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Photograph of a homa fire ritual outdoors. In the foreground a stone-lined fire pit blazes. A man with long dark hair, wearing orange robes, a gold pendant and multiple rudraksha malas, sits behind it pouring an offering into the flames from a small metal vessel. A woman in a pink top with an orange shawl sits beside him with hands joined, and a seated person in pink and orange stands at right with an identification card. Several other devotees in orange clothing are visible in the background.

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A photograph of a homa fire ritual at an outdoor site. In the foreground a rectangular brick fire pit burns with bright flames. Behind it a man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged in orange robes, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant, holding a metal plate of white cloth and offerings over the flames. Beside him a woman in a pink top and orange shawl sits with palms pressed together in prayer. To the right, a man in pink and orange clothing holds a wooden staff, and a steel container with a spoon sits nearby. Several people in orange clothing stand or sit in the background.2004-06-21June 21 2004 Himalayas Yatra - Gangotri, Gaurikund and Kedarnath2004-06-21A man in flowing orange robes sits before a stone-lined fire pit, pouring an offering from a silver vessel into the flames with a brass ladle-like spoon in his right hand. He has long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala with gold beads around his neck, and gold bangles on his wrist. Behind him, a woman in a pink top and orange shawl sits with palms joined in namaste, another woman with a red bindi looks on, and other people in orange garments are seated around. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual, with bright flames and ash-covered logs in the foreground.2004-06-21June 21 2004 Himalayas Yatra - Gangotri, Gaurikund and Kedarnath2004-06-21A fire pit of raised stone with a bright flame at lower left. A man with long dark hair, orange robes and orange shawl, wearing a gold-coloured ornate necklace and bead mala, sits leaning over the fire and feeding it with his hand. Beside him, a woman in pink top and orange shawl with a red bindi watches, holding a small packet, and a man in orange clothing with a wooden staff sits at right. Behind them, several devotees in orange shawls and a man in lilac kurta sit or stand against a stone wall. A blue tin sits on the stone edge of the fire pit, and a small lamp flame glows at right. Setting appears to be an outdoor ritual site.2004-06-21June 21 2004 Himalayas Yatra - Gangotri, Gaurikund and Kedarnath2004-06-21May 30 20062006-05-30A photograph of a long-haired man in orange saffron robes seated cross-legged before a fire pit, pouring an offering from a wooden ladle into the flames, with a bowl of yellow offering beside him. He wears a large gold ceremonial necklace, a rudraksha mala, and a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him a young attendant in white and orange holds a trident-tipped staff, and a row of seated devotees in orange shawls and an onlooker in a white headwrap sit under black and red umbrellas in a rainy outdoor setting. a person cues: long swept hair, saffron robes, gold necklace and rudraksha mala.2006-05-30June 28 20082008-06-28A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a long beaded necklace performing a fire ritual, holding a metal vessel with a burning flame above a brass bowl of yellow offerings. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in orange shawls and orange caps sit with hands folded in prayer, and a person on the right holds a silver staff. In the foreground at lower right, a silver deity murti and a decorated golden object with red garlands rest on a stone platform, and a red umbrella is visible at upper left. Ritual setting consistent with a homa at a temple shrine. a person cues: long swept-back hair and saffron robes with ornate beaded necklace, performing the homa.2006-05-30June 15 2004 - Himalayan Yatra - Delhi and Rishikesh2004-06-15May 30 20062006-05-30 +1 copies