Night homa at a fire pit: a shirtless man in a green turban and white dhoti sits cross-legged, holding a lit oil lamp and a small ritual dish over a square fire pit where flames rise and white flower petals are scattered. Behind him, standing attendants wear white and orange-red garments, and marigold flower offerings and brass vessels sit on a colourful mat. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night homa at a fire pit: a shirtless man in a green turban and white dhoti sits cross-legged, holding a lit oil lamp and a small ritual dish over a square fire pit where flames rise and white flower petals are scattered. Behind him, standing attendants wear white and orange-red garments, and marigold flower offerings and brass vessels sit on a colourful mat.

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Night homa at an outdoor ritual site. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with coloured border sits cross-legged behind a rectangular wooden fire pit with a burning fire and a white cloth bundle on it. He holds a small lit oil lamp in both hands. A second dhoti-clad man in white stands at left, pouring or lighting, with a flower-decorated pink and green mat beneath. A third man at top wears saffron-orange cloth and joins his palms. Marigold and white flower offerings, brass vessels and incense sticks surround the pit, with dense green foliage behind and a woman in white at right edge.

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A photograph of a homa or fire ritual in a temple hall. A large open fire burns in a raised wooden-framed fire pit at the centre-bottom, with smoke rising. A seated priest with a green turban and bare chest, wearing a white dhoti with a striped border, holds a small lamp or offering over the fire. A second priest in a white dhoti stands bent over beside him, holding a lamp. Behind them a woman in an orange-red sari presses her palms together in prayer, and another figure in a red-orange sari stands to the right beside a white-draped table with red flowers. Brass vessels, marigold and yellow flower garlands, and a pile of rice grains sit near the fire pit. Striped red and white pillars and steps frame the background, where other people in white stand watching.

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A homa fire burns in a yellow-brick fire pit decorated with yellow and red flowers and scattered petals. A bare-chested priest with an orange head wrap and a brown-and-blue striped dhoti sits at left, pouring an offering from a long brass ladle into a brass vessel. Other priests in white dhotis with gold borders stand and sit behind the fire, and brass pots of flowers sit in the foreground.

A homa fire ritual is underway in a temple-like room with a striped cloth on the floor. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a yellow headband kneels and tends a flaming fire pit built of yellow-and-orange blocks, with flowers, fruit and a brass lamp nearby. Beside him a bare-chested assistant in white dhoti with a green-and-white border holds a small vessel. Behind them, a seated figure in saffron-orange cloth, with long hair and a gold necklace over rudraksha beads, sits on a golden throne with a gold chair back. A garland of white and yellow flowers lies in the foreground. Pooja items and a brass plate are visible on the floor.