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A close-up photograph of a puja tray during a ritual. In the foreground a dark metal lamp holds two flaming oil wicks, with three incense sticks rising beside it and smoke curling up. Behind it are small silver bowls, red flower petals, a brass plate and a silver vessel wrapped with red thread. At the left edge a blurred figure in orange-saffron cloth is partly visible. The background shows a small golden deity murti and green leaves. The caption identifies the scene as Navaratri 2021, Day 1, Chandi Homa Purvanga Puja at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.

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Close photo of a seated priest in saffron-orange robes during a Chandi Homa puja preparation at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam. A bare forearm with a yellow thread band extends over a brass kalasha-style vessel and brass lamps with lit wicks. Behind the offerings sits a small golden deity murti with a crown. Brass bowls hold red flower petals, a leafy mango-leaf bundle is tied with straw, and incense sticks rise at right. A microphone stand stands at left.2021-10-08A photograph of a puja in progress. A partially visible priest in orange robes and beaded rudraksha-style necklace holds a small oil lamp with a flame and a bell at left, beside a microphone stand. Brass lamps with lit flames, a small bronze figure, a silver kalasha with green leaves and a coconut wrapped in yellow thread, brass bowls with pink flower petals, and incense sticks are arranged on a tray over a red cloth. A caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 2 - Chandi Homa Purvanga Puja.2021-10-08November 04 20212021-11-04October 07 20212021-10-07October 07 20212021-10-07A seated priest in orange robes performs a puja with brass implements, holding a small brass bell in one hand and a handled ritual implement in the other. Before him on a wooden tray are silver bowls of rose petals, coloured powders, vermilion-like pastes, a coconut wrapped in red thread, mango leaves, a lit oil lamp and incense sticks. Golden feet of a large deity statue stand in the background on red cloth. Another brass lamp with a lit flame stands at the right. The priest wears rudraksha beads and an orange cloth, with white markings on his arm.2021-10-07May 02 20132013-05-02October 08 20212021-10-08Close-up photo of a brass oil lamp with a flared cup and tall stem, its flames rising high on a brass plate. Incense sticks rest across the lamp's rim, and a smaller brass dish with ash sits in the foreground. A red cloth lies behind, with a plate of offerings blurred at the top left. No people are visible; the scene suggests a puja setting.2011-01-29A photograph of a Chandi Homa purnahuti at night. A priest in orange-brown cloth and beaded necklaces holds a bundle of dried straw or grass over a large flame and smoke rising from the fire pit. Yellow and white flower garlands and a woven basket of offerings sit in the foreground. A bright lamp glows at the top of the frame. Caption text reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 2 - Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-08October 08 20212021-10-08September 24 20122012-09-24