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Outdoor riverside homa at Rishikesh with a fire pit burning in the lower right, flames rising beside a small metal vessel and fruit offerings. Two saffron-robed sadhus sit in the foreground: the nearer one holds a small bowl and the other, a woman with long dark hair, reads from an open book. Behind them a murti of a deity stands on a carved wooden table draped in red cloth with a garland and a kalasha-style brass pot, and a woman in white kneels with offerings. Several onlookers stand near the river, including a man in a pink shirt with hands folded, boys in striped and green shirts, and a woman in a yellow sari. Dark rocks and rushing water fill the background.

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Outdoor riverside homa at Rishikesh with a fire pit at right blazing with flames and offerings. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged reading from an open book, a microphone on a stand before them. A younger attendant in orange sits beside them holding a plate of flowers and offerings. Behind is a small deity murti with a garland on a carved wooden stand, a red and silver cloth draped near it, and a brass bowl with marigolds, mangoes and a kalasha in the foreground. Several women in white and yellow saris and men and boys watch from the riverbank, with a river and rocks behind.2008-06-28Outdoor fire ritual (homa) on a paved riverside platform. Three saffron-robed priests sit cross-legged behind a metal fire pit with bright flames; the priest on the right, with long dark hair swept back, a red tilak and a saffron wrap, feeds offerings into the fire. The middle priest wears a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and rudraksha-style beads, and the left priest a bead necklace. Behind them stand brass vessels, a kalasha, a pile of folded orange cloths, bowls of fruit and marigold garlands. A microphone on a stand is at the right. Spectators in casual clothes and white kurtas stand and sit on the rocky riverbank in the background.2008-06-28January 22 20082008-01-22A homa is performed on a riverside stone platform draped with orange cloth. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red tilak and an orange wrap sits cross-legged before a rectangular metal fire pit where flames rise from wood. Beside him to the left, a man in an orange wrap and a gold necklace holds a brass plate of wood offerings. Further left, a man in orange wears a gold necklace. Mango fruit, brass vessels, a kalasha-type pot, marigold petals and a microphone on a stand are arranged on the cloth. Behind them a small child in a green top stands, and devotees and bathers are visible along the riverbank.2008-06-28Outdoor fire ritual on a riverside stone platform. A long-haired man in orange robes with a red tilak sits cross-legged, placing sticks onto a small flaming fire in a rectangular metal fire pit. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes and a gold bead necklace holds a brass tray of wood. Around them are orange cloths, brass vessels, a conch-shaped vessel, small cups, marigold offerings and a standing microphone. Behind, people in colourful clothing, including a child, stand near the water's edge. The scene resembles a homa or yagna. The long-haired figure has long swept-back hair and orange clothing, but the visible cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2008-06-28A photograph of an outdoor fire ritual on a riverside ghat. A seated man in long dark hair and orange saffron robes, with a red tilak and a red-and-orange shawl, feeds wood into a small flame in a rectangular metal fire pit, with his hand near the burning sticks. Beside him, a second man in orange robes and a long gold bead necklace holds a brass tray of wood and sits on an orange cloth. Brass pots, a small bowl of marigold petals and flowers, incense sticks and a microphone on a stand are arranged around the fire. In the background, people in colourful clothes stand and sit on the pale stone steps near the water, including a small child in a green top.2008-06-28A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in an open courtyard. A standing priest in an orange shawl and orange dhoti holds a silver plate near a rectangular fire pit with burning flames. Seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing, some in white and pink saris, sit on mats with hands folded in prayer. Kalasha pots decorated with white flower garlands and mango leaves, plus fruit plates and oil lamps, sit at the front.2012-07-12Outdoor riverbank ritual on pebbled shore beside flowing water. Several people in orange robes sit on an orange cloth performing a fire ritual; a metal fire pit burns with flames at right. A seated woman in orange raises a metal plate of offerings toward a small golden deity murti on a carved wooden stand, decorated with a red and white garland. Silver and copper pots, brass bowls, mango and marigold offerings lie on the cloth. Standing and seated onlookers watch, including a woman in white with folded hands, an older woman in orange, a woman in a white shawl, and children; a man in a white shirt stands near a microphone on a stand. A bald man in white sits with his back to the camera in the foreground. Several onlookers are visible, and a yellow sari appears at top. Darkness and sky are not described.2008-06-28Outdoors on a riverside stone platform, a long-haired man in orange robes sits cross-legged before a metal fire tray where wood burns with visible flames, performing a homa. Around him on an orange cloth are brass and silver vessels, a bowl of mangoes, marigold petals, a plate of offerings and incense sticks. A seated assistant in orange holds a brass tray and a second man in white and orange stands behind, both in ritual attire. A microphone on a stand is set near the fire. Bystanders in casual clothes and a woman in a pink sari watch from the nearby walkway, with the river visible behind.2008-06-28Outdoor fire ritual on a stone riverside platform beside a river, with figures in orange robes. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark in an orange robe feeds sticks into a metal fire pit with flames rising. Two men in orange sit to the left, one with a white tripundra forehead mark and wooden beads, the other wearing a wooden bead necklace. Brass vessels, a plate of fruit, marigold petals and an orange cloth surround the fire, and a standing microphone stands at right. Behind them a man in white with a shawl and a man in a turquoise shirt watch, with more people by the water and buildings beyond. a person identification is uncertain given the appearance cues.2008-06-28A photograph of an outdoor homa beside a riverbank. A small rectangular metal fire pit burns with bright flames at the center. Four men in orange saffron robes sit on an orange cloth; the figure on the far right has long swept-back hair, a red forehead mark and reads from an open booklet while speaking into a microphone on a stand. The seated man beside him wears a gold-bead necklace and a rudraksha-style mala and tends the fire. Two other men in orange and white sit behind them. On the left, a bowl of apples, a silver kalasha-style pot and small brass vessels sit on the cloth, and a stack of folded orange cloths lies at the left edge. A marigold-filled plate rests at the right. A man in a grey shirt and beads sits at the far left. Behind them, people in orange and white stand along stone steps by flowing water.2008-06-28May 22 20062006-05-22