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December 26 2007

Overhead photo of a homa ritual setup on a striped woven mat in purple, red and cream. Large brass trays hold bundles of dried wood sticks and a copper dish holds more fuel sticks. Brass plates contain bright flowers in red, yellow, pink and white, with a small red-wrapped bundle and yellow flower, plus white camphor-like pieces, incense sticks and matchboxes. Rows of brass bowls with green leaves line the right edge. No people are visible, and a cushion sits at the top left.

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A photograph of a homa or yagna setup on a concrete floor in a hall. Several small square brick fire pits, each with a dark opening, stand in rows in the background. In the foreground, on a woven mat, brass plates hold yellow and white flowers, red and orange blooms, dried wood sticks, a red cloth bundle tied with a cord, a small brass bell, a steel bowl of white grains or sugar, small brass cups, and bundles of bark. A large empty brass plate sits to the right. No people are visible.

A homa ritual setup laid out on a striped woven mat in red, green, blue and purple. A square brick fire pit is garlanded with white and pink flowers and holds stacked wood sticks. Around it, dozens of small round brass or gold-rimmed plates hold dried herbs, bark pieces and wood sticks in neat rows. Fruit including mango, apple, pineapple and banana sits on a steel plate beside a bundle of white cloth and a bowl of white flowers. A copper kalasha, brass vessels and a ladle rest on an orange cloth at the upper left. No people are visible; the scene is an arrangement of offerings for the ceremony.

Photograph of a ritual setup on a tiled floor for a homa or puja. Brass plates hold stacks of dried wood sticks, a heap of dried cow-dung cakes or fuel pieces, a pile of brown jaggery or sugar blocks, white sugar candy, a spoon of yellow turmeric, a dish of reddish-brown powder, bunches of fruit including pineapple and bananas, and plates of loose red, pink, yellow and purple flower petals. A small brass kalasha pot with a red cloth tied around it and a red-and-gold silk cloth sit at the edge. Brooms rest beside the plates and woven mats cover the floor. No people are visible.

March 07 2013

Overhead view of a homa fire pit built from yellow-painted bricks in a square, with a white-tiled ground. Inside the pit area sit a silver bowl of milk or ghee, silver pot-stands, brass bowls of turmeric and kumkum, and a silver dish of loose flowers in pink, white and yellow. A silver ceremonial lamp stand and a silver ladle lie nearby. Bundles of dry sticks and wood are stacked on a striped cloth at right, and a pair of rudraksha-like seed garlands and incense sticks rest on an orange-and-red striped cloth at left. No people are visible.

Indoor ritual setup on a wooden floor for a homa. Brass plates in the foreground hold piles of dried sticks, grains and powders, red and yellow flowers, and a small red kumkum-like heap. A striped multicolour cloth lies beneath them. Behind, a stacked arrangement of yellow-wrapped packets is decorated with yellow flowers, and brass kalasha-style vessels, a brass lamp and metal bowls sit on the floor. At the upper left edge, a figure in orange cloth is partly visible. No people are fully in frame.

A photograph of homa ritual materials laid out on a striped green, pink and white cloth. Several woven baskets hold small steel bowls filled with dried herbs, seeds, grains, roots and powders. A large basket of white camphor-like pieces sits at left, and a basket of dry wooden sticks at right. In the foreground stands a silver multi-wick oil lamp with five lit wicks. No people are visible.