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A brick-lined square fire pit (homa kunda) on a white-painted stone platform, with a bright flame and burning wood logs rising from the ash. Brass bowls and a small pot with a red-orange liquid sit at the left edge, and a bundle of incense or wooden sticks is nearby. Yellow circular markings are painted on the platform. Part of a person in white and red clothing is visible at the top left, with a book and a brass lamp nearby. A deity murti is partly visible at the upper right. The scene suggests a homa or yagna ritual.2013-03-26October 01 20112011-10-01Close view of a brick-lined sacred fire pit (homa kunda) with a bright orange flame burning low at its left edge. Behind it on a white ledge sit a small brass bell, a brass dish holding red kumkum or offering, and a gold-coloured ceremonial vessel on a stand. No people are visible in the frame.2011-10-01September 04 20122012-09-04A tiered square stone fire pit called a homa kunda blazes with bright orange flames at night. Brick-lined walls are visible inside the pit. Behind it, several covered steel vessels sit on the floor, and a seated person in white or pale pink cloth is partly visible at right, with the lower legs of a standing figure at top. Dim onlookers fill the background. Printed in the corner are a blue bird logo and copyright text.2011-12-31October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA square stone fire pit burns with tall orange flames rising from wood and ash inside. To the right stand brass kalasha-style vessels, a copper bowl on a stand, a small brass lamp and several small brass bowls holding offerings. No people are visible in the frame, only a sliver of white cloth at the far right edge. The paved ground is dark and the scene is lit by the fire.2015-02-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a fire pit lined with pale stone blocks, with bright orange flames rising from a bed of dark wood sticks. Scattered red rose petals lie on the stone edges, a bundle of straw or grass sits along the front, and a green leaf rests near the lower left. Behind the fire, a brass or bronze vessel with scalloped rim sits on a ledge beside a white cloth with red stripes. The scene suggests a homa or yagna fire with floral offerings. No people are visible.July 19 20132013-07-19October 01 20112011-10-01September 30 20142014-09-30Close-up of a square fire pit built from pale brick and stone blocks, with a bright open flame burning in the centre. Scattered marigold petals and a few red flower offerings sit on the bricks, incense sticks lie across the edge, and small oil lamps glow at the lower corners. A brass vessel is visible at upper right. No people are visible; the scene suggests a homa or yagna fire ritual.2007-10-18