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A square fire pit (homa kunda) built from stacked yellow-orange clay bricks, decorated with white dots and marks. Inside, the pit holds ash, charred sticks, shredded white and pink flower petals, and scattered offerings including a green fruit. Nearby on the floor are a brass bell, a brass ladle, a small brass lamp with an oil lamp, marigold petals and a patterned orange cloth. The scene suggests a Chandi homa ritual at the ashram. No people are visible.

A square brick fire pit for a homa, with flames and smoke rising from burning wood at the centre. The brick rim is decorated with turmeric-yellow and red powders, white rice or flour, yellow marigold petals and cinnamon-like sticks. A silver bowl of yellow liquid sits at the left edge, and a hand holding an open book appears at the upper right. No people are clearly visible beyond the hand and a sleeve in white.

2015-07-18 +1 copies

A brick-built homa fire pit decorated with yellow, red and green powder designs and scattered marigold petals, burning with bright flames and smoke. A seated figure in a yellow shawl and white garment tends the fire at the back, with brass bowls, a silver tray of offerings and a bundle of sticks nearby. The image is a photograph of a fire ritual.

Close photograph of a rectangular brick fire pit (homa kunda) with a yellow-painted rim, dusted with turmeric, white powder and red kumkum spots. A bright orange flame rises from the centre of the pit. At the left edge, a seated person in a rust-red garment is partly visible, and in the background people in orange and saffron robes stand near a silver plate. A small silver vessel with a spout sits beside the pit, and a silver tray with pink flowers is at the right. No a person candidate is visible.

A square yellow-painted brick fire pit, decorated with white rangoli-style flower motifs centred with red dots, holds a blazing fire of wood logs and small white offering pieces. Tall orange flames rise above the pit. Behind it, a person in red-orange cloth stands partly visible at the top edge, and metal vessels, a kalasha-like pot and small brass containers sit on a stone ledge at left. This appears to be a homa or yagna fire ritual setting. No clearly identifiable people are fully visible.

2018-01-01 +1 copies

April 14 2018

2018-04-14 +1 copies

A homa fire burns in a tiered square fire pit built of orange-yellow bricks decorated with white lines, purple and red flower petals, and green patches. Flames and smoke rise from the wood inside. Behind the pit, a priest in a green cloth and bare upper body pours liquid from a brass ladle or bowl into the fire. Small plates hold green leaves and red petals, and a basket of grains sits nearby. Only partial limbs of others in white are visible at the top edge.

2016-07-04 +1 copies

A square fire pit (homa kunda) built from yellow-ochre painted bricks, each marked with white dots and red kumkum spots, filled with dry wooden sticks ready for a sacred fire. Behind it sit small silver kalasha-style vessels and a brass bowl with a garland of yellow flowers. No people are visible in the scene.

2018-01-01 +1 copies

A square brick fire pit for a homa is the central subject, with bright orange flames and smoke rising from a white cloth bundle placed among the burning wood. A brass ladle and a copper vessel of liquid sit beside it, with a large silver bowl of yellow flower petals and marigolds on a striped cloth. At the top a person in a red-orange garment holds the ladle, only partly visible. On the right stand a silver lamp stand, draped white and green cloths, flower garlands, and bananas and an orange on a plate.

April 10 2016

2016-04-10 +1 copies

A brick-lined fire pit blazes at the centre, flames rising from burning wood and offerings. Marigold and red flower petals are scattered over the bricks. Behind it, a partially visible person in white dhoti and a wristwatch reaches toward the fire, holding an object. On the right stands a low table draped with a yellow and red floral cloth, bearing green coconuts, an orange fruit, and a brass plate of offerings. Striped cloths cover the floor on the left, with a bowl of grains at the lower left. This appears to be a homa or yagna fire ritual.

January 02 2016