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A photograph of a Navaratri Chandi Homa at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. Smoke fills the left side of the frame. In the foreground, a man seen from the side and partly cropped at the right edge wears an orange saffron wrap over bare shoulders, has a dark beard and long hair, and wears a rudraksha bracelet and mala beads. He holds a brass or gold vessel draped with a garland of yellow chrysanthemums and red roses, with flowers wrapped around the vessel and a golden cloth beneath. Blurred gold and red ritual items sit in the background.

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October 07 20212021-10-07A man in an orange saffron wrap holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame in his right hand while ringing a silver handbell in his left. He has long dark hair piled up and a full beard, and wears rudraksha mala beads and a large gold ceremonial necklace. Before him, a deity murti draped in a gold cloth is heavily adorned with yellow and white flower garlands and red roses, while thick smoke rises from a homa fire. Behind them stand a red and green draped altar, golden cushions and a decorated throne-like backdrop, marking a puja ritual at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam in Adi KAILASA.2021-10-07A photograph of a deity murti draped in yellow and red marigold and rose garlands, with smoke from a homa drifting across the frame. The figure wears a golden-brown cloth, and no people are visible. The caption on the image identifies the setting as the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam at Adi KAILASA during Navaratri 2021, Day 1, Vishesha Dravya Homa and Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-07A photograph of a ritual scene inside a temple setting. A bearded man in orange robes, with a brown shawl over his shoulder, long dark hair wrapped up on his head, a red tilak on his forehead, rudraksha beads and heavy gold necklaces, holds a small oil lamp with a flame in one hand and scatters pink and white flower petals with the other toward a deity murti. The murti is draped in gold cloth and heavily garlanded with yellow and white flowers and red roses, with smoke rising to the left. Behind him another man in orange with a yellow head wrap and gold necklaces stands near a red and green altar draped with cloth, and a tray of offerings and flowers sits at the right edge. Hair and clothing details suggest a person candidate as the central figure performing the aarti and flower offering. The caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 1 - Vishesha Dravya Homa and Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-07October 07 20212021-10-07October 08 20212021-10-08A close view of a puja offering being made with smoke drifting across the frame. A forearm with a tattooed hand and yellow thread bracelets holds a small bundle of golden-brown cloth tied with yellow thread, resting on a heap of yellow and white chrysanthemum garlands with red roses. Thick smoke fills the upper left, and the blurred background shows red and green tones. A caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021 Day 1, Vishesha Dravya Homa and Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-07Photograph of a purnahuti homa at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri Day 7. A figure in orange ochre robes and layered rudraksha malas stands at left, holding a bundle of leaves or a ritual implement over a smoking fire. Thick white smoke rises through the frame beside a glowing flame at the base. Marigold garlands with yellow and red blooms and green betel-style leaves rest in the foreground. At right, a gold-toned ornamental panel catches the warm light. The person's face and upper body are cropped out of frame, so no identity can be given from the image. Watermarked caption at the bottom reads the event details.2021-10-13A figure in orange garments with a bare upper body and long hair pours an offering from a metal vessel into a fire pit during a homa at a temple shrine. Thick smoke and flames rise from the pit, which sits beside a heap of yellow and red flowers. Behind, gold ornate shrine structures, garlands of white and red flowers, a golden lion figure and brass lamps frame a red and green draped altar. Caption text reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, with the event line Navaratri 2021, Day 1 - Vishesha Dravya Homa & Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-07October 12 20212021-10-12October 08 20212021-10-08October 11 20212021-10-11