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A photograph of a temple homa ritual with a bare-chested priest in the foreground, holding a brass tray with a flaming lamp over a decorated murti. The priest wears a tan shawl over his shoulder, a wrapped hair bun, a bangle and white sacred markings on his forehead and arms. Behind him, a large deity murti with a red and gold crown, garlanded in red flowers, sits amid smoke and ornate golden arches, with flower garlands in yellow and red hanging along the temple walls. Overlay text reads Kalabhairava Homa Purnahuti, Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 12. A small a person pedia source line appear faintly over the image

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A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti, with white sacred markings on his chest and arms, stands at left holding a bundle of sticks and red flowers in both hands during a homa ritual. Smoke drifts through the frame. At right is a decorated deity murti, its head adorned with a crown-like arrangement of red and yellow flowers and blue accents, draped in a striped cloth and green leaves. Brass ritual vessels and garlands fill the background. A caption reads Kalabhairava Homa Purnahuti, Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 12.2021-12-30A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair and a brown shawl stands at left, extending his arm to pour an offering over a decorated kalasha and ritual vessels during a homa. Behind him, the deity murti is adorned with flower garlands, a jeweled crown and gold ornaments, and vibrant red, green and gold decorations fill the background. Smoke drifts through the scene near a brass lamp and silver ritual implements, with fresh leaves and flowers arranged on the altar. The image shows a Kalabhairava homa purnahuti at Nithyanandotsavam 2021.2021-12-30ADIKAILASA on 12/30/20212021-12-30ADIKAILASA on 12/30/20212021-12-30ADIKAILASA on 12/30/20212021-12-30Interior 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.2021-10-12A homa ritual at a temple shrine. A priest with white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms and a shaved-looking head sits cross-legged at left in saffron-orange dhoti, pouring offerings into a flaming fire pit in the foreground. Behind him, a golden arched shrine holds a deity murti draped in red and white garlands, flanked by brass oil lamps, a kalasha with green leaves, and a brass bowl. Red and white floral garlands drape the surrounding shrine. The text overlay reads Nithyananda Homa, Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - Day 9.2022-01-09A 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 12/30/20212021-12-30ADIKAILASA on 12/22/20212021-12-22ADIKAILASA on 12/22/20212021-12-22ADIKAILASA on 12/30/20212021-12-30