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A photograph of a temple ritual in a golden-curtained hall. In the foreground, a man with a full dark beard, a red tilak mark on his forehead, layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, wearing an orange-red cloth, holds a silver plate with a large pale yellow offering cake topped with a dark dot. Behind him, a second man in a white turban and bare upper body stands softly out of focus beside red fabric and a tray of grains. The setting suggests a Navaratri Chandi Homa purnahuti offering. Two people are visible.

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Photograph of a Navaratri homa offering at a temple setting. In the right foreground a bearded man with a forehead tilak and rudraksha bracelets holds a silver plate of cooked rice with dark raisin-like offerings, wearing an orange cloth and a gold-bead necklace. Behind him a second person in orange and gold-trimmed ornaments is partly visible, and at left a figure in a white dhoti with bare back stands in soft focus. Red, gold and green draped cloths fill the background.2021-10-07A bearded man with long swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead holds a brass plate heaped with cooked white rice toward the viewer, wearing an orange wrap and layered gold-bead and rudraksha necklaces. Behind him, two other men in white and saffron-and-gold headwear and bare upper bodies stand near red cloth-covered trays of grains and offerings during a homa ritual. Caption text reads Nithyananda Paramashivam Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021 Day 1 Vishesha Dravya Homa and Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-07October 09 20212021-10-09October 07 20212021-10-07October 09 20212021-10-09October 09 20212021-10-09A sadhu with long dreadlocks, a full dark beard and a forehead tilak, wearing orange saffron cloth and rudraksha malas with gold and bead ornaments, holds a silver plate of fried golden sweets up toward a presentation during a homa ritual. Behind him a second figure in an orange turban sits near a red cloth and carved wooden deity panels glow in warm golden light. The man's distinctive saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces are visible, but his face is only partly seen, so identity is uncertain. Bottom caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 1 - Vishesha Dravya Homa & Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-07Two saffron-robed sadhus sit in a temple setting for a homa, the foreground man holding a silver plate heaped with yellow grain offerings in both hands. He wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, a white tilak on his forehead and rudraksha bracelets, his hair tied up. Behind him a second man in a striped yellow headwrap and white forehead marks holds a similar plate. Golden curtains and a gilded deity murti fill the background, with smoke drifting in the warm light. A caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 2 - Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-07 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual offering at a temple event. In the foreground a bearded man with long matted hair and a vermilion tilak on his forehead holds a silver plate heaped with golden fried snack strands, wearing orange-saffron cloth, rudraksha bead bracelets and a gold-toned beaded necklace. Behind him, blurred figures wear white and orange headcloths and saffron garments, and a red and gold backdrop fills the background. The bottom caption reads Navaratri 2021, Day 1 - Vishesha Dravya Homa and Chandi Homa Purnahuti, indicating a homa offering.2021-10-07A photograph of a homa ritual at a temple setting. In the foreground a stone fire pit holds burning wood and yellow turmeric-covered offerings. Standing at right, a bearded man with long dark hair, bare-chested, wears an orange dhoti, a rudraksha mala, a gold chain and bangles, and a red tilak on his forehead; he pours grains from a brass plate into the fire. Behind him stands a second attendant in a white dhoti with a gold border and a striped shawl, and a third man in a white turban and orange cloth. Behind them, red-draped tiered platforms hold yellow and orange offerings in brass plates, with an ornate brass lamp and a golden deity murti on the left. Swamiji (probable) is identified by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklace on the man pouring the offering.2021-10-07October 07 20212021-10-07A photograph of a Chandi Homa purnahuti ritual at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam. In the foreground a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, orange cloth draped over his shoulder, rudraksha bracelets and gold beaded necklaces, holds a silver tray heaped with yellow turmeric powder. Behind him a second man in a patterned yellow-and-black head wrap, bare-chested with gold and rudraksha necklaces, holds another tray. Red and gold draped fabric fills the background.2021-10-07