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A golden deity murti of a goddess is adorned with a blue and gold silk sari, a red and gold jewelled chest ornament, a gem-studded crown and green leaves, seated before a garlanded shrine with yellow flower strings. A bare-armed person in orange clothing with a bead bracelet offers a green leaf to the murti, with wisps of incense smoke drifting in the foreground. A video camera on a tripod sits at the left. Caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 6 - Purnahuti Homa.

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October 12 20212021-10-12A photograph inside a temple of a golden deity murti of the goddess, dressed in a teal and maroon silk sari with a large jeweled red-and-gold necklace, a crown and green leaves arranged around the figure. A man on the right, shown partly from behind with a shaved-looking head and beard, wears a saffron-orange cloth and gold beaded necklaces and holds a brass vessel toward a flame during a homa ritual. Golden shrine structures, marigold and yellow garlands, red flowers, a green cloth backdrop and a smoke haze fill the scene. Caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 6 - Purnahuti Homa.2021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12A ritual photograph at a temple shrine during Navaratri. A golden-skinned goddess murti sits on a golden throne, dressed in a blue and multicoloured textile with jewelled red-and-white breastplate ornaments and a crown, flanked by green leaves. Behind her are large garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing an orange-red shawl, raises his hand toward the murti holding a ceremonial object. A golden arch frames the right side and a camera stands at the left edge. Caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 6 - Purnahuti Homa.2021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12A photograph inside a temple shrine during Navaratri Day 6 Purnahuti homa at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A gold-coloured deity murti with a crown and jewelled red-and-gold chest ornament stands in a blue and green silk garment, decorated with green leaves and marigold garlands. In the lower right, a man in a saffron-orange garment and rudraksha mala holds a silver pot-shaped ritual vessel and a silver ladle, with incense smoke drifting around him. A small brass bowl with white offerings sits nearby.2021-10-12A decorated deity murti in a temple sanctum is dressed in a blue and green striped silk garment with a red jewelled breastplate, gold crown and multicoloured gemstone ornaments. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang around the altar behind it. A hand holding a silver ceremonial staff or ritual implement appears at the right edge amid rising smoke or incense from a purnahuti homa. Small brass and green-wrapped offering vessels and a kalasha-style pot sit before the murti. No people are clearly visible except the partial arm.2021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 09 20212021-10-09October 12 20212021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12