A photograph of a homa fire burning in a brick fire pit in front of a deity murti. The murti is seated within an ornate silver arch, dressed in a blue silk garment with silver jewellery, a silver crown and a red and white flower garland. A large bronze vessel sits beside the fire, and the flames rise high in the foreground. No people are visible in the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a homa fire burning in a brick fire pit in front of a deity murti. The murti is seated within an ornate silver arch, dressed in a blue silk garment with silver jewellery, a silver crown and a red and white flower garland. A large bronze vessel sits beside the fire, and the flames rise high in the foreground. No people are visible in the scene.

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A photograph of a homa fire rising from a stone-walled fire pit at night inside a temple. A brass vessel sits on the pit, and a hand in a white sleeve holds a large round brass plate near the flames. Behind the fire, a black stone deity murti dressed in a blue garment and red garlands sits within an ornate silver arch. The flames dominate the lower right of the frame.

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A photograph of a homa fire burning in a brick-lined fire pit in front of a temple shrine. Tall flames and sparks rise from the pit, with a brass vessel at its base. Behind it stands a dark black-stone deity murti adorned with red and white flower garlands, a blue-and-gold dress and gold jewellery, set within a silver arched frame. Brass lamps sit on the yellow shrine platform. No people are clearly visible except a partial figure at the left edge.

Photograph of a homa fire burning in a stone fire pit in front of a silver-framed shrine niche. Tall orange flames and sparks rise from the pit, with a metal bowl on the left. Inside the niche stands a dark deity murti with a white crown, red and white garland, and a blue and gold garment with orange drapery. No people are visible in the scene.

A photograph of a fire ritual at night. A tall flame rises from a brick-lined fire pit, throwing sparks upward. A metal vessel sits in the fire, and a hand holds a round brass plate or tray with a bright flame or offering at the left edge. Behind the fire, an ornate silver-framed arch shelters a deity murti dressed in a red and gold garland and a blue and gold cloth, with a white crown-like headdress. The setting is a temple shrine.

A homa fire burns in the foreground with flames rising from a brass vessel. Behind it, a black deity murti stands in a silver arched shrine, wearing a silver crown, a blue and gold draped garment, layered silver necklaces and a red and white garland. A figure in orange robes with a red sash kneels before the murti with hands together on the lower shrine level, next to a small blue-garlanded image. The dim temple interior and flowers complete the scene.

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A photograph of a temple shrine with a large fire burning in a stone fire pit in the foreground, as a person in white clothing pours something from a brass vessel into the flames. Behind the fire, a dark stone deity murti in red and gold garments stands within a silver arch decorated with red, white and marigold garlands. Further forward, smaller murtis in green, pink and purple garlanded dress flank a central figure. Brass arched backdrops frame the shrine and the scene is lit warmly. This appears to be a homa or yagna with offerings into the fire. No physical person is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.

A photograph of a homa fire burning in a shrine room. A tall flame rises from a brick-lined fire pit in the foreground, with a metal ladle or spoon resting at its left edge and a brass vessel nearby. Behind the fire, several decorated deity murtis stand in an alcove: a dark stone figure in a silver arch framed by red, white and yellow flower garlands, a seated murti draped in red and green with silver crown and ornaments, and a smaller murti in green leaves and yellow marigold garlands. A tall figure in a golden-yellow sari with a silver crown and garland stands at the right. Yellow marigold petals are scattered on the altar. No people are visible.

A temple shrine decorated with garlands of red, white and yellow flowers frames a central murti in a silver arch. Before it, a large seated deity figure wrapped in red and pink flower garlands sits beside a blazing fire pit. Smaller murtis in gold arches stand on either side, dressed in purple and green with yellow garlands. A small figure in orange and green garlands sits at the base of the main shrine. No people are visible in the scene, which shows deity murtis and a fire.

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