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Outdoor ghat-side homa on the bank of the Ganga in Rishikesh, with a thick plume of smoke rising from the fire pit. In the foreground a seated figure in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces tends the fire, while a man in white kurta bows with palms joined beside him and a man in an orange shawl sits nearby. Around them devotees in white and a crowd in mixed clothing stand and sit on stone steps; a film camera on a tripod and a shoulder-mounted camera are visible at left. Stone walls, trees and a temple structure frame the scene, with more people watching from a railing above.

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May 22 20062006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22Outdoor homa on a riverbank with a brick fire pit burning in the centre. Around them devotees in white, rudraksha malas and saffron and red saris sit or kneel with folded hands. A woman in a green shirt and a young woman in white sit at left beside brass bowls of offerings and plates of grain. A gold kalasha stands on a tray at right. A video camera on a tripod is visible. Smoke rises and steps and walls of a ghat appear behind the crowd.2006-05-22May 22 20062006-05-22A photograph of an outdoor homa on a ghat by a river. A seated figure in orange robes and a long gold-beaded necklace sits behind a small brick fire pit with a rising smoke plume. Standing behind them are several men in white kurta-style clothes and rudraksha malas. Around the fire are rows of small clay bowls and a brass kalasha-type vessel with a pointed brass lid on a wooden tray. Seated devotees in white, orange and pink saris and rudraksha malas fill the foreground and background, and a camera crew member in an orange shirt and a young woman in green sit at the left edge. Some people are wearing rudraksha malas, and a few have their hands folded in prayer. The scene is a homa or yagna ritual.2006-05-22Outdoor ghat scene on a wide river with hills and trees behind. A large crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white with orange-red shawls and some wearing malas, sits in rows on the stone steps. At the centre, a seated priest in orange robes performs a puja before a brass tray with flowers and offerings, while a figure in a saffron-coloured sari sits nearby under white decorative umbrellas. A cameraman with a tripod films from the left. A child in white sits on the right. Several people in the front row hold their hands together in anjali.2014-08-01May 22 20062006-05-22August 01 20142014-08-01January 22 20082008-01-22January 22 20082008-01-22Evening aarti on the riverbank ghat at Haridwar, with a large fire blazing up at left as priests in white dhotis and kurtas swing lamps toward the river. A crowd fills the steps and a multi-tiered balcony at right, many with hands folded. In the foreground a bearded older man in white kurta and white dhoti sits with palms pressed together, a purple-and-gold shawl draped over his shoulder, beside a silver tray of marigold garlands and brass lamps. Next to him a woman in a red head wrap, gold bangles and ornate necklace smiles with folded hands, and a shaved-headed sannyasi in orange robes and rudraksha beads stands at right. Tall silver staffs with trident finials line the platform, and a domed temple stands behind the crowd.2014-03-20 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual at a stone wall: in the foreground a figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace raises an arm toward a bright fire burning on a stone courtyard, while a second saffron-robed priest with a shaved head and gold ornaments stands beside him with palms joined. Behind them a man in white dhoti with a yellow-and-orange border stands at left, and a large seated crowd of devotees in white clothes, some in red and yellow shawls, press their hands together in prayer. Flower garlands rest on the ground at left. Several people in the front hold the same devotional gesture.2010-12-29