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A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti sits cross-legged at a brick-lined homa fire pit, holding a metal plate with flames and offerings. He wears rudraksha beads on his neck and arms and white sacred markings on his chest and face. Behind him stand gold-framed shrines with red draped fabric, a deity murti with garlands, brass kalasha pots and a trident. The scene shows the a person Homa during Nithyanandotsavam Day 9.

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ADIKAILASA on 1/9/20222022-01-09ADIKAILASA on 1/9/20222022-01-09A bare-chested priest in saffron-orange dhoti and a brown shawl stands at a brick-lined fire pit, feeding offerings into a lit flame during a homa. He wears a rudraksha mala and tilak, with white markings on his arms, and holds a bundle of dry stalks. Behind him, an ornate temple shrine glows with gold arches, garlands of red and yellow flowers, and decorated deity murtis and metal ritual objects. A silver spoon and brass bowl sit at the left. Flower petals scatter the fire pit base. The overlay caption reads Dakshinamurthy Homa Vishesha Dravya Homa, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 Day 3.2021-12-21ADIKAILASA on 1/9/20222022-01-09A photograph of a person Homa ritual in a temple hall lined with golden shrines, deity murtis and red draped altars. In the foreground at left, a shaved-headed priest with white tripundra marks on his forehead and body, wearing orange cloth and a beaded rudraksha mala, holds a long white-wrapped ritual stick over a wooden platform. The platform holds decorated kalasha pots with mango leaves and red and white cloth, a silver pot, bowls of offerings and a marigold garland.2022-01-09A photograph of a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti offering something over bananas during a homa at a temple shrine. He wears a turban-like wrap on his head, a rudraksha mala across his shoulder, and white sacred markings on his chest and arms. Behind him stand gilded shrine arches with red drapery, small deity murtis, and flower garlands. A caption reads Nithyananda Homa, Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - Day 9.2022-01-09ADIKAILASA on 1/9/20222022-01-09A seated man in a rust-orange turban and orange dhoti with gold border performs a homa ritual at a fire pit, holding a ladle or stick over the flames while reading from a small book. He wears a rudraksha mala, a bangle and a white sacred mark on his upper arm. Brass pots, a kalasha, flower garlands, banana leaves and oil lamps sit on a low wooden platform, with a yellow garland-draped deity murti and blue cloth behind.2015-11-18ADIKAILASA on 1/24/20222022-01-24A shirtless priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at left, his bare arms and torso marked with white ash stripes and wearing a rudraksha mala, holding a silver ritual implement with a bird-headed handle and a bundle of grass or straw strands toward an offering. Behind him a decorated altar holds a flower-garlanded deity murti and brass lamps, with a garland of red and yellow flowers and a second altar of red flowers in front. Golden and red ornamental backdrops frame the scene. Overlaid text reads Dakshinamurthy Homa Vishesha Dravya Homa, Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - Day 3.2021-12-21A homa fire ritual in a courtyard. A man sits cross-legged on a striped mat, pouring an offering from a metal ladle into a flaming fire pit lined with yellow-painted bricks. He wears a saffron-orange turban and a saffron-orange wrap, a long multi-strand rudraksha mala, and white horizontal marks on his upper arm and chest. A silver bowl of liquid sits beside the fire. Behind him, a second robed person in orange sits on a red cushion near a gold-trimmed seat, and a green cloth bundle lies to the side.2018-05-29 +2 copiesA homa is being performed at a brick fire pit with a bright flame rising from burning wood. A bare-chested priest with long dark hair, tilak and rudraksha malas sits cross-legged in orange-saffron cloth, holding a ladle over the fire with a bowl of offerings beside him. Behind him are ornate gold and silver shrines with red and gold canopies, garlands and many small murti figures, including a deity murti in the background. Shatru Samhara Trishati Homa is visible in the caption. The fire pit has a silver ritual vessel and kalasha pots.2021-12-22