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A photograph of a Navaratri Chandi Parayanam at the a person Devalayam in Adi KAILASA. A golden deity murti of a goddess sits on a golden throne, wearing a white and jewelled garland, a golden crown, and a purple and green sari, holding ceremonial implements. Golden lion figures and striped red, green, yellow and blue tassel pillars flank her. In the foreground, several shaved-headed priests in orange cloth and rudraksha malas sit and chant, one speaking into a microphone while another reads from a book. A person in the background holds an open book.

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A photograph of a temple ritual at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri 2021. Several shaved-headed men in bare-chested ritual dress with white sacred markings, orange or saffron cloths, and rudraksha malas sit close together chanting into a microphone for the Chandi Homa parayanam. One man in the front centre wears a tall brown turban-like headwrap. Behind them stands a golden peetha with lion figures and a large seated deity murti in purple and green silk with a golden crown and garlands. To the right is a black deity murti in red silk with a silver crown and jewelled necklaces, and two tall garlands of red, green, yellow and blue tassels frame the scene.2021-10-08Photograph of a ritual in progress at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri 2021 Day 8 Chandi Parayanam. In the foreground several shaved or tonsured men in orange cloths and rudraksha malas read from books and one holds a microphone. Behind them a golden deity murti with a crown and blue face sits on a golden throne decorated with a colourful tassel garland and a lion-shaped golden seat. A bespectacled elderly man in white reads from a book in the background, and an attendant in a red cloth is at the right edge.2021-10-14October 14 20212021-10-14A photograph of a group of men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas seated on a colourful striped mat in a temple hall, reciting from palm-leaf or paper texts placed before them. Several chant into microphones on stands. The foreground men have tripundra or sandalwood markings on their foreheads and arms. Behind them, golden lion sculptures, a golden deity figure in a purple and green sari-style garment, and a stack of multicoloured tassels frame the shrine. A veena-holding deity murti stands at left. The caption indicates Chandi Parayanam during Navaratri at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.2021-10-09October 08 20212021-10-08A photograph of a Navaratri Chandi Homa puja in a temple hall with red and gold drapery. A gilded deity murti seated on a golden throne with a crown, bow and arrow-like attributes and pearl garland is the centre of the shrine, flanked by hanging tassel decorations in red, green, blue and yellow and by black stone statues. In front, five men sit on red cloth: several wear white dhotis with sacred ash and tilak, and the man at right in orange-saffron garments and a rudraksha mala reads from an open book at a microphone stand. Brass oil lamps and bells hang above. A caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 1 - Chandi Homa Parayanam.2021-10-07October 08 20212021-10-08A photograph of a temple puja in the a person Devalayam at Adi KAILASA, captioned as Navaratri 2021, Day 7, Chandi Parayanam. A golden-faced black deity murti of Durga sits on a golden throne with a crown, holding a trident and a lotus-like object, draped in a multicoloured garland and a green and red skirt. Golden lion figures flank the throne, with tall multicoloured tassel decorations on both sides and bells hanging above. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha malas and white tilak markings sit on red floor coverings chanting; one holds a microphone, another a book, and one plays a long wooden stick-like instrument. A black stone figure of a seated deity with a red cap and a veena stands at the left edge.2021-10-13October 14 20212021-10-14October 11 20212021-10-11Several seated priests chant from open books during a Chandi Homa parayanam in a golden temple hall. The central priest wears an orange dhoti and shawl, rudraksha malas, a microphone before him, and a red-and-white forehead mark. Flanking priests, some bare-chested in white dhotis with rudraksha and gold beads, hold books or a phone. Behind them stands a gilded deity murti in a purple and green sari, flanked by golden lion figures and tall tassel decorations in red, green, yellow and blue. The caption names the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham temple setting and Navaratri 2021 Day 2.2021-10-08Several saffron-robed priests sit in a row reciting Chandi Homa parayanam before a golden deity murti with a trident and lion-face throne backs; the central priests hold open books and sing into microphones. Their dress includes orange shawls, rudraksha malas and vibhuti on the forehead and arms; several wear turbans or wrapped hair. Ornate golden and red-blue tassel decorations frame the altar and golden lion heads flank the dais. The lower caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Navaratri 2021, Day 2 - Chandi Homa Parayanam.2021-10-08