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A photograph inside a gold-decorated temple sanctum at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri Day 3 Vishesha Dravya Homa. A man in orange and white ritual clothing with a rudraksha mala stands at the right, holding a lit oil lamp (arati flame) beside a fire pit with rising smoke. A large display of fruits, including bananas, melons and apples, is arranged in front of him. In the centre, a golden deity murti of a lion-mounted form is framed by a garland of red and white flowers, with a golden lion sculpture nearby. At left, a seated golden deity with a blue-and-red garment and jewelled necklace sits on a decorated throne. Golden pillars and blue drapes fill the background.

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October 09 20212021-10-09A photograph inside a richly gilded temple sanctum during a homa, with a bright fire-flame held aloft at right. A priest bare-chested with a saffron/orange cloth draped over his shoulder raises a lit flame toward a large gold-adorned deity murti seated on a throne, decorated with a red and white garland and jewelled ornaments. Surrounding the murti are gold canopies draped with white flower garlands and red marigold strands, golden lamps, a kalasha and smoke drifting through the air. Multicolored hanging decorations and a blue backdrop frame the altar. The priest's face is turned away from the camera and no identifiable candidate for a person is clearly visible, so this is a ritual scene at an altar with one person present.2021-10-09October 08 20212021-10-08 +1 copiesInterior 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 20212021-10-11A photograph of a temple sanctum decorated with marigold and rose garlands and gold arches. In the foreground a bearded man in an orange saffron robe, with a rudraksha mala and a shawl, holds a small lamp or offering vessel with both hands beside a fire pit where flames rise from logs. Behind him the altar holds several deity murtis, including a central figure in a blue cloth and smaller images on the sides. A signboard at the bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, and a caption reads Navaratri 2021, Day 5 - Vishesha Dravya Homa. Smoke drifts across the scene.2021-10-11Golden temple shrine interior during a Chandi Homa purnahuti at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A gilded deity murti in a green and red silk garment with a crown sits at center, flanked by golden shrine figures and garlanded deity images, with pink flowers and oil lamps before them. Smoke from the fire rises at right, where a man in an orange and white garment with a rudraksha mala and beard tends the offering. A large silver-and-gold figure is at upper right. Pink flower offerings and a lit lamp sit on the altar.2021-10-08October 12 20212021-10-12A gold-and-ornate temple shrine at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam shows several deity murtis decorated with garlands, pink flowers and jewelled silver-toned adornments. A man in saffron-orange clothes and a rudraksha mala, seen at the right edge, holds a flaming lamp or vessel during a homa, with smoke rising in the air. Brass oil lamps and offerings surround the central golden shrine, and a green-and-gold garment drapes a seated figure in the centre.2021-10-08October 08 20212021-10-08October 12 20212021-10-12October 14 20212021-10-14