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September 29 20062006-09-29A photograph of an unoccupied homa fire altar built of stacked white brick, its square top holding a copper bowl with a ladle and scattered flower petals. Marigolds and red and white flower garlands are arranged around it on mats, with a small framed picture, a wooden book stand holding an open book, a brass bell, and a row of clay diyas with incense sticks. A brass tray of orange threads and a silver puja set complete the setup. No people are visible.2007-12-26August 31 20172017-08-31December 26 20072007-12-26Outdoor homa fire pit built from reddish brick in a square, with a small smoking fire of wood in the centre. The brick rim is dusted with white powder and sprinkled with red and orange flower petals, and a thin string runs around the base. Behind it, a blue table holds brass bowls, a small brass vessel, a bundle of grass and a red cloth, with red cables on the ground. No people are visible in the frame.2015-05-01September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual setup for an Aushadha preparation process, shown on a multicoloured striped cloth. A large square wooden tray or pit filled with fine grey ash or bhasma is edged with white powder patterns, pink flower petals and red flowers. A silver spouted vessel and a silver ladle-like implement rest at its front. Surrounding it are small metal bowls of coloured powders in orange, red, yellow and white, green leaves, bundled dried sticks, a bowl of white jasmine-like flowers, a brass oil lamp, a stone mortar with a pestle-stone, and a silver-framed object at top left. No people are visible.2017-08-31A photo of a homa fire pit, a square brick kund with a lit fire burning inside, decorated with white painted lines and set on stepped tiers. Green and maroon flower garlands hang on brass pots behind it, beside a gold ornate container. Silver vessels, a ladle, a small bowl of flowers, a copper pot and a plate of kusha grass sit on a cloth at the right. A person's arm reaches in from the right edge and a saffron-coloured cloth is visible, but no full person is shown. No one's identity is shown.2012-01-08July 01 20092009-07-01A 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.2008-10-27April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesA brick fire pit, a homa kunda, built from white-washed bricks and decorated with purple flowers and dried grass stalks along its rim. A brass bowl with a wooden ladle sits on the front ledge, a lit oil lamp stands at the right edge, and a small framed picture of a figure holding a stick sits at the lower left beside a wooden book stand. Brass vessels are arranged on the floor, and a woven mat lies at the right. No people are visible in the scene. +1 copies