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A priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl stands before a gilded shrine in a temple hall, holding a silver plate of green grapes aloft as an offering. He has a full dark beard, a topknot of hair, white tilak marks on his forehead and arms, a brown rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace. Incense smoke drifts across the frame. Behind him are golden ornamental canopies, a red cushion and a deity murti draped in gold cloth, with garlands of white flowers. Fruit offerings sit in the lower foreground, and a second person's hands hold a tray of pineapple at the right edge. The lower text reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 6 - Vishesha Dravya Homa, indicating a homa offering.

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October 12 20212021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12A bearded man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with white ash marks on his forehead and arms and a long rudraksha mala with gold necklaces, pours sliced fruit from a metal bowl into a fire pit during a homa. The bowl holds chunks of white melon, and a table in front is heaped with watermelon, pineapple, grapes, apples, and sweets. Smoke rises through the frame. Behind him, a golden deity murti is decorated with garlands, and an oil lamp stands at left. A caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 6 - Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12A bearded man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha mala and gold necklaces and white tilak markings, pours red pomegranates from a brass plate into a homa fire pit filled with bananas, pineapples, grapes, melon and other fruit. Smoke rises from the fire. Behind him, a young attendant in a dark garment with gold necklaces holds a tray of cut fruit. Ornate gold shrine decorations, a gold lion, a lit oil lamp and a deity murti stand in the background.2021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12A photograph of a Hindu ritual at a temple shrine. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair and a bare upper body, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl with gold border, a rudraksha mala and bead bracelet, and white ash markings on his arms and forehead, leans over a brick fire pit reaching toward a large bunch of bananas, with a green coconut and other offerings nearby. Smoke rises from the homa. Behind him stands a golden deity shrine canopy framed with white jasmine garlands and red cloth, with brass lamps and a kalasha. The setting is a vishesha dravya homa during Navaratri at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.2021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09Photograph of a homa offering at a temple setting, with white smoke rising from a fire pit at the left edge. Two men stand in the foreground in orange and saffron dhoti-style garments with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. The man on the right, with a full dark beard and loose hair, holds a silver plate of green grapes toward the fire, while a younger man behind him in a yellow-and-black striped cloth and yellow head wrap stands beside him. Behind them is a red and green draped platform with gold cushions and yellow curtains. Fruit offerings sit near the fire pit. The caption on the image names the event as Navaratri 2021 Day 1 Vishesha Dravya Homa and Chandi Homa Purnahuti at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.2021-10-07