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A fire pit of raised stone with a bright flame at lower left. A man with long dark hair, orange robes and orange shawl, wearing a gold-coloured ornate necklace and bead mala, sits leaning over the fire and feeding it with his hand. Beside him, a woman in pink top and orange shawl with a red bindi watches, holding a small packet, and a man in orange clothing with a wooden staff sits at right. Behind them, several devotees in orange shawls and a man in lilac kurta sit or stand against a stone wall. A blue tin sits on the stone edge of the fire pit, and a small lamp flame glows at right. Setting appears to be an outdoor ritual site.

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A man in flowing orange robes sits before a stone-lined fire pit, pouring an offering from a silver vessel into the flames with a brass ladle-like spoon in his right hand. He has long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala with gold beads around his neck, and gold bangles on his wrist. Behind him, a woman in a pink top and orange shawl sits with palms joined in namaste, another woman with a red bindi looks on, and other people in orange garments are seated around. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual, with bright flames and ash-covered logs in the foreground.2004-06-21June 21 2004 Himalayas Yatra - Gangotri, Gaurikund and Kedarnath2004-06-21A photograph of a homa fire ritual at an outdoor site. In the foreground a rectangular brick fire pit burns with bright flames. Behind it a man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged in orange robes, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant, holding a metal plate of white cloth and offerings over the flames. Beside him a woman in a pink top and orange shawl sits with palms pressed together in prayer. To the right, a man in pink and orange clothing holds a wooden staff, and a steel container with a spoon sits nearby. Several people in orange clothing stand or sit in the background.2004-06-21June 21 2004 Himalayas Yatra - Gangotri, Gaurikund and Kedarnath2004-06-21Photograph of a homa fire ritual outdoors. In the foreground a stone-lined fire pit blazes. A man with long dark hair, wearing orange robes, a gold pendant and multiple rudraksha malas, sits behind it pouring an offering into the flames from a small metal vessel. A woman in a pink top with an orange shawl sits beside him with hands joined, and a seated person in pink and orange stands at right with an identification card. Several other devotees in orange clothing are visible in the background.2004-06-21A homa is performed outdoors in rain at Kedarnath beneath umbrellas. A man with long dark hair, wearing orange robes and a gold bead necklace, feeds offerings into a square stone fire pit with a large flame, holding a ladle in one hand. Around him, seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing sit close, some with palms pressed together. Others wear rain jackets, shawls and head coverings. Red, black and orange umbrellas shelter the group, and a metal kalasha and brass implements rest near the fire pit. Stone architecture and a yellow signboard appear behind.2006-05-30A man with long, loose black hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a pink stone ghat in saffron-orange robes, tending a fire in a rectangular metal fire pit. Flames rise from wood as he holds a ladle over it. Nearby are brass vessels, a small silver cup, and a tray of marigold petals. A microphone on a stand is beside him. Behind him, a man in a teal t-shirt and olive trousers stands watching, another man in a light shirt stands farther back, and people in colourful saris sit near the riverbank with a dog.2008-06-28A photograph of a homa at a stone fire pit with a burning fire of logs, wooden ladles resting on the stone edge, and brass vessels and bowls of offerings in the foreground. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace sits cross-legged at the fire, holding a plate, with a small metal deity murti in a golden shrine behind the pit. Around him seated and standing devotees wear saffron shawls and orange, with a man in an orange cap and grey jacket sitting in front, and a cameraman in white at the right edge. A trident stands at the left. a person in saffron robes with a gold necklace and long swept-back hair is performing the homa, with devotees and a camera operator present.2006-05-30A photograph of an outdoor homa at a riverside ghat. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing orange robes, sits cross-legged and feeds an offering into a rectangular metal fire pit with bright flames while holding a sheet of paper. Two younger men beside him in orange robes and gold beaded necklaces, one with white tilak marks on his forehead, sit on an orange cloth. A plate of orange marigold flowers, a small brass vessel and a microphone stand are nearby. In the background, seated and standing devotees in saris and kurtas watch from stone steps and a paved platform.2008-06-28A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long, flowing dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead pours ghee from a ladle into a flaming fire in a rectangular metal fire tray on an orange cloth. Marigold flowers sit on a tray to the right and a small brass cup and bowl are at the left edge. Behind him a standing man in a turquoise shirt and olive trousers watches, beside a microphone on a stand, with other people and a dog along a pale riverside ghat. This looks like a homa or yagna at a riverbank. Swamiji (probable): the long wavy hair, saffron robes and tilak are the visible cues, but the identity rests on appearance alone.2008-06-28June 21 2004 Himalayas Yatra - Gangotri, Gaurikund and Kedarnath2004-06-21May 30 20062006-05-30 +1 copies