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Photograph of a homa or yagna fire ritual at an outdoor ghat. A priest in rust-orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace pours offerings from a silver tray into a large flame atop a yellow-tiled fire pit with white and red marks. Thick white smoke rises. Seated devotees in white, orange and blue clothing fill the background, watching the ceremony.

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A priest in rust-orange dhoti and wrap, with a rudraksha mala and a brass bangle, pours golden offerings from a steel tray into a large sacred fire on a yellow-walled altar, flames and white smoke rising. Seated devotees in saffron, white and pastel clothes watch from behind on stone steps, consistent with a homa or yagna. No clearly visible a person candidate is identifiable by appearance.2018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01December 28 20172017-12-28January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 28 20172017-12-28January 01 20182018-01-01 +1 copiesA homa fire pit lined with yellow-painted bricks scattered with red and pink flower petals. Flames and thick smoke rise from logs and leafy offerings, with yellow turmeric-like powder and white substances sprinkled into the fire. A hand in the lower right holds a brass plate tilted over the blaze. Behind the fire, a blurred crowd of devotees watches, including a figure in a red and orange head wrap and a photographer with a camera at left. A trident-like ritual staff stands upright in the background.2017-12-28April 04 20182018-04-04December 28 20172017-12-28