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A man in an orange saffron wrap holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame in his right hand while ringing a silver handbell in his left. He has long dark hair piled up and a full beard, and wears rudraksha mala beads and a large gold ceremonial necklace. Before him, a deity murti draped in a gold cloth is heavily adorned with yellow and white flower garlands and red roses, while thick smoke rises from a homa fire. Behind them stand a red and green draped altar, golden cushions and a decorated throne-like backdrop, marking a puja ritual at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam in Adi KAILASA.

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October 07 20212021-10-07A photograph of a ritual scene inside a temple setting. A bearded man in orange robes, with a brown shawl over his shoulder, long dark hair wrapped up on his head, a red tilak on his forehead, rudraksha beads and heavy gold necklaces, holds a small oil lamp with a flame in one hand and scatters pink and white flower petals with the other toward a deity murti. The murti is draped in gold cloth and heavily garlanded with yellow and white flowers and red roses, with smoke rising to the left. Behind him another man in orange with a yellow head wrap and gold necklaces stands near a red and green altar draped with cloth, and a tray of offerings and flowers sits at the right edge. Hair and clothing details suggest a person candidate as the central figure performing the aarti and flower offering. The caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 1 - Vishesha Dravya Homa and Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-07October 08 20212021-10-08October 08 20212021-10-08Photo of a Navaratri Vishesha Dravya Homa at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A bearded priest with long matted hair and a sacred thread, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, holds a lit oil lamp flame toward a deity murti draped in a blue cloth and heaped with yellow and red marigold garlands and a decorated crown. He holds a small bell in his other hand. Gold ornaments, golden lion figure, red and green silk draperies and smoke fill the background. Readable caption text states the temple name, Navaratri 2021, Day 3 and Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-09A 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 11 20212021-10-11October 09 20212021-10-09October 07 20212021-10-07A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long beard, rudraksha mala and gold chain, stands at right holding a silver bell and a lit flame over a decorated deity murti draped in a teal-blue cloth and garlanded with white, yellow and red flower garlands. Smoke rises from the flame. Behind are gold ornamental structures, floral decorations and brass lamps in a temple hall. The deity image is a Shiva lingam-style form adorned with a crown-like flower headpiece. The caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 6 - Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-12A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl holds a lit oil lamp with flame and a handbell at a shrine, facing a deity murti decorated with a red-and-white flower crown, garlands of red, yellow and white flowers, and a blue-green cloth. Smoke rises in the golden temple interior with ornate gold shrines and garlands behind. Ash markings are visible on his arm and chest, and a beaded mala hangs at his wrist. The scene reads as an aarti or puja at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 6, Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-12A figure in orange garments with a bare upper body and long hair pours an offering from a metal vessel into a fire pit during a homa at a temple shrine. Thick smoke and flames rise from the pit, which sits beside a heap of yellow and red flowers. Behind, gold ornate shrine structures, garlands of white and red flowers, a golden lion figure and brass lamps frame a red and green draped altar. Caption text reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, with the event line Navaratri 2021, Day 1 - Vishesha Dravya Homa & Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-07