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A photograph of a bearded man performing an aarti at night during the Chandi Homa purnahuti at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. He stands bare-chested, wearing rudraksha malas, bead bracelets and a gold-toned necklace, holding a brass plate raised overhead with both hands. A dark cloth or offering sits on the plate, and smoke drifts across the right side of the frame. Warm lights and ornate temple architecture surround him. The caption reads Navaratri 2021, Day 3 - Chandi Homa Purnahuti.

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A photograph of a Chandi Homa purnahuti at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam in Adi KAILASA. A shirtless bearded man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at right of a large fire, holding a metal bowl wrapped with a multicoloured marigold garland of yellow, orange and red flowers. Behind him are blurred golden deity murti and a stone wall, and a silver ritual vessel with a ladle sits at the left edge. Flames and smoke rise beside a flower-decorated offering tray with marigolds and banana leaves.2021-10-08A photograph of a Chandi Homa purnahuti at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri 2021 Day 3. A man in dark clothing and a dark head wrap holds a brass plate of offerings raised above his head with one hand, while smoke from the sacred fire fills the warm, golden-lit space behind him. The face is partly obscured by the plate and smoke. A caption at the bottom reads the temple name and event. The scene shows one visible person.2021-10-09October 08 20212021-10-08October 08 20212021-10-08October 09 20212021-10-09A night-time photograph of a Chandi Homa purnahuti at the a person Paramashiva Devalayam in Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021 Day 3. A priest in an orange-red dhoti and bare upper body, with beaded necklaces, raises a vessel high above his head while a dense cloud of smoke billows around him from the fire offering. Below, a heap of yellow and orange marigold garlands and fruit lies near the homa area. A brightly lit lamp glows in the background, and a figure in gold ceremonial dress stands to the right, partly obscured by the smoke.2021-10-09A bearded priest with long dark hair, bare-chested, wearing an orange dhoti and a dark rudraksha-style mala with a wrapped orange sash, stands at a homa fire pouring dried red chillies or offerings from a silver plate into thick smoke rising beside a large golden deity murti of a bull or nandi figure with ornate gold carvings. Fresh marigolds and roses are arranged in a floral heap in front, and an oil lamp glows at the right edge. A second person with a beaded headdress is partly visible at the left. The scene is an evening Chandi Homa purnahuti during Navaratri at a temple.2021-10-08A photograph of a Chandi Homa purnahuti in progress, with dense white smoke filling the frame. A bare-chested man with a long beard and a dark head covering stands at the fire-offering area, holding a brass bowl of round sweets and offering them into the flames. He wears an orange cloth wrapped at the waist and a gold-beaded necklace. In front of him are heaped bananas, a green coconut, a garland of yellow and red flowers, and fruit. The scene is lit warmly against a dark background.2021-10-09Photograph of a Navaratri Vishesha Dravya Homa at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. In the foreground a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, a white vertical tilak and a gold necklace raises a silver tray piled with red kumkum toward the smoke-filled fire pit. Orange-clad devotees with gold necklaces stand behind him, and gold-coloured temple decor fills the background. The bottom caption reads Navaratri 2021, Day 3 - Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09October 08 20212021-10-08October 09 20212021-10-09