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A 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.

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June 21 2004 Himalayas Yatra - Gangotri, Gaurikund and Kedarnath2004-06-21A 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.2004-06-21Photograph 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.2004-06-21June 21 2004 Himalayas Yatra - Gangotri, Gaurikund and Kedarnath2004-06-21A 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.2004-06-21A photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine. A figure with long dark curly hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a long gold necklace, sits on the floor holding a flat plate with a lit flame, performing an offering. Beside them a bowl of yellow offering material rests on a stone. Behind and around, several people in saffron-orange robes and white garments sit or stand with hands joined in prayer, and a brass lamp and bells are visible. In front, a small deity murti draped in orange cloth sits on a raised shrine with rudraksha beads and a stack of wood. The setting appears to be a temple interior with a stone floor.2006-05-30June 21 2004 Himalayas Yatra - Gangotri, Gaurikund and Kedarnath2004-06-21A 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 a fire homa in progress. A fire burns in a stone fire pit at the centre. A man in orange robes and a long gold necklace sits behind the pit, holding a small brass vessel and a bell-like object, with long dark hair. Around the pit, several devotees in orange and white clothing sit with their palms pressed together in anjali. Brass bowls, a small kalasha-style vessel, and ritual items lie on a stone platform to the right. A woman in the foreground has bangles and praying hands. The setting appears to be an open outdoor ritual area.2006-05-30June 21 2004 Himalayas Yatra - Gangotri, Gaurikund and Kedarnath2004-06-21A seated man in an orange saffron robe performs a homa beside a small fire on a stone platform, pouring a liquid from a ladle-like vessel into the flames. He wears long swept-back hair, a red tilak mark, a multi-strand gold necklace and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, a gold-bordered wooden seat and a row of seated devotees watch; a man in white with a rudraksha mala holds a trident-like staff at right, and a brass bowl and kalasha-style vessel sit on the ground. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklace, performing the homa as the central figure.2006-05-22May 30 20062006-05-30 +1 copies