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A 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.

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October 09 20212021-10-09A 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'.2021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 08 20212021-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09A sadhu with long dreadlocks, a full dark beard and a forehead tilak, wearing orange saffron cloth and rudraksha malas with gold and bead ornaments, holds a silver plate of fried golden sweets up toward a presentation during a homa ritual. Behind him a second figure in an orange turban sits near a red cloth and carved wooden deity panels glow in warm golden light. The man's distinctive saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces are visible, but his face is only partly seen, so identity is uncertain. Bottom caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 1 - Vishesha Dravya Homa & Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-07October 09 20212021-10-09