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A golden ritual shrine with a gilded pedestal and intricately carved figures, draped in red cloth with a golden kalasha topped by a flower-garlanded vessel, surrounded by yellow and purple garlands. Golden lion-faced statues flank the foreground, oil lamps sit at the base, and a lit flame burns to the right near a red and gold ornamental canopy. A small figure in an orange turban appears at the upper left edge, partially visible. Text at the bottom reads Lakshmi Narshimha Homa with a date stamp, indicating a homa rather than a person-centred scene.

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A photograph of a ritual at a golden shrine setting. Golden lion sculptures flank a golden temple-tower structure, and brass oil lamps stand in the foreground. At center, a carved stone or wooden deity murti is draped in yellow and white flower garlands, with red roses on its head, and a white dhoti-like cloth across its body. A right hand, wearing bangles and holding a lit oil lamp or aarti flame, makes an offering. Bananas are piled to the left, and a rope of rudraksha-style beads appears at the right edge with a saffron cloth. Lower text reads Lakshmi Narshimha Homa, Chitra Nakshatrotsavam, 20 Mar 2022.2022-03-20A photograph of a golden shrine set up for a fire ritual. A square sunken fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground, its earthen rim dusted with yellow powder and scattered petals. Behind it, a tiered golden altar holds a large golden kalasha and a deity murti draped in red and yellow flower garlands, with small seated golden figures flanking the base. Two tall golden lamp stands with oil lamps frame the scene, and a golden latticed screen and ornate golden walls surround the hall. No people are visible.2020-03-15 +2 copiesMarch 15 20202020-03-15 +2 copiesADIKAILASA on 3/20/20222022-03-20March 15 20202020-03-15 +2 copiesA close view of an ornate gold-coloured wooden or gilded sculptural structure with carved lions and seated figures, a tiered kalasha-like finial and a small brass bowl at its top. A flame from a lamp or homa vessel burns in the lower right foreground, and a tuft of offering material sits to the right. No people are visible in the frame, only the carved shrine-like structure during a Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam homa.2022-02-11A photograph of a Sudarshan Homa during the Vijayotsavam festival at ADIKAILASA. In the foreground a fire burns in a homa pit. Behind it stands a golden deity murti or yantra-topped shrine heaped with yellow and white flower garlands, flanked by a golden lion statue on the left and brass lamps on the right. A man seen from behind, bare-chested with an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, raises a tray or vessel toward the shrine, performing puja. Red and orange drapes and marigold garlands frame the scene.2022-02-25ADIKAILASA on 2/13/20222022-02-13ADIKAILASA on 2/25/20222022-02-25A photograph inside a gold-decorated temple sanctum at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri Day 3 Vishesha Dravya Homa. A man in orange and white ritual clothing with a rudraksha mala stands at the right, holding a lit oil lamp (arati flame) beside a fire pit with rising smoke. A large display of fruits, including bananas, melons and apples, is arranged in front of him. In the centre, a golden deity murti of a lion-mounted form is framed by a garland of red and white flowers, with a golden lion sculpture nearby. At left, a seated golden deity with a blue-and-red garment and jewelled necklace sits on a decorated throne. Golden pillars and blue drapes fill the background.2021-10-09Photo 11728764 +2 copiesA photograph of a Sudarshan Homa at a temple shrine. A fire burns in a pit at the base of a golden ornate shrine decorated with yellow-green marigold garlands and a golden lion statue on the left. A man with long dark hair and a bare torso, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, stands at right with his arm raised, holding a ritual vessel over the fire. Red and gold draped cloth, a golden kalasha-style crown and a deity murti sit behind the shrine, with a hanging lamp at top right. Vijayotsavam Day 5, 25 Feb 2022, is printed on the image.2022-02-25