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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

Close view of a white brick fire altar, a homa or yagna kunda, built in stacked layers and scattered with red flower petals and small orange petals. Straw or grass strands are laid across the bricks. Brass and silver vessels, a kalasha-style pot and a small oil lamp sit on a teal cloth beside it. Wooden bowls sit in the foreground, and a richly embroidered orange-gold cloth and a wooden seat appear at upper right. 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.

A white-washed brick homa fire pit stands on reddish earth, with red-orange smears and dabs of kumkum or turmeric on its sides. In front, a large white rangoli kolam with interlaced loops and tapering curls is drawn on the ground, bordered by white double-line geometric patterns. No people are visible in the scene.

A homa fire pit built of turmeric-coated mud bricks decorated with white kolam-style lines and yellow marigold flowers. Dry sticks are stacked in the central opening. A priest in white dhoti and a striped shawl sits behind, holding an open book, with a brass bowl of yellow liquid and a ladle at left. Silver kalasha pots and green leaves are visible at upper right. No person's face or full body is shown clearly enough to identify anyone.

December 16 2010

A square fire pit built of white-washed brick sits on a dark ground, with small flames and glowing embers burning in its sandy base. Scattered red rose petals and pink roses decorate the brick rim, and dry grass blades lie across the top. A brass bowl holding a ladle, a small dish of white granules, and a pink rose sit at the left edge. The scene suggests a homa fire offering, with no people visible.

December 17 2006

A night-time photograph of a homa being prepared in an open courtyard. A square brick fire pit with decorative white kolam patterns surrounds a small fire of sticks and wood. Seven men in white kurta-style clothing and white dhotis stand around it, several wearing lanyard ID badges. Two men in the foreground bend forward, one tending the flames with a long stick. Behind them, a whitewashed building with windows and a red fire extinguisher is visible.

December 23 2010

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.