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. - Nithyanandapedia

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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.

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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 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.

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 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.

October 21 2006

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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 cement blocks sits on bare red earth, with burning logs and flames inside and smoke rising. A brass bowl with yellow liquid and a long ladle rests on the edge, and a striped mat holds brass plates with flowers, fruit, turmeric and small offering dishes. A red-clad person tends the fire at right, partly visible.

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.

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A square homa fire pit built from white-painted bricks dominates the foreground, with a bed of sand holding dry sticks and a wooden ladle resting on a brass vessel of ghee-like offering. Dishes of sweets, fruit and prepared food are laid out on a table behind, and a brass deity murti with flower garlands and an ornate lamp stands at the right. Two people in plain cloth wraps are partly visible at the top edge, and a small brass oil lamp sits at the lower left.

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A brick fire pit, a homa kunda, built from white-washed bricks and decorated with purple flowers and dried grass stalks along its rim. A brass bowl with a wooden ladle sits on the front ledge, a lit oil lamp stands at the right edge, and a small framed picture of a figure holding a stick sits at the lower left beside a wooden book stand. Brass vessels are arranged on the floor, and a woven mat lies at the right. No people are visible in the scene.

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.