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A man stands beside a large fire at a Chandi Homa and Mangala Dravya Homa at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA. He is bare-chested with a reddish-orange dhoti and shawl, eyes closed, hands held together and holding two long white flower garlands. Bright flames rise from the fire pit at left, with a blurred ornate temple interior behind him.

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November 04 20212021-11-04A 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 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.2021-10-08November 04 20212021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04 +1 copiesA photograph at Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, showing a standing man in orange dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala and a silver pendant, holding a silver plate of offerings raised above his head. Behind a homa fire pit with flames and smoke, golden deity murti and ornate gilded shrine structures fill the background, with a framed portrait at right. Text on the image reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA and Chandi Homa - Vishesh Dravya Homa.2021-11-04November 04 20212021-11-04October 07 20212021-10-07October 08 20212021-10-08