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Close photograph of a Shatru Samhara Trishati Homa ritual during Nithyanandotsavam. A hand in the upper left holds a small silver ladle over a brass vessel decorated with yellow and pink flowers and leaves. Beside it stands a silver oil lamp on a tall stem, and a woven red-and-white basket-like pot. Behind them is a deity murti dressed in a green velvet garment richly embroidered with red and green stones, pearls and gold ornaments. A small inset portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban appears at the upper left corner. No people are fully visible beyond the hand.

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Close photograph of a ritual scene at a Nithyanandotsavam celebration. On the left, a silver tray holds a small silver vessel with a lit oil lamp and a bundle of yellow and pink flower garlands. A tall silver lamp stand with a lit flame stands at right beside a deity murti heavily adorned with jewelled ornaments, green and red gemstones, and a garland of pink petals. In the centre, a clay pot wrapped in a red and white woven band holds yellow flowers, mango leaves and a sprig of greenery. Incense smoke rises at upper left. The foreground shows a shared gold-toned altar space. No people are visible.2021-12-22ADIKAILASA on 12/22/20212021-12-22Close photograph of a ritual scene with a person's arm and bangled wrist reaching in from the left, offering yellow flowers toward a decorated pot. Behind it, a brass lamp stand holds a lit oil lamp beside a gold-coloured altar box. Pots wrapped in red, white and blue bordered cloth sit among green leaves and marigolds. Upper right shows a deity murti adorned with a jewelled gold necklace set with red and green stones, draped in dark fabric. A small inset portrait in the upper left corner shows a smiling man in orange clothing. Lower text overlay reads Shatru Samhara Trishati Homa and Nithyanandotsavam 2021 Day 4.2021-12-22Close view of a Shatru Samhara Trishati Homa ritual at Nithyanandotsavam Day 4. A hand holds a silver tray of yellow and pink flower petals, a small silver cup and a lit oil lamp, while golden flame-shaped ornaments stand in the background. In the foreground a silver pot wrapped in a red and white band holds yellow marigold garlands, and a tall brass lamp stands beside a richly jeweled, gem-studded ornamental decoration with red and green stones. Incense smoke rises in the warm, blurred background. No people are fully visible beyond the hands at the frame edge.2021-12-22A close photograph of a ceremonial decorated object during a homa-style ritual, with a hand reaching in from the left toward a richly ornamented green and gold canopy-like structure covered in red flowers, green leaves and coconut-fibre strands. Silver oil lamps and a silver ceremonial staff with a finial stand nearby, and clay pots with decorative bands sit among leaves and marigolds. A bangle-wearing wrist is visible, and no full face appears in frame. Only a partial hand is visible, so one physical person is present. A printed caption reads Shatru Samhara Trishati Homa, Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - Day 4.2021-12-22ADIKAILASA on 12/22/20212021-12-22September 21 20172017-09-21 +2 copiesADIKAILASA on 12/22/20212021-12-22A photograph of a ritual puja at a decorated altar. A hand in a rust-orange sleeve holds a silver lamp with a large flame over a kalasha-style vessel and a decorated linga-like object wrapped in purple and gold cloth, surrounded by yellow and pink roses, green leaves, a banana and a yellow-and-gold tied bundle. A copper-toned ornamental backdrop and small oil lamps appear at the edges. No full face or body of any person is visible, so no appearance-based candidate can be confirmed.2018-06-04A decorated silver throne-like seat is heaped with yellow and pink roses, pink petals, green leaves and a banana, with purple and gold cloth draped over a central kalasha-type vessel topped with mango-leaf and yellow-wrapped coconut bundles. A hand in a red-and-orange sleeve holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward the offering, while saffron-robed figures stand blurred in the background. Ritual puja offering to a sacred vessel. No identifiable individual is clearly shown.2018-06-04Close-up photograph of a ceremonial kalasha or sacred pot draped in a white cloth with a green and gold border, heavily garlanded with red and yellow flowers, green leaves, and jewelled ornaments with blue stones. A bare arm wearing silver bangles reaches in from the upper right, holding a thread or sacred cord above the pot. Behind, a fire pit with burning flames, silver ritual vessels and a brass oil lamp with a lit wick stand on a colourful striped cloth. No people's faces are visible; this is an ritual homa setting with offerings.2018-04-11 +1 copiesA close view of a homa ritual laid out on a silver tray over a striped red, green and blue woven mat. A person in orange robes and bangles sits at the left, holding a small ladle over the offerings. The tray holds small silver and brass bowls of rice, flower petals, yellow and red blossoms, and a burning oil lamp with incense sticks. Beside it stands a coconut with mango leaves and a white-lined clay pot, a kalasha-style vessel, tied with string. The scene is a homa fire ritual.2020-11-20