Pūrṇāhuti — the final offering

Every homam ends with the pūrṇāhuti, the “full offering”. A dry coconut (often wrapped in red cloth with sāmagrī, a few sweets and flowers) is offered into the fire with a ladle of ghee, while everyone stands and joins in. The śānti verse “pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇam idam…” is often recited.

After it, āratī is done, ash from the fire may be applied to the forehead as prasāda, and the family prays for peace for all — “oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ.”

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