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A photograph of a devotee's raised hands holding a round metal plate piled with pale green grapes during a homa, with smoke or incense haze filling the blurred background. The person at right has dark matted locks tied back and wears a yellow thread wristband. The caption at bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 3 - Vishesha Dravya Homa, indicating a special offering of substances into the sacred fire.

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October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09A photograph of a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a dark cloth, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and gold necklaces at his neck, lifting a silver plate heaped with white and pale yellow offerings above his head during a homa. Smoke drifts across the left side of the frame, and a yellow thread is tied on his raised wrist. Behind him, another figure in orange-tinged clothing is partly visible against a warm golden backdrop. Caption reads 'Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 3 - Vishesha Dravya Homa'.2021-10-09A close photograph of a priest in a homa setting holding a metal plate piled with round golden sweets. He has a long dark beard, dreadlocked hair, white forehead markings and a red-orange tilak, and wears a gold chain and a yellow thread on his wrist. His eyes are closed in concentration. Smoke drifts through the warm, blurred background with purple lights. The caption identifies this as Navaratri 2021 Day 3 Vishesha Dravya Homa at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.2021-10-09Close photo of a large heap of pale green grapes piled in a shallow metal bowl, held in the lap of a person wearing a red silk sari with gold woven motifs. Warm red and golden tones fill the background. Overlaid caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Vishesha Dravya Homa, indicating an offering for a ritual. No faces or full bodies are clearly visible, so no identity can be assigned from the image.2021-10-13October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 08 20212021-10-08October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 12 20212021-10-12October 09 20212021-10-09