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Photo 11728743 +1 copiesNovember 10 20112011-11-10A photograph of a tiered offering display of fresh fruit set on brass plates draped over red cloth with gold brocade patterns. Visible fruits include sliced melon and watermelon, bananas, bright green limes, green grapes, pomegranates, red apples and green apples, with dark berries at lower left. Gold-toned bowls hold more fruit at the right edge. No people are visible. The lower caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 5, indicating a Navaratri fruit offering at the temple.2021-10-11A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with white ash stripes on his arms and chest, reaches toward a large bunch of ripe bananas and green mangoes heaped on a offering tray at a Vishesha Dravya Homa. Rudraksha bead malas hang on his wrist and neck. Behind him, smoke drifts through the hall, a brass oil lamp burns on the left, and a gilded deity murti stands in a golden shrine niche. Another attendant in white and red clothing sits in the background. Offerings of pineapple, sugarcane and fruit fill the foreground.2021-10-12October 12 20212021-10-12October 07 20212021-10-07A photograph of a temple altar offering table in a stone-walled shrine area. Along a long grey stone ledge are arranged fresh vegetables, including green cucumbers, carrots, leafy greens and a mound of cut produce, alongside brass vessels, a brass kalasha-style pot, small brass cups and bowls holding colourful food. A red curtain hangs at the right edge and a carved stone pillar appears at the top. No people are visible.2009-10-19Close photo of offerings arranged for a ritual: heaps of ripe yellow bananas in bronze bowls, red pomegranates on a tiered brass tray, and green limes piled in a brass dish. Red and gold fabric draped behind, and a decorated garland or ornament edge visible at left. A caption at bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 7 - Vishesha Dravya Homa, consistent with offerings for a homa. No people visible.2021-10-13Several metal offering trays are arranged on a dark paved road at night, holding bananas, halved coconuts, oranges, grapes, betel-leaf packets with printed labels, and scattered pink flower petals. Only the lower bodies of people in white clothes are visible, with their hands placing or adjusting the trays. A brass oil lamp stands at the upper left edge. The scene suggests an outdoor ritual offering on a procession route.2006-10-09October 08 20212021-10-08A bearded man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with white ash marks on his forehead and arms and a long rudraksha mala with gold necklaces, pours sliced fruit from a metal bowl into a fire pit during a homa. The bowl holds chunks of white melon, and a table in front is heaped with watermelon, pineapple, grapes, apples, and sweets. Smoke rises through the frame. Behind him, a golden deity murti is decorated with garlands, and an oil lamp stands at left. A caption reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, Navaratri 2021, Day 6 - Vishesha Dravya Homa.2021-10-12A close photograph of a homa fire pit, a square stone-lined yagna kund with ash-dusted rim, where smoke rises from smouldering fuel. Piled in the pit are green and red apples, a pomegranate, a ginger-like root and other offering items. A bare arm in an orange garment, wearing rudraksha and beaded bracelets, pours a liquid from a glass vessel into the fire. Behind the pit are red and green cloth draping and a brass lamp stand. A caption along the bottom reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalayam, Adi KAILASA, with Navaratri 2021, Day 1 - Vishesha Dravya Homa & Chandi Homa Purnahuti.2021-10-07