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A photograph of a ritual offering in progress. A hand pours golden liquid from a silver vessel onto a heap of yellow bananas topped by a split coconut, with smoke rising at left. The person pouring wears a red-orange cloth, a beaded rudraksha-style bracelet and a red thread, and has white ash marks on the forearm. Behind the offering are blurred garlands of yellow and red flowers. The setting suggests a homa or havan style ritual offering.

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A photograph of a ritual offering at a Navaratri homa. A pair of hands, one holding a silver vessel with a brown string bracelet, pours a thin stream of golden liquid over a coconut set atop a heap of yellow bananas. Smoke drifts across the frame, and the sleeve of an orange-saffron garment is visible at the right edge. Blurred flower garlands in yellow and red sit in the background. A caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 2 - Vishesha Dravya Homa. The person's face is not visible; only forearms and hands show, with white ash markings on the arm.2021-10-08October 08 20212021-10-08A ritual offering scene in a temple setting. A person in an orange robe with white sacred ash markings on the arms pours liquid from a silver vessel onto a coconut resting on a heap of yellow bananas. Smoke drifts through the frame, and a blurred garland of yellow and red flowers appears in the background. Bead bracelets are visible on the wrist, and the offering is part of a homa-style Vishesha Dravya Homa during Navaratri.2021-10-08A photograph of a ritual offering at a temple. A pair of hands, one with a red-bordered silver vessel, pours milk over a bunch of yellow bananas with a whole coconut at the centre. Ritual white markings are visible on the forearm, a rudraksha-style bead bracelet is on the wrist, and an orange cloth is worn at the right edge. Smoke from a fire fills the background along with blurred red and yellow flowers and green cloth. The caption gives the setting as Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, and the event as Navaratri 2021, Day 2, Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-08A close-up photograph of a ritual offering. A pair of bare arms, wearing red and yellow threaded wrists, pours a thin stream of golden liquid from a metal vessel onto a heap of yellow bananas topped with a split brown coconut. Wisps of smoke drift at left against soft red and green background cloth. The caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021 Day 1 Vishesha Dravya Homa and Chandi Homa Purnahuti, consistent with a homa offering. No person's face is visible.2021-10-07A close photograph of a ritual pouring at a temple altar. A hand holding a silver-wrapped vessel pours liquid over a coconut resting on a heap of ripe yellow bananas, with drops falling in a stream. The forearm shows white ash markings and a beaded bracelet, and an orange cloth and beaded mala are visible at the right edge. Smoke or incense haze softens the background, which shows blurred flowers and a red and green altar setting. The caption identifies the setting as Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 2, Vishesha Dravya Homa. No person's face is visible, so no identification is made.2021-10-08A ritual offering scene at a homa. A hand in an orange sleeve pours ghee or oil from a metal vessel onto a heap of ripe yellow bananas topped with a coconut husk. Smoke rises at left beside a small flame, and a sacred thread and bracelets are visible on the wrist. Blurred flower garlands in yellow and red and a green cloth appear in the background. The photo captions the event as Navaratri 2021 Day 2 Vishesha Dravya Homa at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.2021-10-08A close photograph of a ritual offering of ripe yellow bananas piled high, with a brown coconut at the centre. A hand wearing a rudraksha bracelet pours a golden liquid from a silver vessel onto the fruit, while steam or smoke rises around the pile. Marigold garlands are visible at the right edge and an oil lamp glows in the background. No people's faces are visible and the scene contains no identifiable a person figure.2021-10-09A ritual offering scene at a homa. A priest with white ash stripes on his arm and beaded rudraksha bracelets pours liquid from a metal vessel over a heap of bananas and a coconut on a wooden platform. Smoke and a fire glow are visible at left. Behind him, another person in an orange cloth wears ornate gold-toned necklaces. The setting is a Navaratri ritual at Adi KAILASA, with the caption naming Vishesha Dravya Homa on Day 2.2021-10-08A close photograph of a ritual offering of bananas. A cluster of yellow bananas fills the lower frame, with a dried coconut at the centre. A person's arm, wearing a red and orange sacred thread on the wrist, pours liquid from a silver vessel onto the offering. Smoke or haze drifts behind. Overlaid caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 1 - Vishesha Dravya Homa & Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-07A close photograph of a homa ritual: a priest's hands, one wearing a rudraksha bracelet, pour from a metal vessel onto a large heap of yellow bananas, with smoke drifting through the frame. Orange-robed clothing is visible at the edge. The caption at the bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021 Day 1 Vishesha Dravya Homa and Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-07October 08 20212021-10-08