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A homa fire burns brightly in front of a decorated shrine with several goddess murtis dressed in red and yellow garments and garlands. The central deity wears a silver-toned breastplate and crown, with multiple arms visible on the flanking figures. Fresh green leaves and a small pile of offerings sit at the base of the flames. Tall palm-leaf strips frame the left and right edges, and a brass oil lamp stands at the right. On the far left, the white-clad arm and dhoti of a priest are partly visible. The background has painted panels with floral and elephant motifs in red, blue and white.

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A photograph of a fire ritual inside a temple shrine. A large, bright sacred fire burns in a stone-edged pit in the foreground, with a floral-decorated offering arrangement of white and red flowers placed on the stone below it. Behind the fire, several ornately decorated deity murti stand under golden arches decorated with garlands of yellow flowers and multicoloured white and red beads. Palm-leaf toran strands frame both sides of the shrine. On the right, a figure seated on a golden throne wears a red turban and is garlanded with bead and flower garlands in red, green, yellow and white. A brass lamp and a metal bowl sit near the fire pit. No people are standing in the shot apart from the seated figure, whose face is visible.A photograph of a homa fire burning in a yellow-plastered fire pit in front of a decorated shrine. 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The scene suggests a homa fire ceremony, with no people visible.A homa fire burns in a ceremonial fire pit in front of a decorated altar. Behind the flames stand several deity murtis adorned with silver jewelry, red and green garments, and yellow and white flower garlands. Kalasha pots with mango leaves sit on the altar, and a painted textile with elephant and floral motifs hangs at the right. A hand holding a ritual object is visible at the right edge. No people are clearly visible as physical figures in the scene beyond that partial hand.A photograph of a homa fire burning in front of a decorated deity shrine. A central goddess murti in red and gold garments and a large golden crown stands between two other deity murtis adorned with marigold garlands and flower offerings. Yellow and orange draped cloth frames the shrine, with palm-leaf decorations on either side. Brass vessels and a kalasha with white flowers sit on the platform in the foreground. At the left edge, a partly visible seated figure wears a white head wrap and a red shawl, and at the right edge another person in a red wrap and garland is partly visible. The scene is a homa or yagna in a shrine setting.A photograph of a homa fire ritual in front of a decorated shrine with three deity murtis seated on a raised platform, draped with garlands of white and red flowers and green leaves. Two large fire flames rise from the altar in front of the shrine. In the foreground, a person seen from behind in a dark blue sari with a red border sits with a shaped white-and-green garland draped over their shoulders and a green leaf decoration on their head, facing the fire. Gold-framed arches and a patterned gold canopy frame the scene.A photograph of a fire ritual before three decorated deity murti on an altar draped with fabric and garlands. A large flame rises from a homa pit in the foreground. The central murti wears a red sari-like garment and a crown, flanked by two other murti decked in colourful garlands with white flower and green leaf festoons. In the foreground, seated before the fire, a person in a dark blue sari with a red-and-gold border wears a long white jasmine garland and a green leaf garland, with a coconut placed atop the head area. Brass pots and offerings sit at the altar base. The scene suggests a homa performed during Navaratri celebrations.KAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire burning in a fire pit in front of a shrine. Large bright orange flames rise from the pit, with a dark shadowy figure in the foreground near the fire. Behind the fire, three ornate deity murtis or images stand on a red-draped platform, adorned with silver and gold jewellery, flanked by brass kalasha pots. Strands of white and red flower garlands hang in swags across the top of the shrine, and a gold carved canopy frames the scene. No physical people are clearly visible apart from the shadowy figure at the fire.A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a decorated shrine. Flames burn in a stone fire pit in the lower centre, with a small offering arrangement of white flowers and green leaves set in front of it. Behind the fire, a row of deity murtis or statues stand under garlands of white and multicoloured flowers, with yellow marigold strands and palm-leaf decorations framing the shrine. Brass lamps and a metal vessel rest at the left edge. No people are visible in the scene.KAILASA HYDERABAD On October 17, 2026 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine during a homa ritual. A fire burns in a pit in the foreground, with a small offering arranged in flowers at its edge. Behind it stand several decorated deity murtis, with a large central figure in a red and gold setting, flanked by others draped in white and multicolored garlands, with yellow and green accents. Tall palm-leaf posts frame the shrine, and a brass lamp and vessels sit on the floor. A priest in a white dhoti and white head cloth stands at left, facing the shrine. At right, a seated person in a red head cloth and garlands of white and multicolored flowers sits near the shrine.