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A priest in an orange cloth, bare-chested with long hair knotted up and a beard, faces away from the camera while raising a white ceremonial fan or conch-shaped vessel toward a richly decorated deity murti. The deity, seated on a golden throne with a purple and pink drape, wears a crown, jewellery and a red and gold sari, and is garlanded with yellow and red flowers. Lit oil lamps line the shrine behind, and a small brass lamp burns in front. This appears to be an aarti or purnahuti offering at a temple shrine.

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A temple shrine decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and lit oil lamps in the background. A deity murti of a goddess, adorned with jewellery and a purple and pink cloth, sits on a golden throne at left. A man with long hair and a beard, wearing an orange-and-saffron cloth and beaded necklaces, stands at right holding a silver ceremonial implement toward the deity during a Chandi Homa purnahuti. Brass lamps and a small offering vessel sit before the altar.2021-10-11Temple sanctum decorated with marigold and red flower garlands around a golden deity murti seated on a throne-like altar draped in purple and pink cloth. A man in saffron-orange cloth with a beaded mala stands at right, holding a silver ceremonial umbrella over the altar during a purnahuti homa at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. Oil lamps glow in the background, and brass vessels and lamps sit at the base of the altar.2021-10-11Golden-framed shrine decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands, showing a seated deity murti in pink and purple silk with jewelled ornaments and a crown, flanked by a lit row of oil lamps. A bearded priest in an orange-saffron cloth and gold necklace stands at right raising a small hand fan or flag toward the deity during a Navaratri Purnahuti Homa. Green and red draping and a brass kalasha-style vessel with coconut and mango leaves sit before the altar.2021-10-11A photograph inside a gold-decorated shrine at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri Day 5 Purnahuti Homa. A deity murti seated on a throne is draped in yellow and red marigold garlands, a pink and white flower garland, and a purple and pink silk cloth, with a crown and a silver mask-like face. To its right a devotee in a green silk sari and a saffron-orange garment raises one hand toward a tall decorated pole wrapped in garlands, with smoke rising around them. A lit oil lamp and a brass vessel sit near the base, and the shrine walls are gold-toned with ornate panels.2021-10-11October 11 20212021-10-11October 11 20212021-10-11October 11 20212021-10-11A photograph inside a temple shrine during a Navaratri Purnahuti Homa. A goddess murti is adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands, a silver crown and jewelled ornaments, seated before a golden arch. A woman seen from behind in a brown top and orange-red shawl stands at right near a small flame and offerings of flowers and leaves. Brass oil lamps and kalasha-like vessels sit in the foreground, with incense smoke rising from the homa fire.2021-10-11A ritual photograph at a temple shrine during Navaratri. A golden-skinned goddess murti sits on a golden throne, dressed in a blue and multicoloured textile with jewelled red-and-white breastplate ornaments and a crown, flanked by green leaves. Behind her are large garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing an orange-red shawl, raises his hand toward the murti holding a ceremonial object. A golden arch frames the right side and a camera stands at the left edge. Caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 6 - Purnahuti Homa.2021-10-12October 11 20212021-10-11October 12 20212021-10-12A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and white-and-ochre forehead markings, holds a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with lit flames during a Navaratri purnahuti at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam. Behind him, a deity murti stands in an ornate golden shrine heavily decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flower garlands, with many small lamps glowing in the background. Smoke from the homa rises around the scene, and a kalasha-like offering with flowers sits in the foreground.2021-10-11