A large vertical fire blazes on a raised stone platform during a homa in a dark temple-like hall. A brass bowl with scalloped rim sits at the base of the flames, and brass oil lamps stand on either side. A garland of white and red flowers hangs on a framed picture behind the fire. Dry grass stalks lie to the right, and a hand holds a long ladle at the right edge. No people are fully visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A large vertical fire blazes on a raised stone platform during a homa in a dark temple-like hall. A brass bowl with scalloped rim sits at the base of the flames, and brass oil lamps stand on either side. A garland of white and red flowers hangs on a framed picture behind the fire. Dry grass stalks lie to the right, and a hand holds a long ladle at the right edge. No people are fully visible.

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A large fire blazes over a homa altar at night, with tall orange flames rising from a dark stone fire pit. A brass bowl with scalloped rim sits in front of the flames. On the left, brass oil lamps with lit wicks and a long wooden ladle-like ritual implement rest on a low table, with flowers in a small pot nearby. A sheaf of green grass stands at the right edge, and a hand holding a wooden ladle reaches in from the right. Behind the fire, a framed picture of a deity is garlanded with white and red flowers. No people's faces are visible; only hands are shown.

A photograph of a homa fire burning in a raised stone fire pit at night. Tall orange flames rise from the pit's centre. A bronze bowl with scalloped rim sits beside the fire, and brass oil lamps with lit flames stand on the left. A framed picture garlanded with white flowers is behind the fire, and a small brass deity murti sits to the right with red flowers. A wooden ladle or spoon is held at the right edge by an unseen hand. No people are fully visible.

A tall, bright flame rises from a brass fire pit set on a dark wooden table during an evening homa. Beside it sits a shallow brass bowl holding offerings, and a bundle of dry grass or kusha stalks stands on the right. Small brass oil lamps with lit wicks flank the table on the left, and a framed picture with garlands hangs faintly in the dark background. No people are visible in the frame.

A homa fire burns on a stone altar in a dimly lit temple hall, with a large flame rising from the fire pit beside a metal bowl of offerings and a long ladle or stick held at the left edge by a person's hand. Behind the altar, a framed portrait garlanded with white and red flowers shows a smiling young man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a raised hand in blessing. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and potted green plants and a small deity murti in blue and gold sit near the fire, with a bundle of grass stalks at the right. The portrait is a printed depiction and the page does not place the subject at this event; the only visible people are partial hands, so no physical candidate is shown in person.

A dimly lit ritual scene centred on a homa fire burning in a brass or copper fire pit on a draped altar. Tall orange flames rise beside a copper-coloured bowl. Behind the fire stands a framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, a garland of white and red flowers hung along its frame; the portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand on either side, and a bundle of green grass stalks rests at the right. Small lamps glow in the background. No physical people are visible.

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 fire blazes in a fire pit in a dim shrine room, with flames rising centrally. Behind it, a framed picture or deity image is draped with white flower garlands, flanked by two small gilded framed deity images on a white-draped table. A brass oil lamp with a flame stands at the left, and a bronze vessel sits in the lower left foreground. A partially visible hand at the right edge tends the fire with a stick. The scene suggests a homa or yagna, with offerings being fed to the fire. No people are fully visible.

A tall, bright homa fire burns in a fire pit in front of a dark shrine. Behind the flames, a framed picture or murti is decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flower strands. A brass bowl with a scalloped rim sits at the left edge of the fire pit, and a bundle of dried grass stalks leans in from the right. No people are visible.

A photograph of a homa fire burning on a dark altar at night. Tall orange flames rise from a central fire pit beside a shallow metal bowl and a brass oil lamp with a lit wick on the left. A brass lamp stand with a flame stands behind the altar, and a bundle of grass or kusha stalks leans at the right edge. Behind the fire, a framed picture shows a figure draped in white against a dark background, framed with white flower garlands. No people are visible in the scene. A faint archive copyright overlay appears in the lower right corner.

A tall, bright fire blazes in a raised stone fire pit, its flames rising high in the dark. Behind it stands a framed deity murti or picture draped with white jasmine garlands and red-flowered garlands, with a small lit lamp glowing at the left edge. A brass bowl with a scalloped rim sits at the left of the fire pit, and green kusha grass stalks stand at the right, indicating a homa fire ritual at night. No people are visible.

A night homa fire burns in a fire pit, with tall orange flames rising from the wood. Two people's arms reach in from the left and right holding long wooden implements toward the fire. Behind the flames, a framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a beaded mala, is placed among flowers. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand at the left edge, and a bundle of grass sits to the right of the fire. The surroundings are dark.

A dark indoor scene dominated by a tall fire rising from a homa fire pit in the foreground. Behind the flames stands a framed portrait on a stand, garlanded with white flowers, showing a figure with dark hair in a dimly lit frame. A brass bowl of offerings sits on the left of the fire, with brass oil lamps and a bundle of grass stalks to the right. No physical people are visible in the frame.