Homa at Baba Rampuri’s dhuni. Fine art photography by Natasha Ionova.

Ganesh Puja at Baba Rampuri’s yajna — Ganapati worship before the homa at the dhuni. गणेश पूजा, गणपति।

The performance of Ganesh Homa on the first day of three day Chandika Yajna, 2015.

The making of yantras for the yajna — the sacred geometric diagrams (Ganesh, Lakshmi, Navagraha yantras) drawn for the yajna. यंत्र, गणेश यंत्र, लक्ष्मी यंत्र।

Kalash Sthapana — the installation of the sacred vessel that opens Baba Rampuri’s yajna. कलश स्थापना।

We invite all the deities during our three day Makar Sankranti Yajna.

We performed the Navgraha Havan on Day Two of our three day Chandika Yajna in 2015.

The Nine Planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Rahu, and Ketu) are called graha in Sanskrit and Hindi, that which “grabs” or “possesses.”
In the Navgraha Homa, we make a Vedic Fire Sacrifice to appease the grahas, to lessen the malefic influences, and to strengthen the positive influences in our lives.

The Purnahuti, the final oblation of Baba Rampuri’s Chandika Havan. ॐ अग्नये स्वाहा। पूर्णाहुति।

The bhandara, the great feast that closes Baba Rampuri’s three-day Chandika Yajna. भंडारा, चंडिका यज्ञ।