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A square fire pit built from red brick and whitewashed on top, with a fire of split wood burning in its centre and smoke rising. Red and orange flower petals and marigolds are scattered along the brick rim, with yellow turmeric or kumkum-style lines painted on the bricks. Brass bowls and small brass dishes sit on the ground beside the pit, one holding an orange liquid, and a brass vessel stands at the left edge. Dry sticks and palm fronds lie on the ground in the foreground. Bare feet and the lower legs and saris of several people in the background, mostly out of focus, suggest a ritual fire ceremony.

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May 01 20152015-05-01Outdoor 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 square brick fire pit with burning wooden logs and sticks, flames rising in the center over grey ash. The brick rim is whitened with powder and decorated with orange and red kumkum or turmeric lines and scattered red and orange flower petals. No people are visible. The fire pit appears to be a homa or yagna altar. A small brass vessel is visible at the top left edge.2015-05-01April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03July 17 20152015-07-17A brick-built homa fire pit on a tiled floor, with flames and smoke rising from kindling inside a square brick enclosure whose top is dusted with yellow and red powder. Nearby sits a brass plate with rice, a small metal vessel and a wooden bowl of offerings. At the top edge, the lower legs and white-clad knees of a seated person in a yellow-cream cloth are visible, with a bare foot at right, but no face or full figure is shown. Bundles of sticks lie at the right. The page describes a Nithya-Satsang Homa; the visible fire pit with offerings matches a homa, and the seated person's identity cannot be determined from the visible portion.2015-07-18A square brick fire pit (homa kunda) is filled with smoke and flames, its brick rim decorated with turmeric-yellow and kumkum-red powders and scattered white grains. A brass bowl of liquid sits at the right edge, and a hand holding a long ladle reaches in from the upper right. Behind the pit, a woven pot wrapped with flowers and rose petals stands on a tray with brass lamps and vessels, while people seated on striped woven mats are partly visible at the upper left. The scene shows a homa ritual in progress.2015-07-18July 04 20162016-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 18 20132013-07-18September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesJuly 01 20092009-07-01