Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a yellow-painted brick homa fire pit, a square structure built of stacked bricks coated in turmeric-yellow paint with white ash marks, the central square opening empty. A polished silver bowl filled with yellow liquid sits at the right edge, and a green cloth and gold-coloured ornamental base are visible in the background with white and yellow flower garlands at the top. No people are visible in the frame.

More like this

Open the gallery
May 02 20172017-05-02March 09 20182018-03-09 +1 copiesMay 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02Close view of a ritual fire pit built from unfired red bricks, the top courses and side bricks smeared with yellow turmeric paste and decorated with white chalk-line bands and circular white rings centred with red kumkum dots. A brass bowl of yellow liquid and a shallow dish of red flower petals sit on top, a steel cup rests on the cloth at lower right, and a thin string is stretched across the bricks. No people are visible.2017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02A homa fire pit built of red bricks, with the bricks decorated in turmeric yellow, white chalk lines and red kumkum dots and bands arranged in circles and stripes. A bowl of red flower petals sits at the top, a brass vessel of liquid stands on the right, and a small steel cup sits in the foreground on a cloth edged with red flowers. No people are visible. The setting matches a ritual fire ceremony during the Shiva Deeksha programme.2017-05-02February 19 20162016-02-19Close-up of a fire pit or homa altar built from stacked red bricks, each brick smeared with yellow turmeric paste and decorated with white chalk lines and concentric rings with red kumkum dots. A bowl of red flower petals sits at upper right, and a brass vessel rests at the right edge. String is tied around the brick structure, and a patterned cloth lies at the bottom. No people are visible.2017-05-02December 20 20112011-12-20A square fire pit built of stacked yellow-orange clay bricks with white painted markings and red dots sits on a white floor. The pit holds a heap of white shredded material, offerings and marigold-coloured flowers. Around it lie brass trays, a brass lamp stand, bells and a kalasha pot wrapped in a golden mesh cover with a green leaf, indicating a homa/yagna setup. Mats and cloth are visible on the floor. No people are visible.2008-10-27