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A photograph of a Chandi Homa purnahuti at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashivam Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri 2021 Day 2. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl, with white tilak marks on his arms and chest and a rudraksha mala, pours an offering from a metal vessel into a fire pit. Smoke and ash rise around the fire, and the pit is heaped with bananas, yellow and red flowers and leafy garlands. On the right stands a large golden deity murti draped in gold cloth, and a brass oil lamp burns at the edge of the frame.

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