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A photograph of an outdoor square brick fire pit on bare dirt ground, built from red and white painted bricks in a rectangular stack. Small yellow flower petals are scattered on the bricks and ground. Behind it stands a tall orange-red building with several windows framed in dark red. No people are visible. The setting suggests a homa vedi, a ritual fire pit.

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A photograph of an outdoor homa vedi, a rectangular fire pit built from stacked red and white painted bricks on bare dry ground. Small yellow flower offerings are scattered on the bricks and ground, and a little ash or burnt material sits inside the pit. A terracotta-coloured building with red-framed windows stands behind it. No people are visible.2010-08-08A photograph of an empty homa vedi, a square fire pit built from stacked red and white painted bricks on bare sandy ground. Small yellow flowers are scattered on the bricks, and a few sticks lie across the top of the pit. Behind it stands a salmon-pink building with red-framed windows, and a faint circular logo appears at the upper left. No people are visible in the scene.2010-08-08Outdoor homa fire pit built from reddish brick in a square, with a small smoking fire of wood in the centre. The brick rim is dusted with white powder and sprinkled with red and orange flower petals, and a thin string runs around the base. Behind it, a blue table holds brass bowls, a small brass vessel, a bundle of grass and a red cloth, with red cables on the ground. No people are visible in the frame.2015-05-01October 19 20062006-10-19A photograph of a square fire pit built from whitewashed bricks on a tiled floor, with the interior of the pit containing reddish bricks and a few stones. Blue tarpaulin and cut-off white cloth are visible at the edges, and a partial shadow falls across the front of the structure. No people are clearly visible apart from a partially visible figure in white at the right edge and a foot at the lower left. The brickwork appears to be a prepared fire altar, consistent with a homa or yagna setup, though this is not explicitly shown.2006-10-19January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesA fire-altar construction of stacked white rectangular bricks decorated with orange and magenta flowers, dried grass blades and small white blossoms. A flame burns in a recessed brick fire pit at the top centre, and brass vessels and coconut shell cups sit at the upper left. No people are visible; this resembles a homa/yagna fire altar prepared for ritual use.January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesA homa fire burns inside a square pit built from whitewashed bricks set on bare ground, with flames rising from the centre. Yellow marigold flowers are scattered over the bricks and pit edge, and a thin twine or grass cord is strung across the top. A brass ladle with a long handle rests on the left side, with a brass bowl and a long-handled spoon nearby. Behind, on a low platform, there are a steel plate of dried herbs or grains, a red cloth bundle and a brass vessel with flowers. Floor mats in red and white stripes lie at the upper right, and a person in white clothing sits at the top edge, partly visible.2010-07-24December 23 20102010-12-23August 26 20072007-08-26