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A photograph of a homa ritual at night in a temple shrine. A standing priest in orange saffron robes, bare-chested with rudraksha beads and a neck garland, raises a woven bamboo winnowing tray above the fire while holding a small handbell in his other hand. Dense white smoke rises through the frame. Behind him a large golden bull statue. Brass vessels and offerings sit on the floor.

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A photograph of a homa ritual in a temple shrine at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A shirtless man with a dark beard and topknot, wearing orange-saffron dhoti and a long orange cloth, rudraksha beads on his neck, holds a woven basket aloft while smoke billows around him from a fire pit at lower left. Beside him stands a large gilded Nandi bull statue with ornate golden harness, and small golden deity figures and a brass lamp are visible at right. The scene is lit warmly against a golden-yellow backdrop. Visible text reads 'Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA' and 'Navaratri 2021, Day 3 - Chandi Homa Agnikaryam'.2021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09A bearded priest with long dark hair, bare-chested, wearing an orange dhoti and a dark rudraksha-style mala with a wrapped orange sash, stands at a homa fire pouring dried red chillies or offerings from a silver plate into thick smoke rising beside a large golden deity murti of a bull or nandi figure with ornate gold carvings. Fresh marigolds and roses are arranged in a floral heap in front, and an oil lamp glows at the right edge. A second person with a beaded headdress is partly visible at the left. The scene is an evening Chandi Homa purnahuti during Navaratri at a temple.2021-10-08October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09A night-time photograph of a Chandi Homa purnahuti at the a person Paramashiva Devalayam in Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021 Day 3. A priest in an orange-red dhoti and bare upper body, with beaded necklaces, raises a vessel high above his head while a dense cloud of smoke billows around him from the fire offering. Below, a heap of yellow and orange marigold garlands and fruit lies near the homa area. A brightly lit lamp glows in the background, and a figure in gold ceremonial dress stands to the right, partly obscured by the smoke.2021-10-09October 07 20212021-10-07October 07 20212021-10-07November 04 20212021-11-04A figure in orange garments with a bare upper body and long hair pours an offering from a metal vessel into a fire pit during a homa at a temple shrine. Thick smoke and flames rise from the pit, which sits beside a heap of yellow and red flowers. Behind, gold ornate shrine structures, garlands of white and red flowers, a golden lion figure and brass lamps frame a red and green draped altar. Caption text reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, with the event line Navaratri 2021, Day 1 - Vishesha Dravya Homa & Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-07October 08 20212021-10-08