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Photograph of a Navaratri Vishesha Dravya Homa at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. In the foreground a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, a white vertical tilak and a gold necklace raises a silver tray piled with red kumkum toward the smoke-filled fire pit. Orange-clad devotees with gold necklaces stand behind him, and gold-coloured temple decor fills the background. The bottom caption reads Navaratri 2021, Day 3 - Vishesha Dravya Homa.

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October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09A photograph of a ritual at a temple setting with gold drapes and a golden deity murti in the background. A bearded man with dreadlocked hair, a red tilak on his forehead, rudraksha and gold-bead necklaces, and an orange shawl holds a silver plate heaped with red kumkum powder during a homa offering. Other ritual participants with turbans and bare-shouldered wraps sit behind him, and a red cloth-covered offering table holds brass plates.2021-10-07October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09Two saffron-robed sadhus sit in a temple setting for a homa, the foreground man holding a silver plate heaped with yellow grain offerings in both hands. He wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, a white tilak on his forehead and rudraksha bracelets, his hair tied up. Behind him a second man in a striped yellow headwrap and white forehead marks holds a similar plate. Golden curtains and a gilded deity murti fill the background, with smoke drifting in the warm light. A caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 2 - Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-07 +1 copiesTwo men in ritual dress perform a homa in a temple setting, with white smoke rising at the left edge of the frame. The man in front, bearded with long hair, white forehead markings and a red tilak, wears a brown shawl, orange cloth and layered gold beaded necklaces, and holds a silver tray of ripe yellow-green fruits toward the fire. Behind him, a second man with a striped yellow-and-black headwrap and white markings also holds an offering tray. Warm yellow wooden walls form the backdrop. The lower caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 3, Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09