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A homa fire burns inside a square fire pit built from ochre-coloured bricks, decorated with white rangoli swirl patterns and yellow marigold flowers placed on each brick. Sticks of wood are stacked in the pit with bright orange flames rising. Behind it sits a polished silver kalasha vessel and a second silver pot on a bed of white rice over banana leaves, and a silver spouted vessel rests at the left edge. A partially visible white-clad arm appears at the far left. No faces are visible.

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A 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.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28April 04 20182018-04-04Close-up photograph of a homa fire burning inside a square brick fire pit decorated with white chalk kolam lines and small yellow marigold flowers. Flames rise strongly from dry sticks. In the foreground a metal bowl holds liquid ghee or yellow offering, with a long twisted metal ladle resting in it and a small silver spoon with a dollop of white substance. A green banana leaf and a grey floor are visible at the top. No people are visible.2011-12-28June 04 20182018-06-04 +1 copiesA square fire pit built from yellow-painted bricks with white line decorations and red kumkum dots, with flames rising from neatly stacked wooden sticks inside. Dry grass blades lie across the bricks. Behind the pit, a lit oil lamp sits on a silver stand beside brass plates, one holding white powder, and a metal tray holds dry twigs at the upper left. The setting suggests a homa or yagna fire ritual, though no people are visible.2006-05-05A photograph of a homa fire burning in a square fire pit built of yellow-painted bricks, with tall orange flames rising from the centre. Grass darbha blades and white powdered markings decorate the brick edges, and a silver bowl with decorative engraving sits on the left. Striped cloth lies beneath, and a silver bell is visible at the upper right. No people are visible in the frame, only the fire, offerings and ritual objects.2018-06-04 +1 copiesA photo of a homa fire pit built from orange-red bricks decorated with white painted swirls and yellow marigold flowers, with flames and smoke rising from wood sticks inside. A person in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth sits at the left holding an open book, and a silver kalasha-style vessel, a brass bowl of yellow flowers and a bowl of yellow substance sit nearby on a cloth-covered platform.2011-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28Close-up photograph of a homa fire built inside a square brick fire pit. Tall orange flames rise from wood sticks, with small yellow marigold-type flowers placed on the bricks and in the embers. White ash-drawn patterns decorate the bricks. In the foreground a round silver bowl holds a yellow liquid. A silver plate of leaves and grain sits at the top of the frame. No people are visible.2011-12-28July 18 20132013-07-18A square yellow-brick fire pit, its top edges dusted with white powder and marked with yellow diagonal lines, holds a large open flame rising from charred wood. Thin incense sticks lie across the pit's front edge, with small red flower petals nearby. Brass ritual vessels, including a small oil lamp and a metal cup, sit on the floor beside the fire, and a woven mat is visible behind. No people are visible.2018-04-20