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A photograph of a homa at a temple-like setting. A bearded man in an orange turban and a saffron-and-brown garment, with a rudraksha-style necklace and a red tilak, holds a lit oil lamp and sits beside a large fire blazing from a homa pit. Yellow and red garlands hang on a deity murti behind the fire. Golden lion figures, brass lamps, a tanpura-like instrument and a stacked display of colourful garlands fill the frame. A caption on the image reads 'Nithyanandotsavam Day 20 - Medasaraswathi Homa and Nithyananda Homa'. The man appears to be a person, based on the orange turban, rudraksha necklace and his role leading the homa.

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ADIKAILASA on 1/17/20212021-01-17ADIKAILASA on 1/17/20212021-01-17ADIKAILASA on 1/17/20212021-01-17A photograph of a homa ritual inside a temple hall. On the left, a bare-chested priest with an orange turban and beard stands before a golden lamp stand and an oil lamp, holding bundles of grass and a metal vessel. White sacred ash marks his arms and torso, and he wears a tiger-striped cloth and a beaded rudraksha necklace. In the centre-right, a fire blazes in a pit in front of a large decorated deity murti draped with yellow and red flower garlands. Two veena-like stringed instruments rest near the fire, and a silk-wrapped object lies on the ground. Gold lamps and sparkling fabric hang in the background.2021-01-17A photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine. On the left, a shirtless man in an orange turban wears rudraksha malas and a long beaded necklace, a bindi on his forehead, and a striped orange-and-white cloth at his waist; he holds a flower and performs a gesture beside a plate of flowers and a small oil lamp. Centre, a deity murti is draped in a striped cloth, heaped with yellow and red marigold garlands, flanked by a veena and a tanpura-style instrument, with a smoking havan fire. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand on the right and left, and a kalasha pot sits among the offerings. Text at the bottom reads Nithyanandotsavam Day 20 - Medasaraswathi Homa and Nithyananda Homa.2021-01-17A bearded man with an orange turban and a red tilak on his forehead sits centrally in front of a richly decorated altar. He wears a saffron shawl, a white dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace, and holds ritual objects in his hands. Behind him stands a large deity murti draped in yellow and red flower garlands. To the left, a golden lion, brass oil lamps and a tray of red flowers are visible. To the right, a wooden veena rests beside floral arrangements and colourful fabric. A devotee in an orange garment is partly visible at the left edge. This appears to be a homa or puja ritual at a temple altar.2021-01-17ADIKAILASA on 1/17/20212021-01-17A bare-chested priest in an orange turban and striped zebra-print dhoti stands at a homa fire, feeding bundles of dry grass into flames. White sacred ash marks decorate his arms and chest, and a beaded rudraksha-style mala hangs on his shoulder. Beside him a brass oil lamp stands on a pedestal, and behind the fire a veena rests against a clay pot. Marigold and rose garlands drape the altar, with a deity murti adorned with flower garlands in the background. The scene shows a fire ritual in a temple setting.2021-01-17A photograph of a homa ritual at a temple, with a fire blazing from a brass vessel. A bare-chested priest with white ash markings on his arms and chest wears an orange headcloth and a striped cloth around his waist, holding a brass lamp aloft toward the flames. Behind the fire, a seated figure in red and purple robes wears yellow and red garlands and a jeweled crown-like headpiece. Nearby are a golden lion-shaped seat, brass oil lamps, a veena instrument and a large deity murti draped with garlands. The caption reads Nithyanandotsavam Day 20 - Meda Saraswathi Homa and Nithyananda Homa, and the image carries a copyright notice.2021-01-17ADIKAILASA on 1/17/20212021-01-17A homa ritual at an altar with a visible fire pit. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in an orange turban and a saffron-and-white wrap feeds offerings into the flames with his right hand, while a second attendant with white body markings holds a small brass dish at left. Behind the fire, a veena-like stringed instrument, a decorated kalasha pot with jewelled ornaments and yellow and red flower garlands surround the altar, with a gold lamp stand and a deity murti visible in the background. Whether the priest is the a person candidate is uncertain; he is shown performing the homa, with his face partly visible. Caption text reads Nithyanandotsavam Day 20 - Medasaraswathi Homa and Nithyananda Homa.2021-01-17ADIKAILASA on 1/17/20212021-01-17