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Outdoor fire ritual on riverside steps beside a wide river with mountains and a suspension bridge behind. A saddhu-style man in orange-red robes and an orange turban stands on the steps with palms pressed together in namaskar, a rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside a yellow-brick fire pit with a burning homa fire, a bare-torsoed priest with white body markings and an orange-red dhoti pours from a vessel into the flames. Seated devotees in white and black clothing watch, and small copper and steel bowls of offerings and marigold petals surround the altar. Standing figures and a child stand farther along the steps.

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January 19 20142014-01-19January 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesOutdoors on riverside steps by a wide river with mountains behind, a man in an orange turban and rust-red robes with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a priest in rust-red and gold-bordered robes with a mala tends a small brick fire pit of burning wood, holding a ritual object over the flames, with brass bowls, flower petals and offerings laid out. Seated devotees in red shawls, dark clothing and white attire, several with hands joined, sit on the steps watching the homa. A suspension footbridge spans the river in the background.2014-01-19A homa is performed on a riverside ghat beside a wide river with mountains and a suspension bridge behind. A standing figure in orange-saffron headwear and robes, with a long ornate garland, presses palms together in greeting at left. Two priests in rust-red and saffron dhotis kneel at a brick fire pit where a flame burns, one holding a ladle and a brass vessel. Seated devotees in white and red shawls sit on a pink mat, several with hands folded. Brass pots, a plate, flower petals and a booklet lie on the mat.2014-01-19Outdoor homa on a riverside ghat with a bright fire burning inside a square pit of yellow-painted bricks. A standing man in saffron robes and a turban pours offerings from a small ladle beside a brass plate of flowers, rice and vessels. To the left, a man in an orange knit cap and orange robe with rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together. Seated devotees in white and red clothing sit on the steps by the fire, and a bridge and mountains rise behind the flowing river.2014-01-19 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesOutdoor fire ritual on riverside stone steps beside a wide river with forested mountains and a suspension bridge behind. A fire burns on a stacked brick hearth, surrounded by brass bowls, a metal plate, small pots, flower petals and open books on a red cloth. A bare-chested priest in orange-red dhoti kneels to tend the fire, with a shaved head, rudraksha mala and painted markings on his body. A standing man in an orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala presses his palms together in prayer on the left. Several seated devotees in white, red and dark clothing watch and sit with hands folded near the fire. Other seated people appear in the background.2014-01-19 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesOutdoor fire ritual on a riverbank with steps and a suspension bridge over a flowing river backed by mountains at dusk. A fire burns inside a brick fire pit surrounded by brass bowls, marigold and rose petals, and an open book. A man in orange-red robes and an orange turban kneels at the fire with a long ladle, his arms and chest marked with white paint. Beside him, a standing man in orange-red robes and an orange turban presses his palms together and smiles. Several seated devotees in red, white and dark clothing watch and join in with folded hands on the steps.2014-01-19 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copies