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A priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with dreadlocked hair and a brown rudraksha mala, holds a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti draped in purple cloth and decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. He holds a brass bell in his other hand. Smoke rises from a fire pit and tiered lamps glow behind, with gold-framed deity figures and gold drapery in the background. A seated figure in a gold turban with garlands appears at the upper right. The setting is the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during a Chandi Homa with purnahuti offering.

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November 04 20212021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04 +1 copiesNovember 04 20212021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04A photograph of a Chandi Homa poornahuti inside a temple shrine at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a sacred thread, stands at a tiered fire lamp of lit wicks while smoke fills the air. Behind him stand decorated deity murtis, a gilded shrine with a small figure, and a large ornate deity image with red and gold adornments. In the right foreground, a person with long dark hair, wearing a yellow and red flower garland, sits with their back to the camera facing the altar. The caption identifies the ritual as Chandi Homa - Poornahuti.2021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04Inside the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam at Adi KAILASA, a bare-chested male priest in orange-red dhoti stands before a brass lamp stand with multiple flames while smoke fills the air. A woman in a gold headpiece and earrings stands beside him, smiling. To the left, a gold-and-green deity murti with flower garlands sits in an ornate golden shrine, and a red-and-blue canopy hangs behind. A blue velvet cushion with gold trim appears in the lower right foreground. Caption reads Chandi Homa - Poornahuti, indicating the final offering of the homa.2021-11-04