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A photograph of a white-washed brick fire pit (homa kunda) with burning wood and flames at its base. A hand, showing only fingers and the wrist at the upper left, pours or sprinkles material from a small metal vessel onto the fire. A brass bowl with a wooden ladle sits at the left edge beside the pit, and small red and yellow flower petals or offerings are scattered on the bricks. No people are visible apart from the partial hand, and no one's identity can be determined from the image. The setting resembles a yagna/homa ritual.

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October 13 20072007-10-13A photograph of a brick-lined fire pit (homa kunda) with glowing embers and ash, a long-handled metal ladle holding offering material, and pink and red flower petals scattered on the white-washed brick ledges. The image is washed out and overexposed. No people are visible in the frame.2007-10-15October 15 20072007-10-15October 12 20072007-10-12A photograph of an outdoor homa fire pit lined with whitewashed brick. Flames rise from burning wood and ash inside the square pit. Pink and red flowers are scattered on the brick rim and among the embers, and a wrinkled pink-and-purple offering cloth lies in the fire. A brass bowl holding a pale liquid sits at the left edge, with a long wooden ladle resting across it. Dry grass stalks lie on the ground at the top left. No people are visible in the frame.2007-10-15October 16 20072007-10-16October 15 20072007-10-15A photo of a homa fire ritual: a brick-lined fire pit holds a flaming wood fire, with a brass bowl of liquid offering set over the flames. A person's arm with white ash markings reaches in from the left, holding a wooden stick toward the fire. A cushioned wooden seat draped with a patterned cloth sits at upper right, and brass vessels rest on the floor at the lower left.2021-01-04A photograph of a fire ritual pit built from white-painted bricks with red dots, with a flame rising from wood logs inside. A brass bowl of yellow liquid and a dark wooden ladle sit at the right edge, and dry straw stalks lie across the ground in front. No people are visible; the scene suggests a homa or yagna fire offering.2006-09-29A homa fire burns in a square pit lined with white-painted bricks, with yellow and red flowers scattered on the brick edges. A person in white clothing with a gold-coloured bangle sits at right, holding a long wooden ladle and pouring an offering into the flames, while a brass bowl sits nearby on the ground. An orange and purple cloth lies beside the pit on bare ground. No person's face is visible and no appearance-based candidate for a person is present in the frame.2010-07-24A homa fire ritual at dusk. A white-brick fire pit is lit with bright orange flames and rising smoke, decorated with yellow and red flower petals and marigolds. A man in white clothing with a yellow shawl sits at right, pouring an offering from a long wooden ladle into the fire, with a brass bowl and a small steel vessel nearby. An orange cloth and a blue-and-purple striped mat lie on the ground behind the pit.2010-07-24A square brick fire pit with white-washed stone edges holds a burning wood fire with bright orange flames. Marigold blossoms and scattered petals decorate the rim, and thin dry grass stalks lie across the top. In the foreground, a yellow gourd with green mango leaves sits in a brass vessel with a white wire-patterned base. Behind the pit, a brass bowl and wooden ladle rest on an orange cloth. No people are visible.2007-10-21