Overhead 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. - Nithyanandapedia

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Overhead 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.

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A square fire pit lined with white-washed brick, with dark ash inside and a small stack of dry wooden sticks in the centre. A green leaf lies on the ash and another rests at the left edge of the brick enclosure. A brass bowl holding a pale paste with a ladle sits at the upper right, and a small brass oil lamp sits at the lower right. No people are visible.

Overhead view of a square homa fire pit lined with white-washed brick and dotted with orange kumkum marks. Inside, the pit holds grey ash and partly burnt wooden sticks, with a few green leaves placed around the edge. A brass bowl of pale yellow paste with a ladle sits at the upper right corner, and a small brass lamp with a flame rests at the lower right. No people are visible in the frame.

October 21 2006

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Overhead 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.

A square stone fire pit lined with pale marble-like slabs holds a small wood fire burning among split logs and ash. Yellow marigold flowers are scattered across the logs and the surrounding ash, and more yellow flowers border the pit's rim. A brass bowl with a ladle and a small lit oil lamp sit at the upper left, with brass vessels visible along the right edge. The scene is a fire ritual with flowers and offerings, with no people visible.

A 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.

A square fire pit built of white-painted bricks stands on a bare concrete floor in an empty room, with a dark recessed firebox in the centre holding small sticks of wood. Green leaves are laid on the white brickwork, and a pair of tall brass oil lamps stands at the right edge. On a woven mat at the left sit a brass plate with dried leaves, a clay pot with a yellow flower garland, and rows of small dishes with offerings. No people are visible.

A square brick fire pit with burning wooden logs and sticks, flames rising in the center over grey ash. The brick rim is whitened with powder and decorated with orange and red kumkum or turmeric lines and scattered red and orange flower petals. No people are visible. The fire pit appears to be a homa or yagna altar. A small brass vessel is visible at the top left edge.

A photograph of a homa fire pit built from white-painted bricks set on bare red earth. Burning wood and embers glow orange in the square pit. A brass bowl of golden ghee or liquid offering sits at the upper left with a black ladle resting in it. Small brass dishes of offerings, a red-and-white packet and a striped woven mat are visible at the edges. No people are visible in the frame.

A photograph of a fire ritual pit built from white-painted bricks with red dots, with a flame rising from wood logs inside. A brass bowl of yellow liquid and a dark wooden ladle sit at the right edge, and dry straw stalks lie across the ground in front. No people are visible; the scene suggests a homa or yagna fire offering.

Overhead view of a homa fire pit built into a white-painted square altar. Burning wood and embers glow inside the brick-lined pit. Pink flowers and scattered incense sticks surround the altar edge. Behind it sit brass and copper vessels, a bowl of yellow offerings, a small oil lamp and a red-and-white decorative cloth on the floor. No people are visible.

A close overhead photograph of a small square homa fire pit lined with white-painted bricks. Split wooden logs are stacked in a crisscross pattern over a bed of dark ash and reddish soil, with bright orange flames rising from the centre. Small pieces of wood and ash are scattered around the pit, and a dark wooden ladle sits at the upper left edge. No people are visible.