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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.

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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.2008-06-28January 22 20082008-01-22Outdoor 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.2008-06-28A 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.2008-06-28Outdoors 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.2008-06-28Outdoor fire ritual on a paved riverside platform. Three men in saffron-orange robes sit on an orange cloth; the figure on the right has long, swept-back dark hair, a red tilak and an orange wrap, and is feeding sticks into a small fire in a metal fire pit. The man in the centre wears a yellow-orange top, a red sash and a gold-bead mala and holds a brass tray of wood and offerings. The man on the left, with a white tripundra on his forehead and a gold necklace, tends the wood. Brass vessels, a mango bowl, a conch-shaped vessel, lamps and marigold garlands are arranged in front. A microphone stand stands at the right; in the background, onlookers, a child and a woman in a sari stand near the riverbank. Visible cues: the right figure has long swept hair and saffron wrap with a microphone at hand.2008-06-28A 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.2008-06-28A photograph of an outdoor homa on a paved riverside platform. A central figure with long dark hair and a saffron-orange wrap sits cross-legged behind a metal fire box, placing an offering into the flames with a silver bowl. Two men in saffron-orange robes and gold beaded necklaces sit beside him, one holding a small silver vessel. Orange cloth covers the ground, with brass and silver ritual vessels, a plate of marigold flowers, and a standing microphone on a stand. Onlookers in street clothes, including a child in green and red, stand and sit in the background.2008-01-22Evening fire ritual on an orange cloth-covered platform beside a river bank. A metal fire pit with bright flames sits at the centre. A man in an orange robe with gold necklaces and a white headband pours from a metal vessel into the fire, while a woman in orange with long dark hair sits beside him with hands joined. Other robed participants in orange and white kneel behind them, one with palms pressed together. A stack of orange cloths, brass pots, a plate of yellow flowers and a bowl of fruit lie on the cloth. A microphone stand stands to the right. Several people in orange and white stand or sit in the background along the stone-lined bank, with others walking past.2008-06-28Outdoor homa at a riverside ghat on an orange cloth. A bare-chested man with long, swept-back black hair and a bindi-like mark, wearing an orange wrap and rudraksha-style beads, extends his hand over a square iron fire pit with burning wood. Beside him a man in an orange garment with a gold necklace and white tilak sits near a silver kalasha, brass pots, a bowl of mangoes and a tray of marigolds. Seated devotees in white and orange, including a woman with a red bindi, sit behind a stack of folded orange cloths. A microphone stand stands at right.2008-06-28Outdoor fire ritual on a stone platform at dusk beside a river. A fire burns in a metal fire pit on an orange cloth. A long-haired man in orange robes holds a metal ladle or spouted vessel with a flame at the right, sitting cross-legged. Beside him, a man in orange with a beaded mala and gold necklace chants with hands raised. Behind them, orange-robed sadhus and white-clad devotees sit, one with palms joined. Offerings include a silver bowl of mangoes, brass vessels, a yellow marigold plate, and a stack of folded orange cloths. A microphone stand stands at right, and onlookers in orange and colorful saris stand in the background.2008-06-28