Close view of a wooden fire pit (homa kunda) lined with pink and green powder and scattered with yellow marigold flowers and white grains, with a small flame and rising smoke at its centre. A brass bowl with a lit wick sits behind it, and partially visible seated people in white and yellow-green clothes surround the altar. Only hands and limbs of a seated person appear at the right edge. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close view of a wooden fire pit (homa kunda) lined with pink and green powder and scattered with yellow marigold flowers and white grains, with a small flame and rising smoke at its centre. A brass bowl with a lit wick sits behind it, and partially visible seated people in white and yellow-green clothes surround the altar. Only hands and limbs of a seated person appear at the right edge.

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A square yellow-ochre fire pit (homa kunda) with a raised stepped base is burning with bright orange flames and smoke. Its rim is strung with yellow marigold garlands and pink and purple flower petals, and small dots of kumkum or vibhuti are set at the corners. Painted white geometric yantra-like designs decorate the lower steps and ground. Blurred in the background, a person in an orange-and-green sari sits beside silver ritual vessels and a silver lamp stand. No faces are visible in the frame.

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A square wooden homa fire pit with tall orange flames rising from its centre. A brass ladle sits on the rim of the fire and a small brass lamp with a flame stands on the left edge; white ash marks dot the wooden steps. Behind is a red-and-white painted wall and green foliage. A partially visible person in a white dhoti sits at the left edge with bangled wrist, performing the fire ritual.

A brick-built homa fire pit decorated with yellow, red and green powder designs and scattered marigold petals, burning with bright flames and smoke. A seated figure in a yellow shawl and white garment tends the fire at the back, with brass bowls, a silver tray of offerings and a bundle of sticks nearby. The image is a photograph of a fire ritual.

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A close view of a homa fire pit built from red brick and framed with a yellow-painted wooden border dusted with turmeric and white powder. Small flames burn inside the pit. At the left edge, a seated person in maroon cloth rests a bare hand on a knee, with a brass bowl and a small metal vessel nearby. Behind, figures in saffron and white robes stand near a colourful patterned cloth, and a silver tray with pink flower petals sits at the right. The scene suggests a fire ritual with offerings.

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A homa fire burns in a yellow brick fire pit decorated with pink and white flowers. A bare-chested priest kneels at left, with white ceremonial markings on his arm and white-and-striped dhoti, pouring liquid offering from a brass ladle into the fire. Brass vessels and a brass pot sit in front, with a garlanded kalasha of yellow marigolds and red flowers behind. Smoke rises. Two other participants are partially visible at the top right.