Close photo of a homa fire burning in a square white brick fire pit, with bright orange flames rising from the wood and embers. Behind the pit, partially visible, a seated person in white clothing holds a dark rudraksha mala beads in their lap. A small oil lamp with a flame sits at the right edge. Only the lower body and hands of the seated figure are visible, and no face is shown. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close photo of a homa fire burning in a square white brick fire pit, with bright orange flames rising from the wood and embers. Behind the pit, partially visible, a seated person in white clothing holds a dark rudraksha mala beads in their lap. A small oil lamp with a flame sits at the right edge. Only the lower body and hands of the seated figure are visible, and no face is shown.

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Close photograph of a blazing sacred fire inside a square white-tiled fire pit during a homa. Bright orange flames rise from kindling and dry husks. At left, the seated lower body of a person in white dhoti-style clothing shows hands resting near the fire; a dark mala-like string is visible at the edge. Behind the pit, dark figures and a metal vessel with a small flame sit in the background. Date stamp shows 20 10 2006.

A photo of a homa fire burning in a square white stone fire pit, with tall orange flames rising and smoke drifting upward. Dry grass is laid around the edge of the pit, with small red and pink flower offerings and a brass vessel nearby. At upper left, a partially visible figure in white clothing and a dark rudraksha mala, whose hands are working near the fire, seems to be a pujacharya performing the guru homa. Other seated people in white cloth are blurred in the background. A small glass lamp sits at the right edge.

Close photo of a homa fire burning in a low rectangular brick-lined fire pit. Tall orange and yellow flames rise from charred wood and ash, with a few small embers at the base. Dim, blurred figures in pale clothing sit behind the fire in the dark background, mostly out of focus. A date stamp reads 20.10.2006 at the right edge, with a vertical copyright line.

October 20 2006

Close photograph of a homa fire burning in a square pit lined with white bricks, with green grass blades and small red petals scattered around the edges. A pair of hands in white clothing rests in prayer near the left, and a bare arm with bangles and a white thread reaches in from the right to feed offerings into the flames. A brass cup stands at the right edge beside the pit. A man in white dhoti sits behind the fire, and a person in a checked shirt is partly visible at the top. The orange flames and smoke rise through the pit.

October 25 2006

Indoor homa ritual in a small room with white-painted walls and a curtained window. A square fire pit built of pale bricks holds a bright flame. A man in white robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at the left, tending the fire with his hands. Beside him a man in a striped shirt with a red tilak sits near the pit. A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits at the right, and other people sit in the background. Brass vessels, a small brass lamp and cups sit at the pit's edge.

A brick-lined fire pit with a bright flame rising from dry sticks inside, the homa fire at the centre of the frame. Behind it, a seated officiant in white clothing with a gold-bordered cloth sits cross-legged, hands raised near the flame. Brass vessels, a small bowl and an open book lie on the right, and a metal stand stands beside the pit. The flame suggests an offering ritual, with the officiant's face not visible.

A photograph of a homa fire burning inside a square brick fire pit at night. Tall orange flames rise from the pit, with sparks drifting upward. Red petals are scattered on the yellow-brown bricks. A metal bowl and offering plates with flowers sit nearby. Blurred figures in white and orange garments and a seated person in white clothing with a bangled wrist appear in the background, out of focus.

October 25 2006

A photograph of a homa fire ritual indoors on a tiled floor. A brick-lined fire pit blazes with wood and offerings, including bananas visible among the fuel. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on the left, feeding the fire. A woman in a white sari sits at right holding a steel plate with a red cloth and a small dish, with more seated devotees in white and pink behind and small brass lamps and a plate in the foreground. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person from appearance.

A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in a seated group setting indoors at night. A fire burns in a rectangular brick fire pit, with flames rising beside offerings of fruit and a woman in a white sari pouring or tending the offering near the flames. A man in white kurta and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands folded in prayer on the left, while other seated devotees with folded hands, a man in a checked shirt and a woman in a magenta garment look on from behind. Nothing here establishes a person's presence, and no individual is recognisable as him by appearance cues alone.