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A photograph of a Chandi Homa Poornahuti at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A standing priest with long dreadlocks, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti and orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and beaded necklaces, holds a bundle of sacred grass and a ritual implement over a fire pit. Beside him an attendant in a patterned white headwrap assists. A large deity murti or idol draped in a purple cloth and garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands sits before the smoke. Gold shrines and golden curtains fill the background, and a seated figure with a turban and garland appears in a framed portrait at upper right. Sign text reads Chandi Homa - Poornahuti.

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November 04 20212021-11-04 +1 copiesNovember 04 20212021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04Inside the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam at Adi KAILASA, a bare-chested male priest in orange-red dhoti stands before a brass lamp stand with multiple flames while smoke fills the air. A woman in a gold headpiece and earrings stands beside him, smiling. To the left, a gold-and-green deity murti with flower garlands sits in an ornate golden shrine, and a red-and-blue canopy hangs behind. A blue velvet cushion with gold trim appears in the lower right foreground. Caption reads Chandi Homa - Poornahuti, indicating the final offering of the homa.2021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04A 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.2021-10-08November 04 20212021-11-04Ritual scene at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during a Chandi Homa purnahuti. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and a bare upper body with a beaded necklace holds a long brass conch-like ritual vessel and a tray of lit oil lamps, amid rising smoke. Behind him a golden-decorated altar holds a deity murti adorned with flower garlands and a red-and-green ornamented cloth. A tall brass lamp stand with many flames stands at right. In the lower right corner a partially visible figure wears a gold-bordered crown-like headpiece with a flower garland.2021-11-04October 09 20212021-10-09November 04 20212021-11-04Temple interior at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during a Chandi Homa purnahuti. A standing priest with long dark hair, a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and a beaded mala, holds a silver ritual vessel and pours or offers something toward a decorated golden palanquin-style deity seat. The seat is garlanded with white and red flowers and green leaves, with a deity murti seated within. Behind him are tiered brass oil lamps with lit flames, a golden kalasha-like canopy, and ornate silver-clad deity figures. Smoke fills the air.2021-11-04A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl holds a lit oil lamp with flame and a handbell at a shrine, facing a deity murti decorated with a red-and-white flower crown, garlands of red, yellow and white flowers, and a blue-green cloth. Smoke rises in the golden temple interior with ornate gold shrines and garlands behind. Ash markings are visible on his arm and chest, and a beaded mala hangs at his wrist. The scene reads as an aarti or puja at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 6, Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-12