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A photograph of a square stepped brick structure built on bare, reddish-brown earth, resembling a fire pit or altar base. White-painted bricks are stacked in tiers around a shallow rectangular well at the top, with a red hibiscus-type flower placed on the step at the centre and another on a lower step. A brick bears the painted numeral 188. Sparse grass grows at the edges of the ground. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a square fire pit built from white-painted bricks set on bare reddish-brown earth. The pit is stepped in tiers, with a sunken central hollow holding small sticks and ash. Two red hibiscus flowers rest on the brick tiers, and a faint dark thread lies across the right edge. No people are visible. The surrounding bricks are whitewashed and arranged in a squared layout typical of a homa or yagna altar being prepared.2006-08-28A square fire pit built from white-painted bricks set into reddish-brown earth. Inside the pit a small pyramid of thin wooden kindling sticks is stacked over ash. Several bricks carry orange-yellow turmeric or kumkum dots. Two bricks at the front-centre and the upper-left wall are inscribed in black marker with the numeral 48 and the letters G.M.A. No people are visible, and the scene shows an unlit fire pit prepared for a ritual fire.2006-08-28October 19 20062006-10-19A photograph of a square fire pit built from whitewashed bricks on a tiled floor, with the interior of the pit containing reddish bricks and a few stones. Blue tarpaulin and cut-off white cloth are visible at the edges, and a partial shadow falls across the front of the structure. No people are clearly visible apart from a partially visible figure in white at the right edge and a foot at the lower left. The brickwork appears to be a prepared fire altar, consistent with a homa or yagna setup, though this is not explicitly shown.2006-10-192008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA fire-altar construction of stacked white rectangular bricks decorated with orange and magenta flowers, dried grass blades and small white blossoms. A flame burns in a recessed brick fire pit at the top centre, and brass vessels and coconut shell cups sit at the upper left. No people are visible; this resembles a homa/yagna fire altar prepared for ritual use.A 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 copiesOutdoor 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.2015-05-01A photograph of an empty homa vedi, a square fire pit built from stacked red and white painted bricks on bare sandy ground. Small yellow flowers are scattered on the bricks, and a few sticks lie across the top of the pit. Behind it stands a salmon-pink building with red-framed windows, and a faint circular logo appears at the upper left. No people are visible in the scene.2010-08-08A photograph of an outdoor homa or yagna fire pit built from square white-painted bricks on bare sandy ground. Flames rise from the centre of the pit. A woman with a long braid, dressed in white with a gold-bordered cloth, sits at right holding a brass tray of offerings over the fire and a rudraksha mala in her other hand, while reading from a printed booklet on her lap. Small brass lamps, a brass bell and a small brass vessel sit beside the pit, with red flowers placed on the bricks. Behind her, rows of small clay lamps are laid out on a blue mat, and a red cloth covers part of the upper left ground. Another person in white sits at the top right edge.2006-08-28A photograph of an outdoor homa vedi, a rectangular fire pit built from stacked red and white painted bricks on bare dry ground. Small yellow flower offerings are scattered on the bricks and ground, and a little ash or burnt material sits inside the pit. A terracotta-coloured building with red-framed windows stands behind it. No people are visible.2010-08-08