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A homa is performed outdoors beside a brick fire pit with smoke rising. A long-haired person in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a wooden seat, feeding offerings into the fire with a hand, with a vibhuti mark on the forehead. Around them are brass bowls of grains, nuts, and spices, and a brass oil lamp. Two attendants in white dhotis sit at left, and devotees in white and orange clothing sit and stand behind, with houses and hills in the background.

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A photograph of an outdoor homa beside a river. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back hair, a beaded necklace and a forehead marking sits cross-legged on a wooden seat, feeding sticks into a small brick fire pit that sends up smoke. Around him seated devotees in white clothing sit on the ground, one man in white at left handing an item forward, and a woman in red and orange at right. Brass bowls with grains, nuts and ghee, a brass kalasha-like vessel and a small oil lamp sit on the ground in front. Buildings and hills rise behind in the hazy background.2006-05-22A homa is performed outdoors beside a riverbank with a small brick fire pit emitting smoke. Beside him a priest in white holds a tray of offerings, and brass bowls, a kalasha-style vessel and an oil lamp sit on the ground. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white and bright clothes stands and sits, with a multistorey building and hills in the background.2006-05-22A photograph of an outdoor homa at a riverside site. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, an orange saffron robe and a long gold-beaded necklace sits on a wooden seat in front of a brick fire pit, lifting a bowl of offering while smoke rises around him. A bare-armed woman in a green top with a rudraksha mala sits in the foreground beside brass bowls, a kalasha, nuts and a ladle. Several people in white clothes and a man in a white cap stand and watch behind him, with a multi-storey building and stone wall in the background. The ritual is a homa with offerings.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22A homa is performed on a riverbank beside a brick-lined fire pit with rising smoke. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl, with long hair, a ceremonial gold necklace and a tilak on his forehead, sits on a wooden seat and offers ghee into the fire with a ladle. Brass and steel bowls of offerings, a brass kalasha-style vessel and oil lamps lie on the ground. Devotees sit around in white, orange and red clothing, with rudraksha malas; one woman in a red and orange sari is seated at the right. Water and rocks are visible behind. a person is the central figure, the one performing the homa in orange robes with the gold necklace.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22Outdoor homa at a riverside ghat with smoke rising from a brick-lined fire pit in the foreground. A man in an orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and a flower garland sits behind the fire, pouring offerings with a small bowl. Around him, people in white kurtas sit and hold brass bowls, one young man wearing a long rudraksha mala, with a red-and-white shawl and forehead tilak visible nearby. Brass plates and offering bowls rest on the ground, and a crowd of devotees in white and orange stands and watches behind them. A microphone stand is at left.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22Outdoor homa on the riverbank in Rishikesh. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with a long gold-beaded necklace and long dark hair sits cross-legged behind a small fire built of red bricks, feeding offerings into the flames. Behind him, a white-clad man holds a bronze ritual vessel and a second white-clad man beside him holds a trident-topped staff. Seated devotees in white and blue fill the foreground and background, many wearing rudraksha malas, while brass bowls, plates of offerings and a brass lamp stand on the ground.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22Outdoor 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.2008-06-28