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Outdoor riverside homa on the banks of the Ganga at Rishikesh. A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with long wet hair and a rudraksha mala leads a fire ritual, holding a flaming ladle over a small fire of wooden logs and a coconut in the centre. A brass oil lamp, a brass bell, a steel plate and a water bottle lie nearby. Around him, people sit on wet stone, some with hands folded in prayer. Standing behind are shirtless men in white dhotis and a man in a green towel, plus a woman in a yellow sari with a garland. The water and steps of the river are visible in the background.

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Outdoor ritual on a riverside ghat beside the Ganga. A long-haired man in a red-orange robe and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before a small wood fire with a coconut in the flames, ringing a brass bell with one hand and sprinkling something with the other. A brass oil lamp and a plate of offerings sit at right. Around them devotees sit and stand, several with palms pressed together in prayer, a woman in green and a woman in maroon among them. Standing behind, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a shirtless man with a rudraksha mala watch with hands folded, and a woman in a yellow printed salwar kameez stands with palms joined. The water and stone steps of the river are visible behind. Based on the page excerpt this is a homa during a Himalayan yatra, though the image itself does not show the a person identity.2004-06-15Outdoor photo of a riverside fire ritual on the Ganga bank at Rishikesh. A seated person in an orange-red robe and a dark rudraksha-style mala leans over a wood fire, pouring from a ladle into the flames, with smoke rising. Brass oil lamps, a coconut on a plate, a small bowl and a water bottle sit on the wet ground beside the fire. Standing behind are two bare-chested men in white dhotis, one holding a stack of white papers, and a man in white kurta with a lanyard. Seated devotees on the left and right, including women with hands pressed in prayer, watch the homa.2004-06-15Outdoor photo on the wet riverbank steps of the Ganga at Rishikesh during a homa. A long-haired man in an orange-red ochre cloth and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, palms pressed together, before a small wood fire on the wet ground. Around him, seated devotees in pastel and green clothes fold their hands in prayer, and a brass oil lamp, a plate with a coconut, a bottle of liquid and a small offering bowl sit on the ground. A shirtless man with a pendant necklace and white dhoti stands behind, with other white-clad devotees and bags nearby.2004-06-15June 15 2004 - Himalayan Yatra - Delhi and Rishikesh2004-06-15June 15 2004 - Himalayan Yatra - Delhi and Rishikesh2004-06-15Outdoor fire ritual on the wet bank of a river at dawn or early morning. A seated figure with long dark hair and a reddish-orange cloth sits behind a small log fire built on the ground, smoke rising around them. A bare-chested man with a dark beaded necklace and white dhoti stands behind, while devotees in white and muted clothes sit in a semicircle, hands pressed together in prayer. Brass lamps, a coconut, a small brass bell and a bottle of oil are arranged on a metal plate beside the fire, with a glass bowl holding a ladle nearby.2004-06-15June 15 2004 - Himalayan Yatra - Delhi and Rishikesh2004-06-15June 15 2004 - Himalayan Yatra - Delhi and Rishikesh2004-06-15May 22 20062006-05-22Outdoor photograph of a riverside homa on the banks of the Ganga. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange cloth with a heavy gold necklace of beads, sits on a wooden seat holding a ceremonial trident-topped object and a lamp with a bright flame. Around him, seated devotees in white t-shirts, a light beige top, a pink sari and mala beads watch, some with hands folded in namaste; a standing man in a white shirt stands with arms crossed. Smoke rises through the scene and the water is visible behind them.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22A photograph of a ritual at a riverside ghat, with a smiling man seated in the foreground wearing a red-and-saffron robe, a thick rudraksha mala necklace and a red wrist thread. He holds a flaming oil lamp (arati) over a silver kalasha-style pot, with a small brass deity figure and flower offerings on a tray before him. Behind him on the stone steps, a crowd of devotees sits with hands pressed in prayer, several women in orange and red clothing, and a woman in a patterned shawl. Two tall ceremonial staffs stand at the back, and a plume of smoke rises from the ritual fire. The name of the person in the foreground is not visibly identified in the image itself, so a person is set to unsure.2014-03-24