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A bare-backed priest in a red head cloth and striped yellow-black waist cloth sits before a large fire in a temple shrine, pouring offerings onto the flames as part of a homa. Ornate golden oil lamps stand on either side, and garlands of yellow and white flowers hang behind the fire. Two stringed instruments with wooden bodies are propped near the flames, and decorated red and orange cloth draping surrounds the altar. Sacred ash markings are visible on the priest's shoulders and back. Behind the scene a deity murti is adorned with flower garlands.

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January 19 20212021-01-19ADIKAILASA on 1/17/20212021-01-17ADIKAILASA 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.2021-01-17A 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.2021-01-17ADIKAILASA on 1/17/20212021-01-17A fire ritual at a temple shrine. A bare-backed priest with a tied orange headband and a striped yellow-and-black dhoti stands at a large flame, holding a brass tray of green offerings over the fire. Bananas and cut fruit are heaped on the stone fire pit. Behind him a veena, a stringed instrument, leans against the altar, and a richly decorated deity murti with flower garlands rises in the background. Tall gold oil lamps with flames flank the scene, and an orange-robed attendant stands at the left edge. Possible homa or yagna offering.2021-01-19A 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.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 fire ritual in a temple setting. A priest seen from behind, bare-backed, wears an orange turban, orange shawl and orange-and-black striped cloth at the waist, with white ceremonial markings on his upper back and arm. He holds a brass vessel over a blazing fire pit lined with logs, pouring offerings of grains and red and yellow flower petals into the flames. Behind the fire, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with brass oil lamps and a golden figure in the background.2021-05-27ADIKAILASA on 3/6/20212021-03-06