A close photograph of a homa fire burning on a raised brick hearth. Bright orange flames rise from the centre while a ladle or spoon pours a stream of liquid. To the left sits an ornate brass bowl with a golden liquid and a small offering inside, its rim decorated with engraved bands. No people are visible; the scene centres on the sacred fire and offering. - Nithyanandapedia

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A close photograph of a homa fire burning on a raised brick hearth. Bright orange flames rise from the centre while a ladle or spoon pours a stream of liquid. To the left sits an ornate brass bowl with a golden liquid and a small offering inside, its rim decorated with engraved bands. No people are visible; the scene centres on the sacred fire and offering.

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Close view of a homa fire pit built from yellow-orange turmeric-coated bricks, with white kolam-style powder lines and small yellow marigold flowers placed on the bricks. Tall orange flames rise from thin dry sticks inside the pit. In the foreground a silver bowl holds a pool of golden yellow liquid, with a silver ladle resting across its rim. A partially visible hand and a leaf-covered tray appear at the top left. No people's faces are visible.

A fire ritual in progress: a fire burns in a brick hearth whose yellow-painted bricks are dotted with red kumkum and scattered rice grains. A hand holding a silver ladle with a long handle pours liquid into the flames, and a copper-and-silver bowl sits on the left edge. Darbha grass lies on the bricks. The scene suggests a homa or yagna. No people beyond the hand are visible, and the background shows a colourful striped cloth.

Close-up photo of a homa fire ritual on a brick fire pit. Bright orange flames rise on the right while a long ladle or spoon pours a thin stream of ghee into the fire. A small engraved copper or brass bowl sits on the bricks, flanked by flower offerings in white, pink and yellow, with sticks laid across the pit. Only a sliver of white cloth and a hand appears at the left edge, and blurred yellow and orange garlands sit in the background. No identifiable person's face is visible, so no one is attributed to a person.

A photograph of a homa fire ritual. A tall flame rises from a yellow-painted brick fire pit filled with burning wood, scattered red flower petals and white ash. A brass bowl with a long brass ladle stands beside the fire, and a hand holding the ladle appears at top left. A small brass vessel sits at bottom left. No people's faces are visible, only a partial arm and lap at the edge.