A dim, low-light photograph of a homa fire burning in a brass or copper vessel on a table, with bright orange flames and smoke rising. Nearby are a brass bowl, a small brass cup, and a dark covered vessel with a curved handle beside a tray of grains or rice. Shadowy draped fabric and a glimmer of light appear in the background. No people are visible in the frame. - Nithyanandapedia

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A dim, low-light photograph of a homa fire burning in a brass or copper vessel on a table, with bright orange flames and smoke rising. Nearby are a brass bowl, a small brass cup, and a dark covered vessel with a curved handle beside a tray of grains or rice. Shadowy draped fabric and a glimmer of light appear in the background. No people are visible in the frame.

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Close photo of a homa fire pit during a Chandi Homa ritual. A bare arm reaches in from the left and places wood into a bright, flaming fire on a yellow-painted stone altar. Beside it sit a brass bowl of grains or puffed rice and a small brass cup, with a brass ladle resting on the bowl rim. The person's arm is bare and tattooed; their orange robe is visible at the lower left edge. Gold-coloured panels hang in the blurred background.

Close photograph of an offering table draped in red cloth, with a tall flame rising from a brass lamp in the centre. Around it are brass and banana-leaf plates of food: papadams, pickles, sliced fruit, rice dishes in yellow and white, sweets and a fried snack, with small brass bowls of colourful sauces. Incense sticks stand in a brass vessel at right, and a small clay oil lamp with a lit wick sits in a dish in front. No people are visible.

A tall, bright fire blazes upward from a homa fire pit at night against a dark background. To the left, a brass bowl with scalloped rim sits on the stone platform beside the flames, and a dark ceremonial vessel is visible at the edge. Behind the fire, faint garlands and a decorated shrine area are barely discernible in the shadows. A green grass blade stands at the right edge. No people are visible in the frame.

A close photograph of a ritual offering spread on a red cloth. A large flame rises in the centre beside a small clay oil lamp on a brass plate. Brass plates hold banana leaves with fried papadums, round crisp snacks, sliced fruit, rice dishes, pickles and sweet and savoury preparations. Brass bowls with turmeric and kumkum sit at the right, and incense sticks stand in a brass holder. No people are visible.

A tall, bright fire rises from a homa fire pit in a dark setting, with flames flaring upward in tongues of orange and yellow. A decorative brass bowl with scalloped rim sits on the left edge of the pit. Behind the fire, a framed image is draped with white flower garlands, and small lamps glow faintly in the background. A ffresh grass bundle stands at the right edge. No people are visible.

A photograph of a large, tall fire burning at night in front of a dark shrine backdrop. Tongues of orange flame rise high from a stone fire pit, with a brass bowl with a scalloped rim sitting at the left edge of the pit. A bundle of dried grass stalks is visible at the right. Behind the fire, a darkened shrine niche with garlands of white flowers hangs on either side, with decorative brass items faintly visible. No people are visible; the scene centres on a homa fire ritual.

A photograph of a tall, bright fire burning in a raised earthen fire pit at night, with flames rising vertically against a dark background. Small metal bowls with decorative edges sit on the pit's rim and at lower left. Part of a person's arm and white garment is faintly visible behind the flames at centre, but no full figure is clear. The surrounding area is dark and indistinct.

A tall fire rises from a square homa fire pit in a dark room, with orange flames licking upward. A hand in a red-toned sleeve holds a long wooden-handled ladle or spoon over the flames, offering into the fire. A brass kalasha-style bowl sits at the lower left of the pit, and a brass oil lamp with a lit wick stands in the background at left. The scene is lit almost entirely by the fire.

A large open flame rises from a fire pit in a dark room, with tall orange and yellow tongues of fire. A shallow brass or copper bowl with a scalloped rim sits in the lower left foreground near the fire, and brass lamp stands are visible at the edges. Behind the fire is a dim altar area with a draped cloth and a small lamp. The scene appears to show a homa or yagna fire ritual; no people are visible.

A tall, bright fire rises from a stone-edged fire pit in a dark room. At the base sits a dark metal bowl, and to the right a hand holds a long wooden stick or ladle over the flames. At the left edge, a brass oil lamp with a lit wick stands on a tall stem. The scene shows a homa fire ritual, with no other people visible.

A large fire burns at night in a homa fire pit, with tall orange flames rising from the lower centre and smoke drifting to the right. Scattered red flowers sit on a wooden or stone platform at the bottom left. At the right edge, a bowl of offerings, possibly fruit or grains, is partly visible beside a figure in an orange garment whose body is cut off by the frame. The background is dark. No faces are visible.

A tall fire rises from a fire pit in a dark shrine room, its orange and yellow flames leaping upward in the center of the frame. A brass bowl with a scalloped rim sits at the lower left beside the fire, and a few dry grass blades stand at the right edge. Behind the flames a dim altar area with a framed shape and garlands is faintly visible. No people are visible in the image.