A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl sits on a carved wooden seat, performing a fire ritual. He holds a brass plate and feeds the flames of a brick-lined fire pit (homa/yagna) decorated with red roses, yellow and pink flowers, and strewn grass. Smoke rises from the fire. A brass bowl, a metal vessel and a wooden box sit nearby, and potted plants stand in the courtyard behind. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl sits on a carved wooden seat, performing a fire ritual. He holds a brass plate and feeds the flames of a brick-lined fire pit (homa/yagna) decorated with red roses, yellow and pink flowers, and strewn grass. Smoke rises from the fire. A brass bowl, a metal vessel and a wooden box sit nearby, and potted plants stand in the courtyard behind.

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June 06 2010

A priest in white ceremonial dhoti and shawl with a yellow border, wearing a gold-beaded necklace and a white vibhuti forehead mark, sits beside a smoking fire pit (homa kunda) and gestures over it with one hand while holding a small paper. In front of him are silver bowls of red and green offerings, a silver bowl of rice or grain, a silver lamp, a kalasha and a red flower garland. Behind the fire pit, a deity shrine area with a wooden carved backrest and potted plants is visible. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance; he is a priest performing a homa.

A man in white ritual clothing with a yellow shawl kneels at a brick fire pit, hands extended over a small flame, performing a homa. Marigold and red flower petals are scattered over the bricks, a brass bowl and small brass vessels sit nearby, and a silver kalasha with mango leaves and flowers rests behind him. A framed sign with partial lettering appears in the upper left corner, and a red and gold cloth backdrop fills the background.

October 27 2011

A homa fire burns inside a square pit built of white bricks, with marigold petals and red flowers scattered around its edges. A man in white clothes with a yellow shawl kneels on a wooden seat and pours liquid from a brown wooden ladle toward the flames. Behind him, another man in white stands near a second brick fire structure, with smoke rising. On the left stands a cream upholstered armchair on an orange cloth, and in the foreground are a brass vessel, a metal kalasha-style pot, brass bowls, orange-and-red offering plates with flowers, and a basket of coconut and leaves.

A photograph of a homa fire ceremony on a stone-paved courtyard. Two men in white dhoti and kurta with yellow shawls sit on mats. The man on the right, seated before a fire pit built of stacked yellow-brown bricks decorated with white painted patterns and flowers, feeds the flames with a hand. The man on the left, seated behind brass plates of rice and offerings, handles items on a cloth. Brass pots, bowls, a kalasha with mango leaves and a small lamp sit on a silver tray at right, with a red-brown wooden seat behind them.

A photograph of an outdoor homa fire ceremony on a brick-built fire pit with flames and smoke rising. Two men in white clothing sit and tend the fire; the foreground man wears a yellow shawl over white robes and holds a long stick, while another white-clad man reaches in from behind a second fire pit. Red and yellow flower petals are scattered around the bricks, with a brass vessel and a metal kalasha nearby on a red and blue cloth on dry ground. Two people are visible, and no identifiable a person candidate is clearly shown.

Outdoor fire ritual at a homa pit built of white bricks and decorated with yellow and orange marigold petals. Two young men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged at the fire. The man on the right, wearing a yellow shawl and a small lapel microphone, holds a ladle over the flames. The man beside him wears a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala. A brass bowl sits at the left edge of the pit. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and blue sits and watches, including women in white and a woman in a blue sari. No one in the image is clearly identifiable as a person; the visible participants appear to be ritual assistants or devotees.

A man in white kurta and dhoti with a yellow shawl sits on a carved wooden seat, pouring an offering from a wooden ladle into a brick fire pit. The brick homa altar is decorated with red roses, yellow marigolds and pink flowers, with darbha grass laid around the edges and flames rising from the centre. A brass bowl and a metal vessel sit nearby, and potted plants stand in the courtyard behind him.

A homa fire burns in a fire pit built from white bricks, scattered with yellow marigolds and red flowers. A man in white clothing with a yellow shawl stands at the right, holding a long metal ladle and pouring offerings into the flames. Another man in a yellow shawl sits behind him. A brass bowl rests on the brick platform beside the fire. Behind them, seated women in white and blue saris watch the ritual, with a lapel microphone visible on the standing man.

A close photograph of a homa fire ritual at an outdoor camp setting. A seated person in white ritual dress with a cream-and-gold border ladles liquid from a silver bowl into a fire pit lined with red brick and yellow-marked tiles. The fire is burning wood sticks and ash, with flames rising beside the ladle. Offerings sit nearby: a silver bowl, a steel vessel, a glass jar of pale liquid, and a tray with orange fruit. Pink and yellow flowers decorate the edge of the pit. Another person in white trousers stands at left, and a brass bell appears at upper right.