Close-up of a homa fire pit built from yellow-painted bricks, with dry wood sticks laid inside the square opening and small yellow flowers scattered on the bricks. Behind it stand three glass or silver-rimmed kalasha pots topped with green mango leaves and yellow-orange cloth or coconut-like tops, with a saffron-orange cloth backdrop. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up of a homa fire pit built from yellow-painted bricks, with dry wood sticks laid inside the square opening and small yellow flowers scattered on the bricks. Behind it stand three glass or silver-rimmed kalasha pots topped with green mango leaves and yellow-orange cloth or coconut-like tops, with a saffron-orange cloth backdrop. No people are visible.

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Three silver kalasha pots with woven wire patterns stand on a bed of white rice on a banana leaf. Each pot holds mango leaves and a coconut topped with orange-yellow husk fibre, with yellow marigold flowers and red kumkum dots on the pots. Incense smoke rises at the left and yellow flowers and orange cloth appear in the foreground. No people are visible; this is a ritual setup for a puja.

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A homa fire burns on a stack of yellow-painted bricks in the foreground, with flames and smoke rising from a small offering pit. Beside it sits a small silver vessel and a silver lamp. Behind, a decorated deity murti or kalasha is adorned with red and orange flower garlands, green leaves and a white flower, placed on a white cloth with a gold border. Blurred figures in white clothing stand in the background, with orange cloth in the lower right. Scene suggests a fire ritual during a satsang setting.

A photograph of a homa fire burning inside a square fire pit built from stacked yellow turmeric-coloured bricks, with a red kumkum mark on the brick corners. Flames rise from the centre. Behind it, a person in an orange dhoti with a maroon border sits cross-legged, with hands visible near the fire and a small spoon or ladle in one hand. To the right stand a silver kalasha-style vessel and a metal dish of yellow liquid on the left. The setting suggests a ritual fire ceremony. No face is visible, so no identity is asserted.

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Close view of a homa fire burning in a pit lined with yellow-orange bricks topped with flowers, including yellow marigolds and red petals, and pink-edged sprinkled powder. A polished silver bowl with engraved rim sits at left, with small red fruits or offerings in the background. Flames rise tall and bright against a dark backdrop. No people are clearly visible; only a blurred pale-clad leg appears at upper right.

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A homa fire burns on a brick fire pit built from red bricks and decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds and pink flowers. Flames rise from the centre, with a few offerings on the bricks. A hand holding a long metal ladle with a brass handle is visible at the upper left, and a polished brass or copper bowl sits beside the pit. No people are clearly visible beyond the hand, and no one is identifiable as a person in the image.

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