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Close-up photograph of a glowing fire pit filled with stacked dark clay or mud-covered offering balls, with orange flames and hot embers lighting the surfaces. The fire appears to be part of a homa or yagna preparation, with no people visible in the frame. Gaps between the balls show bright red-orange coals.

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May 18 20082008-05-18May 18 20082008-05-18May 18 20082008-05-18Close view of a large pile of dark round briquette-like pellets burning in a fire, with bright orange flames rising from the top and sides and glowing embers beneath. No people are visible; the scene is a fire pit being lit for a ritual preparation, a navapashanam pile set alight. The surroundings are dark and warm-toned.2008-05-18May 18 20082008-05-18May 18 20082008-05-18A photo of a homa fire pit at night, with a tall pile of dark cow-dung cakes or fuel blocks burning with bright orange flames rising from the top and sides. Pale stone steps are visible in the background, and the surrounding ground is dark. The scene shows preparation of a fire ritual with no people visible.2008-05-18May 18 20082008-05-18May 18 20082008-05-18Close view of a fire pit at night with bright orange and yellow flames rising from a bed of dark charcoal or wood embers in a square metal tray. No people are visible. The dark background frames the fire, consistent with a homa or yagna fire preparation.2008-05-18May 18 20082008-05-18Glowing charcoal embers fill a dark fire pit, with two large round metal vessels or rings sitting among the red-orange coals. Small flames and wisps of smoke rise from the coal pile, and a dark object sits at the upper left. No people are visible in the frame.2013-09-04