A homa fire burns in a stacked brick fire pit in front of a seated crowd of devotees dressed in white and saffron-red. On the right, a man in a red-maroon turban, glasses, and an orange-brown dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits beside a tall brass oil lamp. Rows of participants sit on the floor under purple stage light. The fire pit has red-dusted bricks. - Nithyanandapedia

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A homa fire burns in a stacked brick fire pit in front of a seated crowd of devotees dressed in white and saffron-red. On the right, a man in a red-maroon turban, glasses, and an orange-brown dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits beside a tall brass oil lamp. Rows of participants sit on the floor under purple stage light. The fire pit has red-dusted bricks.

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