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Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis and bare upper bodies stand at a decorated altar during the Shatru Samhara Trishati Homa, performed on Day 4 of Nithyanandotsavam. The priest on the left wears an orange shawl and a tall turban-style tied hair, and the priest on the right has long hair and a sacred thread. They attend an ornate murti of a deity draped in white cloth and garlands of yellow and green flowers, with gold arches, kalasha-like brass items and hanging bells behind them. A third person in orange is partly visible at the far right.

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ADIKAILASA on 12/22/20212021-12-22ADIKAILASA on 12/22/20212021-12-22A shirtless priest in orange ochre cloth and a long rudraksha-style neck mala with a sacred thread across his shoulder stands with his back to the camera and reaches toward a small golden-framed deity shrine decorated with flower garlands. The surrounding altar is densely dressed with yellow and red marigold garlands, leaves and colourful deity figures in festival decoration. A caption band reads Shatru Samhara Trishati Homa, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 - Day 4.2021-12-22A priest in orange cloth, bare-backed and marked with white ash stripes, stands at a golden shrine performing a ritual offering, holding a small brass lamp in one hand. Before him, on a red cloth, sit a brass lamp, a kalasha-style vessel, and garlands of red and pink flowers with green leaves. Ornate gold arches, gilded pillars and deity murti decorated with colourful garlands fill the background. A caption reads Shatru Samhara Trishati Homa, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 - Day 4, indicating a homa ritual during the festival.2021-12-22A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands bare-chested at a brick homa pit, feeding green offering material into the fire amid rising smoke. Behind him, a decorated shrine holds deity murtis and flower garlands in red and white, with gold and red drapes. In the foreground, a white and red flower garland hangs beside brass lamps. The scene shows a Shatru Samhara Trishati Homa being performed during Nithyanandotsavam Day 4. The priest is identified only by role; no candidate for a person is visible in this image, and the small corner portrait is a printed depiction.2021-12-22A photograph of a homa fire ritual inside a decorated shrine room. A bare-chested man with long hair tied up and an orange dhoti feeds offerings into a square fire pit built of brick, with smoke rising. Beside him a young boy in an orange robe and rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of fruit. Behind them stand silver and gold deity murtis, garlands of marigolds and a red-draped altar, with a small brass lamp stand on the left. A caption on the image reads Shatru Samhara Trishati Homa, Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - Day 4.2021-12-22ADIKAILASA on 12/22/20212021-12-22A priest in saffron-orange dhoti with bare upper body and rudraksha mala stands at a decorated altar, leaning forward to adorn a small ornate shrine-shaped vigraha with flowers and garlands. Yellow and white marigold garlands, red rose garlands and green leaves cover the altar; other deity murtis and decorations are visible behind in red and gold. The scene reflects a Nithyanandotsavam homa and deity worship ritual. The priest's appearance does not clearly establish any particular identity, and no face is clearly visible.2021-12-22ADIKAILASA on 12/22/20212021-12-22ADIKAILASA on 11/20/20202020-11-20A homa is being performed at a brick fire pit with a bright flame rising from burning wood. A bare-chested priest with long dark hair, tilak and rudraksha malas sits cross-legged in orange-saffron cloth, holding a ladle over the fire with a bowl of offerings beside him. Behind him are ornate gold and silver shrines with red and gold canopies, garlands and many small murti figures, including a deity murti in the background. Shatru Samhara Trishati Homa is visible in the caption. The fire pit has a silver ritual vessel and kalasha pots.2021-12-22A photograph of a homa ritual inside an ornate golden shrine. A small fire burns in a pit in the foreground, and several people in saffron-orange cloths and bare upper bodies with white painted markings and beaded necklaces sit around it, holding ladles and offering items. A decorated deity murti stands on a golden platform behind the fire, surrounded by tall flags and kalasha pots with striped cloth. Gilded lattice panels, a golden swan-shaped stand and bead garlands fill the background.2020-11-20