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A homa is performed on a riverbank beside flowing water. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a tilak on the forehead, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style neck garland sits in meditative prayer posture with palms together before a small brick fire pit with a flame. Behind him a seated group of devotees watches, including a woman in a bright pink and orange sari with glasses, a woman in green, a man in white with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in a green sari. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, a bowl of offerings and small items sit on the ground around the fire. A cameraman stands at right with a tripod.

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A homa being performed on a riverbank by a priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with long hair and a white tilak on his forehead, sitting on a wooden seat with carved backrest. He gestures over a small brick fire pit with burning flames, a brass vessel of ghee and bowls of offerings nearby, with a silver kalasha-shaped pot on a tray. Around him sit about eleven devotees on the ground, several in orange or red saris and white clothing, with water behind them.2006-05-22Outdoor homa performed on a riverbank beside flowing water. A figure with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing saffron cloth with a gold necklace, kneels at a small brick fire pit feeding flames with ghee from a silver ladle. Around them seated devotees watch: a woman in a red and orange sari, a woman in orange, a man in white, and a bearded sadhu in orange. Brass oil lamps, copper vessels, bowls of herbs, grains and wood samples, and a carved wooden seat are arranged on the stone ground. A tripod-mounted camera stands at the edge.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22A photograph of an outdoor homa at a riverside ghat. A central figure with long swept-back hair, a saffron-orange robe and a large gold necklace with a pendant sits before a small fire pit built of red bricks, with flames rising and hands raised over the fire. Beside him a man in white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and sits near brass plates and a bowl. Behind and around them a crowd of devotees, many in white and pastel clothing, watches the ritual. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long hair, saffron robe and gold ornaments, performing the homa as the leader.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22A seated man in orange saffron robes with long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha malas sits cross-legged with eyes closed in front of a small brick fire pit with a burning flame, bronze bowls and a trident-topped brass object nearby, appearing to perform a homa. Around him, devotees in white and orange clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas, sit closely in an outdoor gathering, with a man in white holding a small ritual item to the right. Swamiji (probable) is seated centrally, with the appearance-based cues of long hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace.2006-05-22Outdoor homa on a riverbank with a brick fire pit burning in the centre. Around them devotees in white, rudraksha malas and saffron and red saris sit or kneel with folded hands. A woman in a green shirt and a young woman in white sit at left beside brass bowls of offerings and plates of grain. A gold kalasha stands on a tray at right. A video camera on a tripod is visible. Smoke rises and steps and walls of a ghat appear behind the crowd.2006-05-22A homa is performed on a riverbank beside a brick-lined fire pit with rising smoke. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl, with long hair, a ceremonial gold necklace and a tilak on his forehead, sits on a wooden seat and offers ghee into the fire with a ladle. Brass and steel bowls of offerings, a brass kalasha-style vessel and oil lamps lie on the ground. Devotees sit around in white, orange and red clothing, with rudraksha malas; one woman in a red and orange sari is seated at the right. Water and rocks are visible behind. a person is the central figure, the one performing the homa in orange robes with the gold necklace.2006-05-22