible.2011-12-28April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copies