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A close photograph of a fire ritual. A person's hands, adorned with a red and beaded wrist mala and a gold bangle, tip a round yellow metal vessel, pouring grain or powdered offering onto a fire of large, partly charred logs. Smoke drifts through the frame. The person wears a flowing orange-saffron cloth. The lower right of the image shows the caption 'Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA' and 'Navaratri 2021, Day 2 - Vishesha Dravya Homa'. This depicts a homa with offerings during Navaratri.

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October 07 20212021-10-07October 08 20212021-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 08 20212021-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 08 20212021-10-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. Thick wooden logs are stacked on a brick fire pit with smoke rising at left. A pair of hands in an orange cloth draped over a figure's lap pours grains from a steel bowl onto the logs as an offering. The figure wears gold necklaces and red-and-white bangles, and the setting is warm-lit.2021-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 08 20212021-10-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A priest in orange ochre clothing and a bare upper body with white markings on the arms, wearing layered gold and beaded necklaces and a rudraksha bracelet, pours yellow grains from a silver plate into a fire pit of logs. Smoke rises from the wood and a brass lamp stands in the background. Visible text reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 2 - Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 08 20212021-10-08A homa fire pit with burning logs and rising smoke in the foreground. A person in an orange ochre garment with gold beaded necklaces and rudraksha malas holds a silver bowl of round balls. Lower text reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. Navaratri 2021, Day 2 - Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-07 +1 copiesOctober 08 20212021-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 09 20212021-10-09A photograph of a fire ritual, a homa, at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. Thick dry logs burn in a fire pit with rising smoke. In the upper right, a person in orange and saffron cloth, with a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, holds a silver tray of round brown and golden offerings and tips them toward the fire. Bokeh stone steps and temple colours lie behind. The bottom caption reads Navaratri 2021, Day 2 - Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-08 +1 copies