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A photograph of an empty homa fire pit on a bare earthen floor. A tiered white square altar with a recessed fire chamber holds small sticks and a brass bowl with white contents, and red kumkum dots mark its edges. A brass plate of wooden sticks, a plate of coloured puffed grain and a small orange glass dish sit on woven mats with purple and blue borders. No people are visible, and the scene suggests preparation for a fire offering.

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July 16 20062006-07-16December 26 20072007-12-26Overhead view of a homa fire pit built from four white block walls on a woven straw mat, with dry sticks laid inside the square. Beside it sit a wooden ladle resting on the block, a brass bowl of pale liquid, and a white dish holding sugar-like pieces with turmeric and kumkum. Dried sticks and a bowl of seeds lie to the left, while on the right a tray of yellow and pink flowers, a small brass lamp, a brass bell and a small brass plate with a lit oil lamp sit on a red and green mat. No people are visible.2007-12-26September 03 20072007-09-03October 15 20072007-10-15Overhead photo of an outdoor homa fire pit on bare ground dusted with white powder. Red bricks form a square enclosure holding small bundled wooden sticks and a brass bowl. A green-grey woven mat and a white paper plate with a small copper vessel lie in front, with a brick marked with white paint numerals and red kumkum dots. Stacked wooden sticks sit to the right. No people are visible.2007-09-03June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesOverhead view of a ritual homa setup on woven straw mats: a square fire pit built from white-painted brick-like blocks, one marked with a red number 53, containing sticks and kindling laid over ash. A brass bowl of white liquid with a long wooden ladle sits beside it, along with a pile of dried twigs, a bowl of mixed grains or herbs, a brass kalasha-like vessel, a small brass lamp, yellow turmeric powder in a foil dish, and a wrapped purple cloth bundle surrounded by marigold flowers on a brass plate. No people are visible.2007-12-26September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a square white-plastered homa fire pit, built of stacked white blocks with small red dots, filled with sand and a stack of thin dry sticks at its centre. Brass vessels stand around it: a yellow-filled bowl with a wooden ladle on the left, a small white-filled bowl below, and a brass lamp and ritual implements on the right. Behind the pit, a row of brass plates holds lit oil lamps and flower petals on a dark cloth. No people are visible in the frame.2006-10-21September 03 20072007-09-03Close-up of a square stone fire pit called a homa kunda, lined with pale stone blocks and filled with reddish sand. Logs of wood are stacked over a burning flame at the centre. Pink and red flower petals and a single pink rose rest on the stone rim, and thin straw or grass cords are tied around the corners. At the top right, a brass bowl with a green-and-gold rim holds a ladle, and the edge of a white cloth with a maroon stripe is visible beside it. No people are visible.