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A photograph of a square earthen fire pit, a homa kunda, built from brown clay bricks decorated with white and yellow painted markings. The pit is filled with dark soil, and at its centre sits a small bundle of sticks and wood pieces arranged for a fire. Scattered straw and dry grass lie across the soil. In the upper left corner, a yellow-and-brown tiled platform holds floral offerings and yellow flowers. A golden-coloured item is visible at the top edge. No people are visible in the frame, and no one is shown in person or on a screen.

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Overhead photograph of a square, yellow-ochre lined fire pit at a ritual site, filled with sand and a neatly stacked triangular pile of split wood logs and kindling. Small red flower petals or kumkum dots are scattered on the white-painted rim. At the top edge, a red cloth and a partial white-clad arm of a person kneeling at the pit are visible, but no face is shown. A small terracotta oil lamp sits at the lower-left rim. The arrangement suggests a homa or yagna fire prepared for ceremony.2007-09-03May 07 20062006-05-07Overhead photo of a homa fire pit built into the floor of a plain concrete hall. White brick walls frame a square of brown earth, with a triangular arrangement of dry wooden sticks and a small grey stone at the centre. Yellow painted lines run along the floor beside it, and a blue cloth lies at the top edge. A brass plate holding yellow flowers, a small white item and a few sticks sits at upper right, with incense sticks lying at the bottom edge. No people are visible.2006-08-28A square brick fire pit with blackened interior walls and a small flame burning at the bottom, set into a white-painted stone frame decorated with white dot and line markings on an orange floor. Silver ritual vessels, a silver plate and a small silver cup sit beside the pit. A red cloth draped over a raised platform appears at the top of the frame, and a person in white ritual clothing with red trim is partly visible at the left edge. The scene suggests a homa or yagna fire ritual. No person's face is visible, and no clear a person candidate is shown.2010-09-08October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesA square fire pit built from yellow-painted bricks with white line decorations and red kumkum dots, with flames rising from neatly stacked wooden sticks inside. Dry grass blades lie across the bricks. Behind the pit, a lit oil lamp sits on a silver stand beside brass plates, one holding white powder, and a metal tray holds dry twigs at the upper left. The setting suggests a homa or yagna fire ritual, though no people are visible.2006-05-05Overhead photo of a square fire pit built from whitewashed brick, its inner floor covered with grey ash. Several split pieces of dry wood are stacked in the centre of the pit, with a single green leaf lying across the wood at the right. Small red-orange kumkum marks dot the whitewashed bricks, and a brass vessel rim is visible at the upper right corner. No people are present.2007-09-24A photograph of a square white-plastered homa fire pit, built of stacked white blocks with small red dots, filled with sand and a stack of thin dry sticks at its centre. Brass vessels stand around it: a yellow-filled bowl with a wooden ladle on the left, a small white-filled bowl below, and a brass lamp and ritual implements on the right. Behind the pit, a row of brass plates holds lit oil lamps and flower petals on a dark cloth. No people are visible in the frame.2006-10-21A photograph of a ritual fire pit built from stacked red bricks, each brick painted yellow with turmeric and decorated with white geometric motifs and red kumkum dots. Dry twigs and sticks are arranged inside the square pit, ready for a homa or yagna fire. Surrounding it on a white tiled floor are a steel bowl of white powder, a small cup of ghee, a brass spoon, a plate of red flowers and a bowl of puffed rice or grains. No people are visible.2006-11-01October 12 20072007-10-12A square brick fire pit for a homa sits on a paved patio with grass at its edges. Its walls are built from cream and terracotta-red bricks, and logs of wood are stacked inside the opening. A thin green stalk lies across the front edge. In the top corners, a plastic bottle of clear liquid, a small red bottle and a yellow-cased box stand on the paving, and the bottom of a brass vessel shows at upper left. Two partly visible people in yellow and bare feet sit at the top edge of the frame, and no person is in front of the pit.2024-07-09