A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night against a black background. A man in a rust-orange robe with long braided hair and a beaded mala necklace holds a long-handled silver ladle over a wooden fire pit, where flames and smoke rise. A silver bowl sits beside the fire, and green leaves and a coconut lie at the right edge. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night against a black background. A man in a rust-orange robe with long braided hair and a beaded mala necklace holds a long-handled silver ladle over a wooden fire pit, where flames and smoke rise. A silver bowl sits beside the fire, and green leaves and a coconut lie at the right edge.

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Close photo of a homa fire in a wooden-framed fire pit at night. Orange flames rise from burning logs, and a silver vessel with a lid and handle sits at the left edge beside the fire. A person in a reddish-brown garment with bangles extends an arm over the fire, possibly offering into it; only the arm and torso are visible. A small glass vase with greenery sits at the right. No faces are visible.

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A shaved-headed man in a maroon-red robe with an orange-gold shawl and a dark rudraksha mala stands at a fire pit, pouring offering from a silver bowl with a ladle as a bright flame rises from the raised white-edged altar. Vibhuti marks are on his forehead and arms, and green foliage with a red-and-white striped wall lies behind.