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A 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.

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October 07 20212021-10-07A 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.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.2021-10-07Photograph 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 photograph of a ritual at a temple setting with gold drapes and a golden deity murti in the background. A bearded man with dreadlocked hair, a red tilak on his forehead, rudraksha and gold-bead necklaces, and an orange shawl holds a silver plate heaped with red kumkum powder during a homa offering. Other ritual participants with turbans and bare-shouldered wraps sit behind him, and a red cloth-covered offering table holds brass plates.2021-10-07A 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.2021-10-07Photograph of a homa offering at a temple setting, with white smoke rising from a fire pit at the left edge. Two men stand in the foreground in orange and saffron dhoti-style garments with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. The man on the right, with a full dark beard and loose hair, holds a silver plate of green grapes toward the fire, while a younger man behind him in a yellow-and-black striped cloth and yellow head wrap stands beside him. Behind them is a red and green draped platform with gold cushions and yellow curtains. Fruit offerings sit near the fire pit. The caption on the image names the event as Navaratri 2021 Day 1 Vishesha Dravya Homa and Chandi Homa Purnahuti at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA.2021-10-07October 07 20212021-10-07Two 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 copiesOctober 09 20212021-10-09October 07 20212021-10-07A brick-lined fire pit with a bright orange flame dominates the foreground, a yellow-dusted log resting at its edge. Two priests stand behind it at a temple shrine. The foreground priest, bare-chested with a long beard and dark hair, wears an orange dhoti and a gold necklace and holds a copper plate of offerings over the fire. A second priest behind him wears a yellow head cloth and a gold necklace. Behind them are red-draped offering tables with sweets and fruit on brass plates, gilded deity murti and garlands, and a golden kalasha-style ornament. The scene shows a homa with offerings during Navaratri.2021-10-07