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A photograph of an outdoor fire ritual on a rocky riverbank beside muddy brown water. A small fire of wooden logs burns in the foreground, with a steel pot of yellow liquid and a brass bowl of flowers and offerings beside it, and coconut halves on the ground. Around the fire, several people sit on stones and cloth with hands pressed in anjali. A man in a green jacket, a woman in a patterned top, and a bald bearded man in a navy jacket and white hooded top kneel with eyes closed. A younger man in a dark jacket sits nearby. On the right, a person with long dark hair in a white garment sits near a yellow flower in the hair, and a standing man in a grey jacket also holds his hands together. A cardboard box printed with Bonita banana branding sits beside the fire. This appears to be a homa held outdoors, with several participants seated in prayer.

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Outdoor photo on a pebbled riverbank beside muddy brown river water. A small wood fire burns on the stones in front of a steel pot of yellow liquid, a brass bowl of flowers and offerings, and a coconut. Several people sit or kneel in prayer with palms pressed together: a man in a green jacket, a woman in a floral top, a bald bearded man in a navy jacket and white hood, a young man in dark clothing, and a long-haired person in white in the foreground at right with a yellow flower in the hair. A man in a maroon shawl sits at left near the fire. A cardboard Bonita banana box and wooden planks sit on the bank.2005-05-08A riverside homa on a gravel bank beside a brown, fast-flowing river. A small fire burns on stones and split wood, with a steel pot of yellow liquid set near the flames and a brass tray of flowers and offerings nearby. A man in a teal jacket and a woman with dark hair, hands in anjali, kneel behind a cardboard Bonita banana box holding smoke. 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Two standing people in jackets stand on the shore behind, one with hands pressed together in namaskar.2005-05-08A photograph of a riverside homa on a pebbled bank beside a brown, fast-moving river, with a small fire of split wood burning on the ground. A long-haired person in a white robe with brown trim sits cross-legged at right, holding a yellow fruit and gesturing toward the fire. Opposite them, a person in a maroon shawl sits with their back to the camera. Around the fire, several devotees sit or kneel: a man in a navy jacket with a white hooded top kneels with hands folded; a woman in a floral jacket holds her hands together near her chin; a person in a green jacket sits at left. Standing behind, a man in a grey sweatshirt wears a rudraksha mala and a white shirt, hands clasped, and another man in a dark jacket holds a white bag. A cardboard Bonita banana box and a plastic bag rest on the stones. 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A young man with long dark hair and a swept-back style, wearing a white robe with a saffron-toned shawl, sits at a fire pit of split logs and stones, raising his hands over the flames. A steel pot and a brass tray of yellow flowers sit beside the fire. Around him sit about a dozen people: men in jackets and blankets, women in pink and white shawls and sweaters, some with hands folded or watching closely. A plastic bag of offerings rests on a man's lap. Partially visible people fill the upper right edge. a person: the central figure shows long swept-back hair and a white robe with saffron-toned shawl, presiding over the homa as its officiant.2005-05-08A photograph of a small outdoor fire ritual on a rocky riverbank beside a brown, fast-flowing river and green willow shrubs, under light rain and a black-and-white umbrella. A bald, bearded man in a dark jacket kneels at the front, hands together, beside a cardboard box holding a dark mound of offerings. 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