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Two young male priests in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a striped green-and-red mat before a yellow brick homa fire pit. The priest on the right, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a wooden ladle and pours offerings; the priest on the left, with white markings on his arms and forehead, sits beside brass bowls, a small oil lamp, and a tray of flower petals. A garlanded orange cloth sits on a silver vessel at right, and a gold throne with a tiger-skin backdrop stands behind. A microphone stands at left, and red drapes frame the room. The scene shows a homa ritual.

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May 28 20132013-05-28May 28 20132013-05-28May 28 20132013-05-28May 28 20132013-05-28Two young male sannyasis sit cross-legged on a green-and-red striped mat before a brick fire pit (homa/yagna) with a bright flame. The figure on the left wears a plain rust-brown cloth and has white horizontal tilak and arm markings; the figure on the right wears an orange-saffron robe, rudraksha mala beads, a white tilak, and holds his hands in a ritual mudra over a bowl of offerings. Nearby are a brass plate of wood sticks, a small oil lamp, brass cups, a bowl of coloured food offerings, and a flower garland on a wooden box. A microphone stands behind the fire pit against a maroon curtain.2013-05-28May 28 20132013-05-28May 28 20132013-05-28May 28 20132013-05-28May 28 20132013-05-28Two young men in saffron and ochre robes sit cross-legged on a striped green mat before a brick fire pit with burning wood, performing a homa. The seated man on the left wears ochre robes with a white-painted forehead and arms and holds his hands together. The young man on the right, in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, stirs the fire with a long stick beside a copper bowl and a steel bowl of offerings. Oil lamps burn on a white cloth in front, with a tray of sticks and leaves, and a golden throne and garlanded items appear at the right against maroon curtains.2013-05-28May 28 20132013-05-28Two young men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a striped green-and-red mat before a yellow brick fire pit (homa kunda) with smoke rising from it. The man on the left, bare-headed with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms, holds a bundle of dried grass and looks down. The man on the right wears a rudraksha mala, a saffron wrap, and white tilaka marks, holding a bell and a small oil lamp beside brass bowls of offerings and a plate of flower petals. A microphone stands behind them, a garland of white flowers and an orange cloth lie to the right, and a golden ornate throne is visible in the background. This appears to be a homa or fire ritual.2013-05-28