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Interior of a temple hall with colourful painted walls and pillars. Two large painted dvarapala-style guardian statues with four arms, holding ceremonial implements, flank a central doorway. Inside the doorway, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in orange turban and orange robes, seated on a gilded throne-like seat. Brass oil lamps stand along the walls. In the foreground, two people in orange robes sit on the floor before a small offering table with brass vessels and flowers. Further inside, a few people in white ritual dhoti sit near the throne, performing worship before the portrait.

June 01 2014

Photograph of a temple shrine hall with a framed portrait on a gold throne-like seat with a tiger-skin cloth, flanked by two tall painted deity murti figures with four arms holding ritual objects. In front, several people in saffron/orange robes sit and kneel near the shrine, while a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread sits on the left beside brass oil lamps and a silver tray with flowers and offerings. The portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange clothing. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides of the hall. The floor is polished white stone.

September 26 2013

July 12 2013

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A photograph inside a temple-style shrine hall. Two large painted standing figures with four arms, crowns and green-and-orange garments flank the central doorway. In the centre, a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe sits atop a golden throne with a tiger-motif base, garlanded with white flower strands and red-and-yellow garlands. A man in white dhoti with bare upper body kneels at the throne, and a woman in an orange sari kneels at the lower left beside brass puja items and a tray of offerings. Brass oil lamps stand on either side. Two more people in orange clothing are visible near the throne. The floor is covered with a red mat.

Interior of a temple hall with a glossy tiled floor and painted columns in red, green and blue. Two large painted dvarapala-style guardian figures in gold crowns, holding a staff and a lotus, flank a central doorway. Several figures in orange robes sit cross-legged in front of the throne. At left, a man in white dhoti with a shaved head and rudraksha mala kneels on a red mat at a puja tray, reading from a book, with brass oil lamps (deepas) lining the floor on both sides. Photographed in a temple setting with ritual items arranged for worship.

June 06 2014

A photograph of a temple shrine hall with pastel blue walls and ornate pink and green pillars. Two tall painted dvarapala guardian figures with multiple arms and gold crowns stand on either side of an entrance. Inside, a golden throne draped with a tiger skin holds a framed portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban and orange-yellow shawl. Several saffron-robed monks sit before the throne. In the foreground, two people in white dhoti and shawl with white sacred ash markings on their arms sit on the floor, one arranging offerings on a small tray with brass oil lamps standing nearby. Brass lamps line both sides of the hall.

September 23 2013

July 04 2013

A photograph inside a temple shrine with painted pillars in red, green and yellow, and two large painted deity statues flanking a central doorway, each holding ritual objects. Behind the doorway, a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange garment sits on a gold ornate throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth. Three saffron-robed figures sit near the throne, one reaching toward it. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with white markings sits on the floor writing in an open notebook beside brass oil lamps, flowers and a small offering plate on a red-patterned mat. The portrait is a depiction, and the person on the throne is not physically present.