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A photograph of a ritual scene inside a temple setting. A bearded man in orange robes, with a brown shawl over his shoulder, long dark hair wrapped up on his head, a red tilak on his forehead, rudraksha beads and heavy gold necklaces, holds a small oil lamp with a flame in one hand and scatters pink and white flower petals with the other toward a deity murti. The murti is draped in gold cloth and heavily garlanded with yellow and white flowers and red roses, with smoke rising to the left. Behind him another man in orange with a yellow head wrap and gold necklaces stands near a red and green altar draped with cloth, and a tray of offerings and flowers sits at the right edge. Hair and clothing details suggest a person candidate as the central figure performing the aarti and flower offering. The caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 1 - Vishesha Dravya Homa and Chandi Homa Purnahuti.

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A man in an orange saffron wrap holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame in his right hand while ringing a silver handbell in his left. He has long dark hair piled up and a full beard, and wears rudraksha mala beads and a large gold ceremonial necklace. Before him, a deity murti draped in a gold cloth is heavily adorned with yellow and white flower garlands and red roses, while thick smoke rises from a homa fire. Behind them stand a red and green draped altar, golden cushions and a decorated throne-like backdrop, marking a puja ritual at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam in Adi KAILASA.2021-10-07October 07 20212021-10-07October 08 20212021-10-08October 07 20212021-10-07A bearded priest with long dark hair, bare-chested, wearing an orange dhoti and a dark rudraksha-style mala with a wrapped orange sash, stands at a homa fire pouring dried red chillies or offerings from a silver plate into thick smoke rising beside a large golden deity murti of a bull or nandi figure with ornate gold carvings. Fresh marigolds and roses are arranged in a floral heap in front, and an oil lamp glows at the right edge. A second person with a beaded headdress is partly visible at the left. The scene is an evening Chandi Homa purnahuti during Navaratri at a temple.2021-10-08A photograph of a Navaratri Chandi Homa at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. Smoke fills the left side of the frame. In the foreground, a man seen from the side and partly cropped at the right edge wears an orange saffron wrap over bare shoulders, has a dark beard and long hair, and wears a rudraksha bracelet and mala beads. He holds a brass or gold vessel draped with a garland of yellow chrysanthemums and red roses, with flowers wrapped around the vessel and a golden cloth beneath. Blurred gold and red ritual items sit in the background.2021-10-07A brick-lined fire pit with a bright orange flame dominates the foreground, a yellow-dusted log resting at its edge. Two priests stand behind it at a temple shrine. The foreground priest, bare-chested with a long beard and dark hair, wears an orange dhoti and a gold necklace and holds a copper plate of offerings over the fire. A second priest behind him wears a yellow head cloth and a gold necklace. Behind them are red-draped offering tables with sweets and fruit on brass plates, gilded deity murti and garlands, and a golden kalasha-style ornament. The scene shows a homa with offerings during Navaratri.2021-10-07October 07 20212021-10-07A photograph of a Chandi Homa purnahuti at a temple with a fire pit lit before a pile of yellow and red flower garlands on a bed of logs. Two priests stand at the fire: the foreground priest, bearded with dreadlocked hair and bare upper body, wears an orange cloth and beaded necklaces and holds red flowers and grass stalks over the flames; a second priest behind him wears a headband and rudraksha-style beads. Behind them are gilded deity murti and decorated shrine figures under colourful lights.2021-10-08October 07 20212021-10-07October 12 20212021-10-12A priest in orange ritual dhoti and matching shawl, with white sacred markings on his arms and chest, pours a plate of seeds and fruit into a fire pit of offerings during a homa. Smoke rises at left as he tilts a golden-rimmed plate over a bowl of bananas, mangoes and pomegranate pieces. Behind him a second attendant in orange with a rudraksha mala and gold garlands holds a tray of flowers. A framed portrait of a man wearing a saffron turban and a garland of red and yellow flowers stands on a golden frame in the background, and gold drapery and a red-and-white banner fill the shrine. A caption at the bottom reads Navaratri 2021, Day 6 - Vishesha Dravya Homa at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.2021-10-12