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Overhead photograph of a square, yellow-ochre lined fire pit at a ritual site, filled with sand and a neatly stacked triangular pile of split wood logs and kindling. Small red flower petals or kumkum dots are scattered on the white-painted rim. At the top edge, a red cloth and a partial white-clad arm of a person kneeling at the pit are visible, but no face is shown. A small terracotta oil lamp sits at the lower-left rim. The arrangement suggests a homa or yagna fire prepared for ceremony.

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A photograph of a square earthen fire pit, a homa kunda, built from brown clay bricks decorated with white and yellow painted markings. The pit is filled with dark soil, and at its centre sits a small bundle of sticks and wood pieces arranged for a fire. Scattered straw and dry grass lie across the soil. In the upper left corner, a yellow-and-brown tiled platform holds floral offerings and yellow flowers. A golden-coloured item is visible at the top edge. No people are visible in the frame, and no one is shown in person or on a screen.2021-10-06October 12 20072007-10-12Overhead 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.2006-08-28December 21 20132013-12-21A square fire pit built from yellow-painted bricks with white line decorations and red kumkum dots, with flames rising from neatly stacked wooden sticks inside. Dry grass blades lie across the bricks. Behind the pit, a lit oil lamp sits on a silver stand beside brass plates, one holding white powder, and a metal tray holds dry twigs at the upper left. The setting suggests a homa or yagna fire ritual, though no people are visible.2006-05-05October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesOverhead 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.2007-09-24Photo 11727070 +1 copiesAugust 12 20072007-08-12Overhead view of a square homa fire pit lined with dark stone, with flaming logs and glowing embers in the centre. Around it on a white painted platform are scattered pink flowers, sticks of incense, red kumkum dots and small brass vessels holding ghee, a ladle, a lit oil lamp and coloured powders on a tray. No people are visible.December 21 20132013-12-21January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copies