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A photograph of a ritual offering in a temple setting. A bare-chested priest in an orange-red dhoti pours a stream of clear liquid. Wisps of smoke rise in the background, and a small golden deity murti stands in a shrine niche behind. A brass cup sits at the lower left. Rudraksha beads are visible on the priest's wrist. The caption identifies it as Chandi Homa and Vishesh Dravya Homa at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. No clearly visible a person figure is present.

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A priest in an orange-red dhoti with a bare upper body pours liquid from a silver vessel over a large heap of ripe yellow bananas stacked on red brick platform. Smoke rises behind him from a homa fire, and a gold ornate shrine with a small deity murti sits to the left. A brass cup stands on the bricks and a coconut rests among the fruit.2021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04A close photograph of a homa ritual: a priest's hands, one wearing a rudraksha bracelet, pour from a metal vessel onto a large heap of yellow bananas, with smoke drifting through the frame. Orange-robed clothing is visible at the edge. The caption at the bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021 Day 1 Vishesha Dravya Homa and Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-07A photograph of a ritual offering at a Navaratri homa. A pair of hands, one holding a silver vessel with a brown string bracelet, pours a thin stream of golden liquid over a coconut set atop a heap of yellow bananas. Smoke drifts across the frame, and the sleeve of an orange-saffron garment is visible at the right edge. Blurred flower garlands in yellow and red sit in the background. A caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 2 - Vishesha Dravya Homa. The person's face is not visible; only forearms and hands show, with white ash markings on the arm.2021-10-08November 04 20212021-11-04October 13 20212021-10-13A close photograph of a ritual offering of bananas. A cluster of yellow bananas fills the lower frame, with a dried coconut at the centre. A person's arm, wearing a red and orange sacred thread on the wrist, pours liquid from a silver vessel onto the offering. Smoke or haze drifts behind. Overlaid caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 1 - Vishesha Dravya Homa & Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-07A close photograph of a ritual offering in a temple setting. A cluster of ripe yellow bananas, with dark speckling, is heaped in the foreground. A hand wearing a rudraksha mala and a bronze vessel pours a thin stream of white liquid over the bananas, and a dried coconut sits beside them. Smoke or incense haze drifts behind, with red and green tones in the background. The scene reflects a Navaratri homa offering of fruit and liquid.2021-10-07A ritual offering scene at a homa. A priest with white ash stripes on his arm and beaded rudraksha bracelets pours liquid from a metal vessel over a heap of bananas and a coconut on a wooden platform. Smoke and a fire glow are visible at left. Behind him, another person in an orange cloth wears ornate gold-toned necklaces. The setting is a Navaratri ritual at Adi KAILASA, with the caption naming Vishesha Dravya Homa on Day 2.2021-10-08A close-up photograph of a ritual offering. A pair of bare arms, wearing red and yellow threaded wrists, pours a thin stream of golden liquid from a metal vessel onto a heap of yellow bananas topped with a split brown coconut. Wisps of smoke drift at left against soft red and green background cloth. The caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021 Day 1 Vishesha Dravya Homa and Chandi Homa Purnahuti, consistent with a homa offering. No person's face is visible.2021-10-07A photograph of a ritual offering: a hand in a metallic vessel pours golden liquid. Thick white smoke or steam rises from the offering. The setting is a homa with a dimly lit background. Caption at the bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 3 - Vishesha Dravya Homa. No person's face is visible and no a person candidate is identifiable.2021-10-09October 07 20212021-10-07