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A homa fire pit of stacked logs in the foreground, with a priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl pouring a heap of yellow grain from a metal plate onto the fire. He wears layered gold and bead necklaces, rudraksha bracelets, and white tilak marks on his arms. A brass plate of offerings sits above him, with marigold garlands and flowers in the background near the ritual setup, and smoke rises at left.

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October 08 20212021-10-08October 08 20212021-10-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. A priest in orange ochre clothing and a bare upper body with white markings on the arms, wearing layered gold and beaded necklaces and a rudraksha bracelet, pours yellow grains from a silver plate into a fire pit of logs. Smoke rises from the wood and a brass lamp stands in the background. Visible text reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 2 - Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 08 20212021-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 08 20212021-10-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. Thick wooden logs are stacked on a brick fire pit with smoke rising at left. A pair of hands in an orange cloth draped over a figure's lap pours grains from a steel bowl onto the logs as an offering. The figure wears gold necklaces and red-and-white bangles, and the setting is warm-lit.2021-10-08 +1 copiesA homa fire pit of stacked wooden logs with smoke rising at left. A person in orange ochre robes and layered gold-bead necklaces holds a metal plate heaped with yellow grain-like offering; another plate with sweets sits behind it. Red and yellow powder is scattered on the logs. The caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 2 - Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-07 +1 copiesA close photograph of a fire ritual. A person's hands, adorned with a red and beaded wrist mala and a gold bangle, tip a round yellow metal vessel, pouring grain or powdered offering onto a fire of large, partly charred logs. Smoke drifts through the frame. The person wears a flowing orange-saffron cloth. The lower right of the image shows the caption 'Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA' and 'Navaratri 2021, Day 2 - Vishesha Dravya Homa'. This depicts a homa with offerings during Navaratri.2021-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 07 20212021-10-07 +1 copiesOctober 08 20212021-10-08 +1 copies