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A photograph inside a golden-hued temple shrine at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, showing a bearded man with long hair and an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, his upper body bare with white sacred markings on the arms and chest, holding a ladle over a brick fire pit as he pours ghee and offerings into a vishesha dravya homa; a fire flares and smoke rises. A woman in an orange garment and leopard-print headband, with white markings on her forehead, holds a tray of round offering balls. Behind them are golden shrine structures, deity murti decorated with garlands in red, white and yellow, and colourful cloth. Two people are physically visible.

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October 12 20212021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12A photograph of a homa at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri 2021 Day 6 Vishesha Dravya Homa. A bearded man with a shaved-looking head and white tilak markings on his chest and arms, wearing an orange cloth and beaded rudraksha malas, holds a brass plate with a flame-like offering over a brick fire pit filled with burning offerings. Beside him, a younger person in an orange garment and leopard-print headwrap holds another plate with white offerings. Behind them stand decorated deity murtis with yellow and red garlands, gold-framed shrines, a kalasha-style setting, and flowers.2021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12A homa fire burns in a low square fire pit built of yellow-painted brick at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with bare chest, sandalpaste (chandan) marks on arms, and rudraksha malas, holds a silver plate over the flames. Behind him stand gold-framed shrines with garlands of white and yellow flowers and ornate deity murtis in colourful silk and jewellery. Incense smoke rises from the pit. The caption reads Navaratri 2021, Day 6 - Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-12Inside a richly gilded temple shrine, a bearded man with long dark hair and a bare upper body wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of white offering while another tray with golden grains is held nearby, performing a ritual offering. Smoke rises through the scene before deity murtis draped in colourful garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers, a golden peetha and oil lamps. The caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 6 - Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-12October 07 20212021-10-07A brick-lined fire pit with a bright orange flame dominates the foreground, a yellow-dusted log resting at its edge. Two priests stand behind it at a temple shrine. The foreground priest, bare-chested with a long beard and dark hair, wears an orange dhoti and a gold necklace and holds a copper plate of offerings over the fire. A second priest behind him wears a yellow head cloth and a gold necklace. Behind them are red-draped offering tables with sweets and fruit on brass plates, gilded deity murti and garlands, and a golden kalasha-style ornament. The scene shows a homa with offerings during Navaratri.2021-10-07October 12 20212021-10-12October 07 20212021-10-07