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A photograph of a homa at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, during Navaratri 2021 Day 6, a purnahuti homa. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing an orange dhoti, a dark rudraksha mala across his chest and beaded malas, lifts a yellow marigold garland and a blue cloth bundle overhead toward the fire. Beside him a large fire pit blazes with smoke, flower garlands in yellow and red, green leaves and coconuts. Behind them a golden lattice wall with black cross motifs and a deity murti with a crown is partly visible at the right edge. Two people are standing at the right, partly visible.

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October 12 20212021-10-12A bearded priest in an orange dhoti and bare chest stands at a fire pit, pouring an offering from a ladle into thick smoke and flames during a Purnahuti Homa at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam. A brass bowl and flower garlands with yellow and red blooms, bananas and green leaves sit beside the fire. Ornate golden lattice panels with cross-shaped cutouts frame the right side. Two people sit in the lower right corner, one wearing a white cloth.2021-10-13October 12 20212021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12A bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth with long dreadlocks and a beard stands at a golden latticed shrine during a homa. He reaches forward with both arms to offer a long garland of red roses and yellow marigolds, while smoke rises around him. A rudraksha-style mala hangs on his chest and a thin gold bracelet is on his wrist. Golden bells hang at the upper left. A caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-13Photograph inside a gold-decorated temple shrine during a homa with rising smoke. A standing priest in an orange cloth and beaded rudraksha necklace holds a ritual vessel toward the altar. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair kneels, wearing a crown and a garland of yellow marigolds, green leaves and red flowers. Behind them stand ornate gold deity murtis draped in red and yellow flower garlands, with a golden canopy and elaborate shrine arches. Blue cloth hangs in the upper corners.2021-10-13Night photograph of a Purnahuti Homa during Navaratri at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi Kailasa. A priest in orange-red dhoti and sash lifts a green kalasha wrapped with yellow marigold garland high above his head as smoke from the fire rises around him. A glowing lamp stands at left. Behind, an ornate golden lattice screen with cross-shaped cutouts fills the frame, and several devotees sit in the dim foreground at lower right.2021-10-11A photograph of a Purnahuti homa at the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam in Adi Kailasa. Dense smoke fills the frame as a figure in saffron-orange robes and a wrapped orange shawl leans forward, arms raised over a ceremonial fire. Beside them a large floral arrangement of green leaves, yellow marigolds and white garlands lies on the ground. At right, a gilded lattice screen with cross-shaped cutouts stands behind a seated person in dark clothing and a headwrap, partially visible at the frame edge. A bright light glows at upper left.2021-10-11October 12 20212021-10-12October 13 20212021-10-13A 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.2021-10-08October 11 20212021-10-11