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A photograph of a brick-lined homa fire pit at night, with tall orange flames rising from the ash inside. A brass ladle with a wooden handle rests on the rim of the pit, and a brass oil lamp stands at the left edge. Behind the pit are white temple pillars and doorways with carved wooden panels, and a deity murti garlanded with flowers is partly visible at the left. A partial figure in white clothing appears at the lower left corner. No a person candidate is clearly visible.

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A photograph of a homa fire burning in a square brick fire pit in a dim temple hall. Tall orange flames rise from the pit, with sparks drifting upward. A brass ladle with a long handle rests inside the pit beside the fire. Brass oil lamps stand at the edges, and white stone pillars and carved niches are visible in the background. A partial white-clad figure appears at the lower left edge. No clearly visible face is shown.2009-09-20A photograph of a homa fire burning in a square brick fire pit inside a temple hall. Tall orange flames rise from the wood, and a brass ladle with a long wooden handle rests in a brass bowl at the edge of the pit. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a white cloth lies in the lower left corner. Pillars and a dark shrine area fill the background. No people are visible.2009-09-20A photograph at night of a square brick fire pit blazing with tall orange flames. A brass ladle with a long wooden handle rests on the brick edge beside the fire. Brass lamps and ritual vessels are faintly visible at the edges, and a white-clad sleeve appears at the lower left, with pillars in the dim background. No people's faces are visible. This appears to be a homa fire-pit setting.2009-09-20A square brick fire pit blazes with tall orange flames in a dimly lit temple hall. A brass bowl with a dark wooden ladle rests on the brick ledge beside the fire. Brass oil lamps stand nearby, and a white stool and a few fruit or flower offerings sit to the side. White pillars with carved details rise in the background. No people are visible.2009-09-20A photograph of a square brick fire pit, its top open, with a tall orange flame rising from the burning wood inside. A brass ladle with a long dark wooden handle rests across the rim. Brass oil lamps stand nearby on the right, and a small altar at left holds flower garlands, fruit and brass vessels beside a deity murti. White columns and a stool sit in the dim background. No people are visible.2009-09-20A photograph of a square brick fire pit at night, with tall orange flames rising from the center. Beside the flames sits a round copper or brass vessel with a long wooden-handled ladle resting in it. Dark temple pillars and brass lamp stands are faintly visible in the background. No people are visible in the scene.2009-09-20A homa fire burns in a square brick fire pit in a temple shrine. Tall orange flames rise from the pit, with smoke drifting upward. A brass bowl with a wooden ladle rests on the pit's ledge in the foreground. Behind the fire, a deity murti is decorated with garlands of yellow and orange flowers. A white-clad arm is visible at the top edge and a corner of white cloth at the lower left. No face is visible. The white stone pillar and brass lamp hang in the background.2009-09-20A brick-and-plaster fire pit (homa kunda) burns with bright flames inside a temple hall. A brass ladle with a dark wooden handle rests on the pit's rim beside a brass bowl. Behind it stand white carved stone pillars, a deity murti decorated with flower garlands and red blooms on the left, brass oil lamps, and a small brass vessel on a low yellow-cloth table. A blue plastic stool sits in the background. No people are visible.2009-09-20A photograph of a homa fire burning in a square brick fire pit inside a temple hall with white carved pillars. A brass ladle with a dark wooden handle rests in the pit beside the flames. Brass oil lamps and lamp stands, a metal vessel and offering plates with flowers sit on the floor at the edges. No people are visible in the frame.2009-09-20A photograph of a homa fire burning in a square brick fire pit at night in a temple courtyard. A person in white clothing reaches toward the flames with an outstretched arm, their face and body mostly out of frame. A metal ladle with a long dark wooden handle rests on a brass bowl beside the pit. Behind the fire, a deity murti is decorated with a garland, and white temple architecture with carved pillars and lit doorways is visible in the dim background.2009-09-20A photograph of a homa fire burning in a square brick fire pit in a dimly lit temple hall. Bright orange flames rise from the pit, with a long-handled metal ladle resting on its edge in the foreground. Carved white stone pillars and columns stand behind, and brass oil lamps with their flames are visible at the right and left edges. No people are visible in the scene.2009-09-20November 29 20112011-11-29