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A square brick-walled fire pit sunk into a concrete platform on bare ground. Inside the pit, a person in an orange-red garment bends low, arranging split wooden logs and kindling among scattered debris. A bamboo ladder leans against the far edge. Above, a white-clad figure with an orange cloth stands at the top edge beside a metal plate holding white items, with more stacked logs and a bundle of wood on the ground. Stacked white bricks sit at the upper left. The scene shows preparation of a fire pit for a homa, with no visible face or ceremony beyond the fire arrangement.

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A photograph of a square concrete-lined fire pit under construction, with dark grey brick walls and a smooth concrete rim. A person in an orange-red robe with a dark sash is bent over inside the pit, arranging wooden logs and sticks. A bamboo ladder leans against the far rim, and a white-clothed figure stands at the top edge beside a plate of white offerings and stacked bricks. The sandy ground around the pit holds more wood and a white plastic bag.2006-11-21A photograph of a square brick-lined pit at a temple construction site. A shaven-headed monk in saffron robes stands on a bamboo ladder inside the pit, holding a shallow dish of earth or sand, while another saffron-robed monk crouches below and grips the ladder. Several more saffron-robed devotees stand around the rim, and one man in white dhoti and shirt stands among them. Earthen mounds and a bamboo ladder frame the scene. Shuddhi-style purification at a sanctum site is suggested by the context, but the pit is simply a excavated foundation area.2006-11-20A photograph taken from above of a deep, brick-walled excavation pit at a temple construction site, with earthen floor and a wooden ladder leaning against the wall. Three men in orange ochre sannyasi-style robes stand or crouch inside the pit, one shaved-headed figure in orange standing near the ladder with his hand extended, another orange-robed figure at the right edge looking down, and two men in white and checked clothing crouch in the foreground beside a circular stone object on the floor. Another orange-robed person stands at the top corner of the pit. Shadows of people are cast across the brick wall. This appears to be the sanctum site preparation for a temple, with ritual purification activity described on the page.2006-11-20Photograph taken from above of a deep, square brick-lined pit with a dark blackened floor, set in a concrete surround. Three people in saffron-orange robes work inside it. One person at the lower left digs with a long-handled shovel. A bald man with a topknot at right stands on the pit's edge and lifts a round metal plate of grain or earth overhead. A person with dark hair at the bottom edge is bent over the pit. Bare feet of others are visible at the top edge, and a partly visible person in orange stands at the upper left. The scene shows a purification or construction ritual preparing a sacred ground site.2006-11-20December 17 20062006-12-17A photograph of homa preparation at dawn in an open dirt yard. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl stands at the edge of a concrete-rimmed fire pit, holding a long wooden stick, with a plate of white cloths beside him. Wooden logs and planks are stacked near the pit, and a stack of pale blocks sits in the middle distance. Another person in orange kneels partly visible at the bottom of the frame by the pit. Several people in white and orange walk across the yard toward a low red-roofed building with a green roof and palm trees behind.2006-11-21December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17Outdoor photograph of a sunken rectangular pit with brick-lined walls and a concrete floor, being prepared for a fire walk. Four men stand around it on a sandy courtyard. The man in the centre wears a loose orange-saffron robe and stands barefoot near a stack of white bricks, looking down into the pit. Two men on the left wear white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls, one holding papers. A man on the right in a white shirt, white dhoti and orange shawl stands barefoot at the pit's edge. Scattered orange flower petals lie near the pit. Behind them, a red-walled building with a green roof, palm trees and other people are visible.2006-11-22December 17 20062006-12-17Outdoor ground-level ceremony at a construction site of dirt and bricks. A man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward with a brick in hand, a rudraksha-style mala visible at his neck. Beside him a woman in an orange-trimmed white sari and a woman in a red sari with a shawl kneel and stand around a square brick enclosure being laid out in the sand. Stacked bricks lie to the right, and white-clad onlookers and a parked car stand in the background, with a pink-shawled figure at the left edge.2006-12-22December 17 20062006-12-17