A square homa fire pit with a bright orange flame rising from the centre and smoke drifting across the frame. A silver ladle and a silver vessel with a spout sit on the rim of the pit, and a stream of liquid pours from the spout into the fire. In the blurred background, several people in white clothing with orange-red shawls stand behind the pit, and their faces are not in focus. - Nithyanandapedia

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A square homa fire pit with a bright orange flame rising from the centre and smoke drifting across the frame. A silver ladle and a silver vessel with a spout sit on the rim of the pit, and a stream of liquid pours from the spout into the fire. In the blurred background, several people in white clothing with orange-red shawls stand behind the pit, and their faces are not in focus.

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A photograph of a homa fire pit with bright orange flames and rising sparks in the foreground, with a silver ritual vessel and spoon at the rim. Blurred in the background, several people in white clothing with orange shawls sit near the fire. A white-turbaned figure is visible behind the flames. The scene appears to be a fire ritual; the individuals are not clearly identifiable.

Close photo of a homa fire pit at night. Bright flames rise from the lower right of a stone-edged fire pit, with sparks and smoke drifting up. On the left a silver bowl with a long handle and a small silver elephant-shaped vessel sit on the pit's edge, and liquid streams from the bowl. A person's hand in a white sleeve pours or tosses offerings at the top right. Blurred in the background, a man with white head covering and an orange-red shawl and a younger person in white clothing sit watching the ritual.

A homa fire pit in a dim setting with flames rising from a stone-edged rectangular pit and smoke drifting upward. In the foreground, a silver bowl with a ladle rests on the pit edge beside a small ornate silver vessel. At upper right, a bare arm and a white dhoti-clad priest hold an offering near the fire, and a steel bowl sits on the ledge. A blurred figure in white clothing sits behind, with a red-and-orange cloth bundle at right. Sparks and ash float in the air. No identifiable a person presence is visible.

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A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night. In the foreground a large fire burns in a raised stone fire pit, with flames and smoke rising. On the right, a shirtless priest in a white dhoti and bare-chested upper body reaches over the fire holding an offering item in his hand, with a brass bowl nearby. Behind the fire pit, a brass vessel and a small copper deity or kalasha-like object sit on the ledge. To the left, three seated devotees in white clothes with orange shawls watch the ritual in the dim background. No clear visible identification of a person is present, so the figures are described by role only.

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Close-up of a blazing fire rising from a brick-lined homa pit with scattered flowers and leaves on the bricks. A polished metal bowl sits to the left. Behind the fire, a blurred person in a red-orange garment wears a beaded necklace with a pendant, seated at the ritual fire. The scene suggests a homa or yagna offering.

A close-up photograph of a silver aarti lamp with three tall flames rising from a lit wick arrangement on a metal stand with a small round bulb-shaped finial. Behind it, out of focus, a row of seated devotees in white clothing and one in magenta sit before a draped orange-red cloth on a raised platform. Wisps of smoke drift upward. The setting suggests an aarti offering during a satsang gathering, with no clearly visible face of any a person candidate.

A close view of a wooden-framed fire pit for a homa, with a tall flame rising from a pile of dry sticks and twigs, smoke curling upward. In the blurred background, several people in orange and saffron robes sit behind the fire, and a silver bowl with offerings sits beside the pit. Small oil lamps glow at the right edge.

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