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A photograph of a temple entrance decorated with tinsel garlands in pink, blue and gold strung across the top. A Kannada-script banner hangs above the doorway, and a pooja is in progress inside. A man in an orange robe stands at the doorway holding a brass plate. Several devotees in white dhotis and yellow scarves stand in a group, and an older man in a red shawl holds a brass bowl. A cameraman films with a camcorder held up to the right. Inside, a deity murti is adorned with yellow and red flower garlands in front of a blue backdrop. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure hangs on the wall to the right, and a dark-robed man stands near the left of the frame.

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Photograph of a crowd of devotees entering a decorated temple doorway. A banner above reads a name including Nithyananda and Venkateshwara, with tinsel and flower garlands strung across the entrance. Several men in white dhotis and shirts wear yellow shawls, while a man in red cloth and a few figures in orange robes walk ahead toward the lit shrine inside. A cameraman with a video camera films from the right beside a framed deity picture. Behind the entrance, a blue backdrop with a golden arch frames the shrine. Several people stand along the sides watching.2010-02-08A photo of a decorated temple or ashram entrance with tinsel and pink and purple garlands strung across the ceiling. A tall banner above the doorway bears Kannada script. Inside the doorway, a deity murti is framed by yellow and orange flower garlands. To the right, a framed portrait shows a person in saffron robes with a garland. Several people move through the doorway: a figure in orange robes with a white garland, a bald man in white dhoti, and a woman in an orange sari. In the foreground, an older bald man in a red-pink shawl with a rudraksha mala and vibhuti marks stands near devotees in white with folded hands. Other people in white shirts and yellow shawls crowd the entrance area.2010-02-08A photo inside a temple entrance decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a blue-and-gold draped sanctum opening. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands before the shrine while a woman in an orange sari and a man in orange robes assist at the sanctum. An elderly bald man with a white beard in a red shawl stands at left. Devotees in saris and a man in a checked shirt watch from the right and crowd the foreground. A videographer with a camera is visible at right. A framed picture hangs on the wall. A Kannada banner above the entrance reads a devotional line with a donor credit.2009-01-07June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesEvening photograph at a temple courtyard under a corrugated roof. A bald man in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl holds a brass vessel of flowers and leaves in both hands, eyes closed, while a man in white stands behind him holding a garland. An elderly man in an orange dhoti with a red shawl stands with arms folded, and another man in a saffron-coloured dhoti stands at left. Behind them is a shrine area with garlands and a red banner. Overhead are signboards for a temple trust and a person Spurana Program banner showing a saffron-robed figure labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Several onlookers stand around, and sandals rest on the ground.2010-02-08November 15 20102010-11-15November 15 20102010-11-15A photograph inside a temple colonnade with blue-painted wooden ceiling beams and dark carved stone pillars. A man in a saffron-orange shawl and matching orange headwear, wearing a multi-colored flower garland, walks barefoot at the centre and smiles. Around him a group of men in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange shawls, walk alongside, and a woman in white with hands folded in namaskar stands to the right, with a rudraksha-style mala visible. A cameraman in a white shirt with an orange shawl films at the far right. A round brass plate stands on the floor in the foreground.2007-01-12Photograph inside a brightly lit temple hall decorated with white and yellow flower garlands strung across the ceiling. On the right, a priest in a green shawl and yellow dhoti stands beside a shrine with garlanded deity murti and a Kannada signboard above the entrance. Several men in white dhotis and a bald man in white shawl stand near the shrine, and a crowd of devotees, including women in saris and a small child, gathers in the centre. A bald man in a red-orange cloth on the far right stands at the doorway. A cabinet with framed prints hangs on the left wall, and a poster with Kannada text is visible on the far left. The image is cropped at the bottom edge.2009-01-07September 12 20102010-09-12A photograph at a temple-like covered hall with an orange-painted wall and a shrine behind a railing. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long swept-back hair and a beaded rudraksha-style mala stands centre-frame, a hand raised to the head of a young man in a red shirt who bows before him. Beside them, a bald man in white dhoti and white shirt holds a silver tray. Other people in white and a woman in a red-brown sari stand nearby. Behind the railing, an ornate shrine holds a deity murti with a gold-framed arch and red drapery. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, mala, central position. Description of person in orange robe is an appearance-based candidate only.2010-11-12A photograph inside a temple hall with white marble floor and a lattice stone wall. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, a man in orange with folded hands, and several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around. At right, a deity murti is decorated with white and orange flower garlands on a golden canopy frame, carried by a man in white dhoti and a man in green shirt. A canopy with yellow-fringed red drape hangs at upper left, and Kannada inscriptions are painted on the wall above.2010-08-09