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Close-up photograph of a large fire blazing in a yellow brick-lined fire pit, with bright orange flames rising high and wood logs visible within the flames. Scattered flower petals and red-tinted offerings lie on the bricks around the pit. Blurred background shows white ornate pillars and a white decorative structure. No people are visible in the frame. This appears to be a homa fire pit during a ritual.

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A close view of a sacred fire pit, a homa or yagna, with large flames and smoke rising from burning wood and offerings. The fire sits in a yellow-painted circular altar edged with red markings and scattered red petals. Blurred behind it are white carved pillars and a white deity murti with garlands of flowers. At the far right edge, a partially visible person in orange clothing tends the fire, though only part of the figure is in frame.2017-12-28A large open fire of burning logs rises tall in the centre of the frame, its orange and yellow flames curling upward from a bed of charred wood. The fire sits on a yellow-tiled platform scattered with red and white flower petals. Blurred in the background are white pillars, a white floral garland hanging on a shrine-like structure and a green-and-white object, with no clearly visible people. The fire is the clear focus of the image.2017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28Close photograph of a blazing fire in a dark pit, with tall orange and yellow flames rising from burning wood and embers. Smoke drifts above and a wooden surface edges the frame. No people are visible.2015-11-18A large sacred fire blazes in a homa fire pit built of stacked brick-like blocks with green and white painted rims and a dusting of white powder. Orange flames rise high, and wooden sticks burn in the centre. Small heaps of red flower petals sit on the blocks, a steel vessel is at the left edge, and ladle-like implements lie at the bottom. Behind the pit a deity murti stands on a decorated pedestal with red petals scattered over it. No people are visible; the scene shows a Vedic fire ritual.2016-07-02April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesDecember 28 20172017-12-28April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesApril 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire pit at night. Tall orange flames rise from a brick-edged square pit, consuming a heap of offerings and wood with red, orange and marigold-like petals scattered among the embers. Behind the pit, a white cloth with a green and brown border covers a table with small brass or clay vessels. No people are clearly visible; the frame shows only the fire and the altar area.2012-09-24 +1 copiesClose-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.2017-12-28