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Ornate temple interior during a fire ritual. In the foreground a priest in a red-and-gold crown with a blue-and-yellow garment pours offerings near a flaming fire pit, with flames and smoke rising. Behind him a decorated deity murti in a blue and gold ceremonial dress, adorned with jewelry, stands on a gold peetha surrounded by marigold garlands and red flowers. Tiered brass oil lamps burn beside the murti. Other deity figures and gold decorations frame the shrine. The fire pit suggests a Chandi homa purnahuti.

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A temple sanctum decorated with flower garlands and string lights during a Chandi Homa at a person Paramashiva Devalayam. A deity murti with a crown and ornate blue and gold attire sits central, with a larger figure behind in green and yellow garments. A priest in white, wearing a red-and-gold crown, stands at right holding a ritual implement over a bright fire pit, with smoke rising. Gold shrine canopies, brass lamps and flower garlands frame the scene. The caption reads Nithyananda Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 3, Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09A photograph inside a richly gilded temple sanctum during a homa, with a bright fire-flame held aloft at right. A priest bare-chested with a saffron/orange cloth draped over his shoulder raises a lit flame toward a large gold-adorned deity murti seated on a throne, decorated with a red and white garland and jewelled ornaments. Surrounding the murti are gold canopies draped with white flower garlands and red marigold strands, golden lamps, a kalasha and smoke drifting through the air. Multicolored hanging decorations and a blue backdrop frame the altar. The priest's face is turned away from the camera and no identifiable candidate for a person is clearly visible, so this is a ritual scene at an altar with one person present.2021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09A photograph of a temple sanctum during a Chandi Homa purnahuti, with a richly decorated deity murti seated on a golden peetha or throne in the centre. The figure wears a blue and green garment, a red and gold jewelled chest ornament, and a crown, flanked by smaller ornamented figures and standing murtis. Garlands of white flowers, green and red fabric, and strings of beads decorate the walls and canopy. Oil lamps and brass vessels sit before the throne, and smoke from the homa drifts through the air. No people are visible in the frame.2021-10-09Photograph of a richly decorated Hindu deity murti at a temple shrine, adorned with a blue and gold silk dress, a large jewelled red and gold necklace and a crown, set on a golden throne-like pedestal. Behind it stands a green and red clad figure in a gold and red decorated shrine with flower garlands in white, yellow and red. On the right, a partially visible man with a shaved head and a rudraksha-style pale garment holds a silver handheld mirror-like ritual object, while smoke from offerings drifts through warm purple-gold light. A caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 3 - Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-09A photograph of a temple sanctum decorated with flower garlands and gold ornaments during a Navaratri chandi homa. At centre, a deity murti in blue and red garments with a jeweled necklace sits on a gold peetha before a brass kalasha and oil lamps. Behind, a figure in green and gold stands among yellow and red flower garlands. On the right, a bearded man in an orange-red cloth and necklace stands in smoke, holding a ritual object. Hanging red and white garlands frame the scene. Printed caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 3, Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 08 20212021-10-08October 08 20212021-10-08October 09 20212021-10-09Golden temple shrine interior during a Chandi Homa purnahuti at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A gilded deity murti in a green and red silk garment with a crown sits at center, flanked by golden shrine figures and garlanded deity images, with pink flowers and oil lamps before them. Smoke from the fire rises at right, where a man in an orange and white garment with a rudraksha mala and beard tends the offering. A large silver-and-gold figure is at upper right. Pink flower offerings and a lit lamp sit on the altar.2021-10-08