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Photograph of a homa offering at a temple setting, with white smoke rising from a fire pit at the left edge. Two men stand in the foreground in orange and saffron dhoti-style garments with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. The man on the right, with a full dark beard and loose hair, holds a silver plate of green grapes toward the fire, while a younger man behind him in a yellow-and-black striped cloth and yellow head wrap stands beside him. Behind them is a red and green draped platform with gold cushions and yellow curtains. Fruit offerings sit near the fire pit. The caption on the image names the event as Navaratri 2021 Day 1 Vishesha Dravya Homa and Chandi Homa Purnahuti at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.

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Two men in orange saffron robes stand at a homa fire pit during a Navaratri Chandi Homa. The man on the left wears a striped yellow-and-black headwrap, a brown rudraksha mala, gold beaded necklaces and a red tilak, and holds a steel plate with two large green watermelons. The bearded man beside him wears orange cloth, brown rudraksha beads, gold necklaces and white ash markings, and bends toward the plate. Smoke rises from the fire pit, which holds fruit offerings including pineapple and mango. Behind them are tiered red-draped steps, gold curtains and a green cloth, and to the right another person holds a plate of lime slices. The photo carries a , Navaratri 2021, Day 1 - Vishesha Dravya Homa & Chandi Homa Purnahuti2021-10-07October 07 20212021-10-07October 07 20212021-10-07October 07 20212021-10-07October 07 20212021-10-07A smoky homa scene with two priests in orange and saffron cloth pouring an offering from a shallow metal vessel over a fire pit heaped with whole fruits, including green apples, pineapples and a melon. The priest in front wears a brown-and-gold beaded shawl, a gold beaded necklace and a gold-threaded headscarf; the priest beside him has a full beard, orange wrap, gold necklaces and wooden beaded bracelets. Red and gold draped fabric and a flower garland stand behind them. The caption at bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 1 - Vishesha Dravya Homa & Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-07A priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl stands before a gilded shrine in a temple hall, holding a silver plate of green grapes aloft as an offering. He has a full dark beard, a topknot of hair, white tilak marks on his forehead and arms, a brown rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace. Incense smoke drifts across the frame. Behind him are golden ornamental canopies, a red cushion and a deity murti draped in gold cloth, with garlands of white flowers. Fruit offerings sit in the lower foreground, and a second person's hands hold a tray of pineapple at the right edge. The lower text reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 6 - Vishesha Dravya Homa, indicating a homa offering.2021-10-12October 07 20212021-10-07A 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.2021-10-12Photo of a homa ritual: a bare-chested priest in saffron-orange dhoti with a long brown rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklace pours grains from a silver plate over a fire pit heaped with bananas, pineapples, a green mango and other fruit. Smoke rises from the pit. A second priest with a brown shawl, rudraksha beads and gold necklace stands behind him, and a golden lamp stand glows at left against red draped cloth. The printed caption identifies the setting as Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021 Day 1 Vishesha Dravya Homa and Chandi Homa Purnahuti. The priest's appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm a person's identity, so the a person field is unsure.2021-10-07October 12 20212021-10-12A bearded man with long swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead holds a brass plate heaped with cooked white rice toward the viewer, wearing an orange wrap and layered gold-bead and rudraksha necklaces. Behind him, two other men in white and saffron-and-gold headwear and bare upper bodies stand near red cloth-covered trays of grains and offerings during a homa ritual. Caption text reads Nithyananda Paramashivam Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021 Day 1 Vishesha Dravya Homa and Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-07