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A photograph of an outdoor homa fire pit on bare reddish earth in dappled shade. The stepped square stone fire altar holds a blackened bed of ash and charred wood in its central square. Marigold garlands in orange and yellow wrap around the tiers, with red kumkum powder and white ash marks on the stone, and banana leaves with bananas and flower petals lie at the lower left. Bare feet of people standing nearby are visible at the frame edges.

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A photograph of an outdoor homa fire pit on bare reddish earth, a stepped square stone platform with a cross-shaped raised rim surrounding a central square hearth containing grey ash and charred remains. Marigold garlands in orange and yellow frame the stepped base, with red kumkum-like smears on the stones and a white offering on the rim. A green banana leaf lies at the upper left, and scattered petals are on the ground. No people are visible.2007-01-30April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copies2008 - Glimpses Of GurukulOutdoor 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.2015-05-01July 01 20092009-07-01February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesMay 01 20152015-05-01A 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.2015-05-01July 03 20172017-07-03September 16 20132013-09-16A square fire pit (homa kunda) built from stacked yellow-orange clay bricks, decorated with white dots and marks. Inside, the pit holds ash, charred sticks, shredded white and pink flower petals, and scattered offerings including a green fruit. Nearby on the floor are a brass bell, a brass ladle, a small brass lamp with an oil lamp, marigold petals and a patterned orange cloth. The scene suggests a Chandi homa ritual at the ashram. No people are visible.2008-10-27A homa fire burns in a tiered white brick fire pit on a paved courtyard, its tiers wrapped in yellow and red flower garlands with kolam designs drawn on the ground around it. Three bare-chested men in white dhotis sit cross-legged at the fire; the one on the right holds his hands over the flames, another in a saffron-yellow shawl is at the left, and a man in a turban with a white dhoti sits behind them. Trays of flowers, fruit, bowls of offerings and brass vessels surround the pit, and to the right a shrine is hung with red and white garlands. Several seated devotees in white clothes watch from the left, one in a red scarf.2013-07-19