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A square fire pit (homa kunda) built from yellow-ochre painted bricks, each marked with white dots and red kumkum spots, filled with dry wooden sticks ready for a sacred fire. Behind it sit small silver kalasha-style vessels and a brass bowl with a garland of yellow flowers. No people are visible in the scene.

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December 28 20172017-12-28December 28 20112011-12-28December 17 20062006-12-17December 23 20102010-12-23A photograph of a stacked brick structure with rectangular yellow-ochre bricks arranged in tiers beside grey stone steps. Each brick is marked with white circular patches centred with red kumkum dots and scattered red dots. Dry twigs are piled at the upper right, and a rope lies at the lower right. No people are visible.2018-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18A square yellow-ochre fire pit (homa kunda) with a raised stepped base is burning with bright orange flames and smoke. Its rim is strung with yellow marigold garlands and pink and purple flower petals, and small dots of kumkum or vibhuti are set at the corners. Painted white geometric yantra-like designs decorate the lower steps and ground. Blurred in the background, a person in an orange-and-green sari sits beside silver ritual vessels and a silver lamp stand. No faces are visible in the frame.2016-02-16 +1 copiesDecember 23 20102010-12-23Close photograph of a rectangular brick fire pit (homa kunda) with a yellow-painted rim, dusted with turmeric, white powder and red kumkum spots. A bright orange flame rises from the centre of the pit. At the left edge, a seated person in a rust-red garment is partly visible, and in the background people in orange and saffron robes stand near a silver plate. A small silver vessel with a spout sits beside the pit, and a silver tray with pink flowers is at the right. No a person candidate is visible.2017-10-15A square brick fire pit for a homa, with flames and smoke rising from burning wood at the centre. The brick rim is decorated with turmeric-yellow and red powders, white rice or flour, yellow marigold petals and cinnamon-like sticks. A silver bowl of yellow liquid sits at the left edge, and a hand holding an open book appears at the upper right. No people are clearly visible beyond the hand and a sleeve in white.2015-07-18 +1 copiesMay 17 20162016-05-17January 05 20192019-01-05