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A photograph of a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a dark cloth, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and gold necklaces at his neck, lifting a silver plate heaped with white and pale yellow offerings above his head during a homa. Smoke drifts across the left side of the frame, and a yellow thread is tied on his raised wrist. Behind him, another figure in orange-tinged clothing is partly visible against a warm golden backdrop. Caption reads 'Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 3 - Vishesha Dravya Homa'.

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October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09A close photograph of a priest in a homa setting holding a metal plate piled with round golden sweets. He has a long dark beard, dreadlocked hair, white forehead markings and a red-orange tilak, and wears a gold chain and a yellow thread on his wrist. His eyes are closed in concentration. Smoke drifts through the warm, blurred background with purple lights. The caption identifies this as Navaratri 2021 Day 3 Vishesha Dravya Homa at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.2021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 07 20212021-10-07 +1 copiesPhotograph of a Navaratri Vishesha Dravya Homa at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. In the foreground a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, a white vertical tilak and a gold necklace raises a silver tray piled with red kumkum toward the smoke-filled fire pit. Orange-clad devotees with gold necklaces stand behind him, and gold-coloured temple decor fills the background. The bottom caption reads Navaratri 2021, Day 3 - Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-09A photograph of a Hindu priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl performing a homa offering at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. He holds a large round brass tray heaped with yellow grain offerings, with white smoke rising around him. He has a white tripundra on his forehead, a beard, gold beaded necklaces, a rudraksha mala and a beaded bracelet on his wrist. Behind him are fruit offerings, a flower-garlanded shrine with a lit oil lamp, and a gilded deity murti. This is a Vishesha Dravya Homa during Navaratri 2021, Day 3. The person's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no identification is made.2021-10-09October 08 20212021-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 08 20212021-10-08 +1 copies