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A photograph of a priest in a ritual setting, seen from behind and side-on. He wears a dark wrapped turban-style headdress, a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and body, and white ash-like horizontal markings on his arms and chest, with a rudraksha-style cord across his shoulder. He holds a tiered brass lamp stand with several lit oil lamps, ornamented with white and yellow flower garlands on a golden arch, beside a red and gold backdrop with more garlands. The scene resembles an aarti or homa offering. A printed caption reads Nithyananda Homa, Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - Day 9. The visible identity cues are not strong enough to name the priest, so he is described by role only.

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ADIKAILASA on 1/9/20222022-01-09ADIKAILASA on 1/9/20222022-01-09ADIKAILASA on 12/30/20212021-12-30ADIKAILASA on 1/9/20222022-01-09A photograph of a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti offering something over bananas during a homa at a temple shrine. He wears a turban-like wrap on his head, a rudraksha mala across his shoulder, and white sacred markings on his chest and arms. Behind him stand gilded shrine arches with red drapery, small deity murtis, and flower garlands. A caption reads Nithyananda Homa, Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - Day 9.2022-01-09ADIKAILASA on 12/30/20212021-12-30A homa ritual at a temple shrine. A priest with white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms and a shaved-looking head sits cross-legged at left in saffron-orange dhoti, pouring offerings into a flaming fire pit in the foreground. Behind him, a golden arched shrine holds a deity murti draped in red and white garlands, flanked by brass oil lamps, a kalasha with green leaves, and a brass bowl. Red and white floral garlands drape the surrounding shrine. The text overlay reads Nithyananda Homa, Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - Day 9.2022-01-09ADIKAILASA on 12/30/20212021-12-30ADIKAILASA on 1/9/20222022-01-09A bare-chested priest with long matted hair wound up on his head, wearing a red-brown rudraksha mala and a sacred thread across his back, performs a homa ritual. He offers flowers and grass into a golden ritual vessel with a silver kalasha-like finial, while white jasmine garlands, green leaves and red flowers lie in front of him. Behind him stand golden and red decorative backdrops and gilded deity figures. Yellow overlay text reads Kalabhairava Homa Purnahuti, Nithyanandotsavam 2021, Day 12. The priest's face is not visible, so his identity cannot be confirmed.2021-12-30A photograph of a temple puja in progress. In the foreground, a bare-backed priest with white ash markings on his shoulders and back and a rudraksha mala across his body holds a silver plate of offerings with his right hand, wearing bangles and an orange cloth at his waist. Before him stands a gold arched frame decorated with yellow and white flowers, green leaves, and brass oil lamps. Behind them, a deity murti with a crown and jewelled adornments is visible against red draped cloth. Bowls of petals and marigolds surround the arrangement.2022-01-07A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and a bare-chested upper body with white sacred ash markings on the arms and chest pours offerings near a homa fire pit during the Dakshinamurthy Homa Vishesha Dravya Homa. Flames and smoke rise from a copper vessel decorated with marigolds, roses and white flowers, and a coconut sits on the fire. Behind, a golden and red shrine holds deity murti decorated with jewelled ornaments and garlands, with a trident and a kalasha-style vessel near the altar. Brass bowls and flower petals lie on the stone platform in the foreground.2021-12-21