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A close-up photograph of a square red container filled with a heap of dry, pale grey twigs and sticks, arranged for a fire ritual. The red box has white and yellow painted stripes and a small orange emblem on its sides. Behind it a brass or steel cup and a blurred yellow cloth are partly visible on a grey floor. No people are visible and no ritual activity beyond the prepared wood offering is shown.

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A close overhead view of a square fire pit lined with dark stone or brick, filled with a stack of pale wooden sticks and smaller dark twigs, with a few scattered white granules on top. The pit edges are whitewashed and decorated with fresh flowers in red, yellow and white, and dry grass lies around the rim. No people are visible; this appears to be a prepared homa or yagna fire pit awaiting ignition.2006-12-26A red square fire pit with white horizontal stripes and a small central marking holds burning sticks and yellow flower petals, with orange flames and smoke rising. A person in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth sits at the left edge, and a carved wooden seat and brass vessels appear in the background.2011-11-01March 11 20172017-03-11A red square fire pit, or homa kund, filled with thin dry twigs and sticks sits on a concrete floor. Its outer walls are painted red with white horizontal stripes and an orange dot motif. Around it are ritual items: a silver kalasha-style vessel at left, a silver plate with a small spouted cup, a silver oil lamp on a stand at right, and a silver bowl of yellow turmeric paste with a spoon. Saffron cloth appears at the bottom edge. No people are visible.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01April AF 2012October 04 20082008-10-04A red rectangular fire pit with a brick-patterned exterior and white horizontal stripes on its sides holds burning wood sticks with bright orange flames and rising smoke. Behind it, a person in white ritual clothes with gold-bordered cloth sits on a white cushion, with a brass vessel and ritual items on the floor. A wooden stand and a small table are visible in the background. The setting suggests a homa fire ritual.2011-11-01February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesOctober 04 20082008-10-04January 12 20092009-01-12Close view of a dark metal cylindrical vessel filled with bundled dried woody stems and twigs, tied in places with thread, resting on a grey granite surface with yellow painted stripes at the top left. No people are visible. The lighting is dim and the scene looks like a storage or ritual preparation corner.2017-09-07 +1 copies