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A photograph of a homa offering during Navaratri at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. In the foreground, dry wooden logs lie on a fire pit with traces of yellow and red powder, and smoke drifts at left. A person in an orange cloth with a dark wooden-bead necklace and gold-coloured beads holds a silver tray of red-and-yellow apples or pomegranate-like fruits, with a second tray of fruit behind. Brass vessels of flowers and offerings stand in the background. A visible caption reads Navaratri 2021, Day 2 - Vishesha Dravya Homa, indicating a special offering homa.

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October 07 20212021-10-07October 09 20212021-10-09October 08 20212021-10-08October 08 20212021-10-08October 08 20212021-10-08October 08 20212021-10-08A photograph of a Vishesha Dravya Homa offering at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A hand in an orange garment and dark beaded necklaces, with a gold chain, tilts a metal bowl of red-and-yellow apples so they tumble into a smoky fire pit. Below, round sweets sit in a bowl beside the fire, and bunches of yellow bananas and other fruit are heaped in the blurred background. Warm oil lamp light and rising smoke fill the scene.2021-10-09A homa fire pit with burning logs and rising smoke in the foreground. A person in an orange ochre garment with gold beaded necklaces and rudraksha malas holds a silver bowl of round balls. Lower text reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. Navaratri 2021, Day 2 - Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-07 +1 copiesOctober 07 20212021-10-07October 08 20212021-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 08 20212021-10-08A photograph of a fire ritual, a homa, at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. Thick dry logs burn in a fire pit with rising smoke. In the upper right, a person in orange and saffron cloth, with a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, holds a silver tray of round brown and golden offerings and tips them toward the fire. Bokeh stone steps and temple colours lie behind. The bottom caption reads Navaratri 2021, Day 2 - Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-08 +1 copies