A thread on ancient fire altars (chiti) used in Vedic Aryan rituals and their shapes and layers as described in the ancient Vedic ritual texts. Consider this as an updated version of my older thread from years back.
1) Rathacakra-citi, wheel shaped altar with and without spokes
2) Paricāyya-Upacāyya citi
3) Different bird-shaped altars - Śyena, Kaṅka and Alaja citi
Different layers of the types of Śyena-citi
Different variants of Śyena-citi which are still in use today in Atiratra-Agnicayana Somayaga.
Kaṅka-citi, similar to bird-shaped forms of Śyena-citi
Alaja-citi, similar in shape as ones above.
4) Śmaśāna-citi or 'funeral altar'.
5) Praüga and Ubhayataḥ Praüga citi
6) Kūrma-citi or tortoise-shaped altar
Circular Kūrma-citi
7) Droṇa-citi
Different layers and types of Droṇa-citi
Another type of Droṇa-citi
Circular Droṇa-citi
There are many more such altars and variants. These served as foundation of ancient Indian geometry and mathematics. Earliest brick fire-altars of diverse shapes are discovered from the Harappan civilization within India. Vedic tradition of building brick-altars stems from it.
Different variant of Śmaśāna-citi, in square shape.
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