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A bare-chested priest with long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas and white tilak stands at left in saffron cloth, holding a silver tray with a white cloth and red flowers. Beside him on an ornate gold throne is a large framed cutout portrait, not a living person, of a smiling bearded figure in an orange turban, garlanded with white jasmine and red-yellow-pink flowers, wearing rudraksha beads and gold necklaces. Red cushions and gold-embossed backdrop surround the scene, marking a Dakshinamurthy Homa with Vishesha Dravya Homa during the festival. Printed banner text reads Dakshinamurthy Homa Vishesha Dravya Homa, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 Day 3.

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A photograph of a ceremonial scene during Nithyanandotsavam Day 9, with a person Homa caption printed at the bottom. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti with white sacred markings on his arms and chest leans in to touch the hand of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a gold crown. The seated figure wears a large white and pink garland, a red tilak on the forehead and red and white clothing. Red draped curtains form the background. The seated figure appears to be a golden utsava vigraha type figure rather than a clearly identifiable living person, and the scene has the pattern of a homa ceremony.2022-01-09September 17 20172017-09-17 +1 copiesA temple ritual photograph at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri 2021 Day 6 Purnahuti Homa. In the foreground a bearded man with long hair, bare-chested, wearing an orange cloth, rudraksha mala and gold chain, holds a silver tray with a blue cloth bundle wrapped in yellow marigold garlands. Behind him a large ornate gold throne-backed seat holds a painted portrait of a smiling figure in a saffron turban, garlanded with marigolds and red flowers, with a rudraksha mala. Red cushions, red flower petals, a brass oil lamp and gold canopy with leaf pendants surround the scene, with a red-and-blue draped textile on the right.2021-10-12April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesA photograph from a Navaratri Chandi Homa purnahuti at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. On the left, a bearded priest with a shaved forehead and a yellow flower garland sits beside a green cloth-wrapped bundle, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a rope-like sacred thread. Behind him, a golden throne with red cushions holds a large seated portrait or statue draped in red-and-yellow flower garlands, wearing an orange turban and holding a silver trident. Golden hanging ornaments and a colourful striped banner frame the scene, which is lit warmly.2021-10-11October 12 20212021-10-12April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesApril 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual offering in a gold-ornamented hall. A seated man in red-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala, with a white forehead mark and red bindu, leans forward on a gold and red throne, extending a handful of yellow powder. Before him stands a young boy in orange cloth and a white sacred thread, shoulders marked with white paste, reaching out to receive it. A large silver bowl of yellow powder sits at the seated man's feet. Behind them are gold carved panels with animal motifs and a gold-framed throne back. The seated man appears to be Swamiji (probable), given the long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha mala and throne.2017-07-03 +1 copiesFebruary 21 20172017-02-21A seated man in an ornate gold throne with carved scrollwork is garlanded with long chains of white, yellow, pink and red flowers. He wears an orange-saffron turban, a rudraksha mala with gold beads, layered gold chains and orange robes, and has a red-orange tilak on his forehead. He smiles while resting one hand on a red velvet cushion. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the central figure, judged from the saffron turban, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces. The lower caption reads Shiva Mulamantra Homa Purvanga & Agnikaryam, Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Brahmotsavam - Day 6.2021-11-15A photograph of a ceremony at night. A bearded man seated on an ornate gold throne with a leopard-print cushion wears a rust-brown turban with a brooch, brown robe, a long gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha-style beads, and a white tilak on his forehead; he has long hair and gold bangles. He is receiving a white-wrapped offering with flowers from a woman in an orange sari-style cloth and bare upper body, adorned with white markings. Beside them a golden lion-shaped figure sits on the throne. A bare-chested man with white tilak and gold necklaces stands at right, and a few other devotees are partly visible in the background under green lights.2017-02-21