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A photograph of a homa ritual in a temple setting. A bearded man with white vibhuti horizontal markings on his forehead and arms, wearing an orange cloth over his shoulder, a brown wrap, and a long gold bead necklace, holds a large bunch of yellow bananas in both hands. Behind him, a bare-chested attendant with white markings and a gold necklace stands, and at the right edge another person in a striped headwrap and brown garment is partly visible. A rudraksha bracelet and a small pendant are visible. Blurred red and gold drapery and a lit lamp fill the background.

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October 08 20212021-10-08October 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 11 20212021-10-11A priest in orange ritual dhoti and matching shawl, with white sacred markings on his arms and chest, pours a plate of seeds and fruit into a fire pit of offerings during a homa. Smoke rises at left as he tilts a golden-rimmed plate over a bowl of bananas, mangoes and pomegranate pieces. Behind him a second attendant in orange with a rudraksha mala and gold garlands holds a tray of flowers. A framed portrait of a man wearing a saffron turban and a garland of red and yellow flowers stands on a golden frame in the background, and gold drapery and a red-and-white banner fill the shrine. A caption at the bottom reads Navaratri 2021, Day 6 - Vishesha Dravya Homa at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.2021-10-12A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with white ash stripes on his arms and chest, reaches toward a large bunch of ripe bananas and green mangoes heaped on a offering tray at a Vishesha Dravya Homa. Rudraksha bead malas hang on his wrist and neck. Behind him, smoke drifts through the hall, a brass oil lamp burns on the left, and a gilded deity murti stands in a golden shrine niche. Another attendant in white and red clothing sits in the background. Offerings of pineapple, sugarcane and fruit fill the foreground.2021-10-12October 07 20212021-10-07October 09 20212021-10-09October 12 20212021-10-12A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and rudraksha malas stands at a homa offering, pouring liquid from a small metal vessel over a heap of yellow bananas, green coconuts and mixed grains and offerings. Steam rises from the fire pit at right, and a gold lattice wall decorated with cross motifs forms the backdrop. The caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 5 - Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-11October 12 20212021-10-12October 08 20212021-10-08