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A photograph of a shaven-or-long-haired priest seen from behind, wearing an orange-brown cloth, raising a yellow and gold ornamented casket-like object with a blue cloth panel above his head during a ritual. Behind him stand a gilded shrine with yellow and red flower garlands, golden arches, draped maroon and gold fabric and a decorated deity murti. Haze and light flecks fill the frame. A caption along the bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navarātri 2021, Day 7 - Vishesha Dravya Homa, indicating a homa ritual offering.

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October 13 20212021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13October 11 20212021-10-11A photograph of a night ritual in a temple sanctum decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and green leaf festoons. In the foreground a man with long hair and a beard, bare-chested with an orange-saffron dhoti and a gold-and-red waist cord, holds a lit oil lamp and a flower toward a deity murti draped in a teal-blue cloth and wearing an ornate yellow and red crown. Golden lamps and additional decorated murtis stand in the background, with smoke and light haze in the air. The caption on the image reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-13A photograph of a shirtless priest in orange saffron cloth, with long matted dreadlocks, a beard and a rudraksha mala around his neck, offering a silver plate or vessel toward a decorated deity murti. The deity is adorned with garlands of white and orange flowers, a red and gold garment and a gold crown. Behind it stands a golden makara-style arch, hanging green and red banners with patterns, and maroon and gold drapes. Smoke rises from the lower right, and a second person with dark hair and a leopard-print headband sits at the lower right edge, partly visible. The setting suggests a ritual offering during a homa or puja.2021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13Photo of a Navaratri Vishesha Dravya Homa at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A bearded priest with long matted hair and a sacred thread, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, holds a lit oil lamp flame toward a deity murti draped in a blue cloth and heaped with yellow and red marigold garlands and a decorated crown. He holds a small bell in his other hand. Gold ornaments, golden lion figure, red and green silk draperies and smoke fill the background. Readable caption text states the temple name, Navaratri 2021, Day 3 and Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-09October 13 20212021-10-13October 11 20212021-10-11A man seen from behind, bare-chested with an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck and wrists, reaches toward the face of a large Durga deity murti. The murti wears an ornate crown of gold and jewelled pink, purple and green embellishments, with a red hand raised holding an object. A yellow marigold garland hangs at its side, and a wooden stick with white stripes stands nearby beside a brass tray with pink flowers and oil lamps. Behind the murti stands a gold and jewelled arch with bright red backdrop. Caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Durga Pratima Prana Pratishtha.2021-10-13October 13 20212021-10-13A bare-backed priest with long dreadlocked hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala, stands from behind while touching the face of a large painted Durga murti. The goddess wears a jewelled golden crown, yellow marigold garlands and a red and gold sari-style dress. Behind her are golden filigree arches and a pink-faced Ganesha figure with a garland. The setting is a Durga Pratima Prana Pratishtha ritual at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA during Navaratri.2021-10-13