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September 16 2013

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July 18 20132013-07-18April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA brick fire pit for a homa is the main subject, its red bricks decorated with yellow and red flowers, green and white painted patterns, and dusted with white powder. Flames rise from the centre of the pit with smoke drifting upward. A small steel vessel with liquid sits on the right ledge, and garlands and marigolds are visible at the right edge. Only partial hands are visible at the upper left, holding a book or papers, and a bare arm appears at the far left edge, so no full person is clearly visible.2015-07-17A brick-lined homa fire pit burns brightly at the centre of a red-floored hall, ringed with yellow and red flower garlands, scattered petals and bowls of offerings. Two men stand behind the fire wearing white dhotis with gold-bordered edges, their lower bodies visible as they perform the yagna. A brass bowl and a small brass ladle sit near the flames, with a silver vessel and a brass pot in the foreground. The fire is in a fire-pit homa setting, with banana leaves and garlands along the bricks.2018-04-14May 12 20132013-05-122008-PROGRAMS-AND-EVENTS-AT-KAILAASA-IN-HYDERABAD +1 copiesA homa fire burns inside a square pit built from whitewashed bricks set on bare ground, with flames rising from the centre. Yellow marigold flowers are scattered over the bricks and pit edge, and a thin twine or grass cord is strung across the top. A brass ladle with a long handle rests on the left side, with a brass bowl and a long-handled spoon nearby. Behind, on a low platform, there are a steel plate of dried herbs or grains, a red cloth bundle and a brass vessel with flowers. Floor mats in red and white stripes lie at the upper right, and a person in white clothing sits at the top edge, partly visible.2010-07-24A photograph of a homa fire burning in a brick-edged fire pit on a layered stone base, with white ritual lines painted on the stonework. Behind it stand a garlanded kalasha with marigold and red flower garlands and an ornate gold-coloured altar or box. Metal vessels, a brass lamp, a plate of flowers and a bowl of offerings sit on the table beside the fire. At the right edge, a seated priest in an orange-saffron cloth is partly visible, with one hand reaching toward the vessels. Banana leaves lie in the foreground.2012-01-08A 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 copiesMay 12 20132013-05-12July 01 20092009-07-01A photograph of a homa fire pit built from stacked yellow-orange bricks, with a bright flame burning in the square central pit. The brick tiers are decorated with white and green painted borders and scattered pink flower petals. On the right, a seated priest with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace pours an offering with a ladle into the fire, and a brass pot and bowl of offering materials sit at the front. Only hands and partial figures of attendees in white dhotis are visible at the edges.2016-07-02 +1 copies