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Overhead photo of a ritual setup on an orange cloth: a square fire pit built from turmeric-yellow painted bricks with white stripes and red dots, filled with sand, beside an empty low wooden seat or board. Around it are silver vessels, a silver pitcher, a silver cup, incense sticks, a silver lamp stand, a silver bowl of yellow powder, plates of red and yellow flowers, and a red flower garland. A rangoli design is drawn in red and white on the floor. A partly visible figure in white clothing sits at the left edge. No a person candidate is visible.

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A photograph of an unoccupied homa fire altar built of stacked white brick, its square top holding a copper bowl with a ladle and scattered flower petals. Marigolds and red and white flower garlands are arranged around it on mats, with a small framed picture, a wooden book stand holding an open book, a brass bell, and a row of clay diyas with incense sticks. A brass tray of orange threads and a silver puja set complete the setup. No people are visible.2007-12-26August 31 20172017-08-31December 26 20072007-12-26July 18 20132013-07-18A homa fire pit built of stacked reddish-orange bricks, decorated with white, green and purple rangoli-style painted borders and scattered red flower petals. Flames rise from the centre of the pit. A polished silver bowl with a decorative engraved rim sits on a small stand at the left, and silver ritual implements appear in the foreground. Teal painted surfaces are visible in the background. No people are visible in the frame.2016-06-30June 30 20162016-06-30September 16 20132013-09-16Outdoor homa fire pit built from reddish brick in a square, with a small smoking fire of wood in the centre. The brick rim is dusted with white powder and sprinkled with red and orange flower petals, and a thin string runs around the base. Behind it, a blue table holds brass bowls, a small brass vessel, a bundle of grass and a red cloth, with red cables on the ground. No people are visible in the frame.2015-05-01A homa fire burns inside a square pit built of stacked orange-brown bricks, dressed with red flowers and white powder. Dry sticks rise above the flames. Around the pit are brass and silver vessels, a bowl of red chillies, bananas, halved coconuts, incense sticks and a kalasha-style pot on striped woven mats, with a ritual officiant partly visible in white cloth at upper right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-07-04 +2 copiesA homa fire pit built from yellow-ochre bricks decorated with white stripes and red dots, with pink flowers placed on the bricks. Burning embers and grey ash sit in the central fire, with an orange fruit and a reddish offering visible near the flames. Around it, several people in white clothes sit cross-legged, holding open books and ritual items; one person holds a steel plate of pink and orange flowers and garlands. Silver ritual vessels, a spoon and a wooden ladle lie nearby.2006-02-27February 15 20072007-02-15May 13 20182018-05-13 +1 copies