Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
April 01 2016

More like this

Open the gallery
December 28 20172017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20172017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28Close-up photograph of a sacred fire burning in a yellow-bordered fire pit during a homa. Flames rise over thick dark logs, with scattered red petals and offerings around the rim of the yellow pit. The blurred background shows indistinct temple-like forms and shrine objects. No people are visible in the frame.2017-12-28Close view of a fire pit in which flames rise high and bright orange around a bundle of dry wood and a dark object wrapped with yellow flowers. Thick smoke drifts across the frame, and cut wooden logs are tied with rope on the right. No people are visible in the frame.2013-10-08Close-up photograph of a sacred fire blazing in a homa fire pit, with bright orange flames and rising smoke consuming offerings of wood, dried leaves and flower petals. A small metal vessel with a curved handle sits at the lower left edge of the wooden platform. No people are visible; the background is dark blue fabric.2013-10-08A photograph of a homa fire pit built from yellow painted bricks decorated with scattered red and pink flower petals. Bright orange flames and white smoke rise from burning logs, with yellow turmeric-like powder or grains sprinkled over the fire. Behind the pit, a brass ritual implement stands upright, and blurred people in orange and red robes and head coverings gather, several looking down toward the fire. A person at left holds a camera. Several people are visible in the background, mostly partially out of focus.2017-12-28April 14 20182018-04-14A photograph of a fire ritual at night. A large open flame burns on the right, rising high beside a dark stone platform. In the centre, a red cloth-wrapped bundle sits on a pile of dry sticks and small offerings, with green leaves and garlands around it. Smoke drifts across the scene, and a low band of flowers in green, red and yellow lines the front edge. No people are visible.2016-02-16 +1 copiesDecember 28 20172017-12-28August 22 20172017-08-22