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A photograph of a ritual offering set on a flat metal tray atop a red velvet cloth. A bundle wrapped in white cloth with red-and-white thread sits at center, ringed by a garland of yellow marigolds, with red and gold ornamental bead tassels attached. Red velvet bolsters edged with silver trim flank the tray, and behind them are gold textile, red and white rose garlands, and a brown-bead garland. The setting suggests a Navaratri Vishesha Dravya Homa offering. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a deity murti draped in yellow and red marigold and rose garlands, with smoke from a homa drifting across the frame. The figure wears a golden-brown cloth, and no people are visible. The caption on the image identifies the setting as the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam at Adi KAILASA during Navaratri 2021, Day 1, Vishesha Dravya Homa and Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-07October 07 20212021-10-07October 09 20212021-10-09A deity murti decorated for Navaratri is the central subject, dressed in a magenta silk cloth and adorned with a crown studded with red flowers and white blossoms. Yellow marigold garlands, red rose garlands and white jasmine strands drape its shoulders and arms, with green leaves and pink petals scattered across the chest. The image carries a caption reading Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 5 - Vishesha Dravya Homa. No people are visible in the frame.2021-10-11A photograph of a ritual at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri 2021 Day 3 Vishesha Dravya Homa. In the foreground, a large deity murti or ceremonial form is dressed in a blue garment, a red and white floral crown-like headdress with sequined red flower ornaments, and heavy yellow marigold garlands. A bare-armed priest in an orange cloth reaches in to adjust the headdress, wearing a dark rudraksha mala on his wrist. Blurred oil lamps and brass vessels fill the background, with smoke drifting through the warm light. The priest's face is out of frame, so no one is identified, and the scene contains no visible audience.2021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09A large deity murti draped in a deep teal silk cloth and heavily adorned with garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses, green leaves and pink flowers, topped by an ornate gold and jewelled crown. On the left, a bare-chested priest with a beard, wearing an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, reaches toward the figure. Behind it stand additional gold ritual objects and garlanded shrines in a temple hall, with smoke rising in the background. The printed caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-13ADIKAILASA on 12/30/20212021-12-30A close view of a deity murti draped in a large teal-blue cloth and covered with heaped garlands of white jasmine and red and yellow flowers, with green leaves at the base and a golden leaf-shaped ornament above. Smoke drifts in the background. No people are clearly visible in the frame.2021-10-12A photograph of a Navaratri Chandi Homa at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. Smoke fills the left side of the frame. In the foreground, a man seen from the side and partly cropped at the right edge wears an orange saffron wrap over bare shoulders, has a dark beard and long hair, and wears a rudraksha bracelet and mala beads. He holds a brass or gold vessel draped with a garland of yellow chrysanthemums and red roses, with flowers wrapped around the vessel and a golden cloth beneath. Blurred gold and red ritual items sit in the background.2021-10-07October 09 20212021-10-09October 12 20212021-10-12