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June 11 2014

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A photograph inside a temple-style hall with painted pillars and a red carpeted platform. In the foreground a bald priest in a saffron-orange shawl and red-orange dhoti, with white ash marks on his arms and red-bead bracelets, performs aarti by swinging a multi-tiered brass oil lamp with flames. Beside him a seated priest in red-orange cloth holds a bell and ritual items. Two large painted deity murti figures with crowns, four arms and green sashes stand on either side. Behind them is a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban on an ornate golden throne, with brass oil lamps on the right.2014-06-11June 02 20142014-06-02June 03 20142014-06-03April 14 20142014-04-14November 29 20132013-11-29 +3 copiesOctober 31 20132013-10-31 +1 copiesA temple shrine interior during an aarti. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron robe with rudraksha beads on his neck and wrist holds a multi-tiered brass lamp of lit oil lamps toward the shrine. Behind him, several women in red and orange saris sit on the marble floor. Two large painted standing deity murti with multiple arms flank the entrance, and tall brass lamp stands line the walls. In the centre, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling figure in an orange head wrap and saffron clothing, set on a golden throne-like seat with a golden crown-shaped canopy, with string lights glowing around the doorway.2014-06-01April 14 20142014-04-14A photograph of a temple ritual in an ornately painted shrine hall. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in an orange-saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala raises a multi-flame brass aarti lamp toward a shrine. Two brass oil lamps stand on tall stands at the sides. Flanking the doorway are large painted deity statues with multiple arms, gold crowns and green sashes. Inside the shrine a framed portrait wearing an orange turban sits on a gold throne. Two white-clad seated attendants on the left read from a sheet on a stand. Red carpet and floral decorations complete the scene.2013-11-29 +3 copiesA photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange-red robe seen from behind, kneeling on a red carpet and holding a tiered silver aarti lamp with lit flames toward a shrine. Behind him, two painted deity murtis with multiple arms flank the doorway, standing on colourful pillars. Beyond, a framed portrait of a smiling figure in saffron/orange headwear and clothing sits on a gold throne-like seat amid string lights. Gold standing lamps line the sides. The priest's posture suggests aarti performed at a shrine.2014-04-22February 14 20142014-02-14A temple shrine room with painted walls and two large standing deity murtis flanking a central framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban, set on a gold-decorated throne. A shaved-headed priest in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and red-and-white arm bands stands with his back to the camera, raising a multi-flame brass aarti lamp toward the shrine. Three devotees sit on the red carpet with palms joined: a woman in red-orange, a woman in orange, and a man in white dhoti and shawl. Brass oil lamps stand along the walls and a white floor reflects the scene, consistent with an aarti during a satsang setting.2014-06-03