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A photograph of a seated priest in orange robes performing a puja beside a homa at a temple ritual. The main subject is a bare-chested man in orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, white sacred markings on his shoulder, and a tattoo on his hand. He sits on a colourful striped woven mat holding a small ritual object. Brass vessels, a gold plate with pink flowers, a brass bowl, a folded book and a palm-leaf fan lie nearby. Another orange-robed devotee is partly visible behind him. The caption reads Navaratri 2021, Day 8 - Mahashtami Durga Puja at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.

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October 14 20212021-10-14A photograph of a seated priest seen from behind, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange dhoti-style cloth and a long rudraksha mala. He has a rudraksha bracelet and is reaching toward a brass ritual setup with pink rose petals in brass bowls, a golden lamp stand, and a small offering dish. Patterned cloth covers the floor behind him. The caption on the image reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 8 - Mahashtami Durga Puja, which gives the setting of a Durga puja ritual.2021-10-14October 14 20212021-10-14A priest seated on the floor in an orange and gold garment, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and bead bracelets on his wrist, performs a puja. His bare back shows white ash horizontal stripes. Before him are brass and silver lamps, a golden kalasha-style pot decorated with a green coconut and mango leaves, a plate of pink flower petals, small bowls of kumkum and turmeric, and a golden lion-shaped ornament behind. The page shows Navaratri Day 8 Mahashtami Durga Sandhi Puja at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.2021-10-14A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala across his shoulder sits in profile at a puja, hands pressed together in anjali with a microphone stand before him. His hair is tied up in a topknot and he has white markings on his forehead and arms. In front of him is a large polished brass vessel, and to the right a brass oil lamp and orange marigold flowers sit near a small shrine. Behind him are colourful painted deity figures on a yellow and green draped backdrop, and a garlanded murti of a deity stands in a decorated shrine. The scene is a Navaratri Mahashtami Durga Puja at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.2021-10-14October 07 20212021-10-07A photograph from behind of a shaved-headed priest in orange saffron cloth, seated cross-legged before a golden shrine. He wears a rudraksha-style cord across his bare back and a white ash mark on his shoulder. Before him on a golden tray and brass plates are pink flower petals, kumkum and vibhuti, with a small silver lamp and a ritual vessel. Behind him, two gilded lion figures flank a deity murti decorated with a red and yellow garland, an orange floral garland and a sparkling embellished backdrop, over a striped textile. A silver bowl holds flower petals in the foreground. This is a puja offering scene.2021-10-14Photograph of a group of six men seated on a red and pink cloth in a temple hall, performing a Chandi Homa purvanga parayanam recitation during Navaratri. Most wear orange and saffron dhoti-style cloths with rudraksha malas, bare upper bodies, white tripundra markings on their foreheads and arms, and some hold open books or chant into a microphone on a stand. Behind them stand golden lion-shaped thrones, a deity murti, and multicoloured tassel garlands in red, yellow, green and blue. A caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 6 - Chandi Homa Purvanga Parayanam.2021-10-12A photograph of a Navaratri Mahashtami Durga Sandhi Puja at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. Several bare-chested men in orange and white dhotis, some with saffron cloths and rudraksha malas, sit on striped mats before a homa or puja setup with a banana-leaf offering, a bamboo-like stick and small dishes of pink flowers. A woman in a white sari sits at the left edge. Behind them, golden deity murtis and images are garlanded with marigold and red flower garlands, with oil lamps lit on a brass stand. The image is a photograph; the caption on the bottom states Navaratri 2021 Day 8.2021-10-14A priest with long hair knotted on his head, white tilak markings and a bare upper body wrapped in an orange cloth sits at the left, facing a shrine. Behind him a seated figure in a red and white garland, with a turban and a pink shawl, sits on a red-draped platform flanked by two golden lions, in front of a framed portrait. Golden lion figures, a brass kalasha with orange flowers, silver oil lamps and a silver bowl are arranged on a colourful striped cloth. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang throughout, and a golden deity murti is visible to the right. Caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 8 - Mahashtami Durga Puja.2021-10-14October 14 20212021-10-14October 14 20212021-10-14