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A photograph of a Navaratri Purnahuti homa at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam in Adi KAILASA, with billowing smoke and incense haze filling an ornate golden shrine. A priest in a bare-chested pose with an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala stands at the centre, holding a ritual vessel toward the altar. Golden deity murtis and flower-garlanded figures sit in gilded niches, with a blue cloth backdrop, strings of coloured lights and a decorated kalasha overhead. A caption at the bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 6 - Purnahuti Homa.

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Interior of the golden Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam at Adi KAILASA during Navaratri Day 6 Purnahuti Homa. A bare-chested priest in orange-saffron dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at center holding a tall multi-tiered silver aarti lamp that sends up smoke, with a yellow-clothed devotee-like figure and ornate golden shrines flanking him. Two golden palanquin-style canopies draped with white flower garlands frame deity murtis, including a seated goddess in pink-gold sari on the left and a standing deity on the right. Marigold and rose garlands hang on the shrines, a jeweled crown sits on a floral arrangement at the foreground, and brass lamps line the altar under colored lights.2021-10-12October 11 20212021-10-11October 14 20212021-10-14October 11 20212021-10-11October 11 20212021-10-11October 12 20212021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12A priest with a bare upper body and orange cloth draped over his shoulder stands at the right, facing a fire pit with bright flames and smoke in front of an ornately decorated temple shrine. The shrine is heavy with gold arches and carved panels, with garlands of yellow and red flowers draped over multiple deity murtis, including a central figure wearing a tall crown and a Ganesha image at upper left. Ritual offerings and a brass lamp stand near the homa fire, indicating a fire ritual in progress at the temple.2021-10-11October 13 20212021-10-13October 09 20212021-10-09