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Temple pada puja scene at a shrine with pink, green and blue painted walls and a golden throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth. A framed portrait on the throne shows a figure in orange robes with a beaded necklace seated before a tree, labelled as a portrait. In front, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti raises a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with flames, while a woman in an orange sari kneels with raised hands beside the throne. Hanging brass lamps and string lights frame the sanctum, and a standing painted guardian figure with a club stands at left.

A photograph of a temple pada puja in a colourful shrine room with blue walls, pink and yellow trim, and carved painted figures at the sides. Centre, a large ornate golden throne with a tiger-striped cloth holds a framed portrait of a long-haired man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, seated before a banyan-type background; the portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person. In the foreground, a bald priest in orange holds a multi-tiered brass lamp with lit flames. A woman in orange sari kneels before the throne, and a man in white reaches toward the offerings. Several people in orange and white stand at right. Brass lamps flank the shrine and strings of lights hang behind the throne.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated in pink, green and yellow, showing a gilded throne draped with a white and black tiger-skin cloth and flanked by a gold lion figure. A framed portrait on the throne shows a seated figure in orange robes with a garland, hand raised, against a tree backdrop; the portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person. A tiered brass oil lamp with lit flames is held up in the foreground by a shaved-headed priest in white on the left, with a microphone stand beside him. A woman in an orange sari lifts her hand toward the throne, and another woman in orange sits at the right edge. Strings of small lamps hang behind the throne, and brass lamps stand on either side. Padapuja ritual is visible.

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A photograph of a temple shrine interior with blue and pink painted walls and two colourful guardian figures in red and gold flanking the doorway. Inside, a gilded golden throne draped with an orange and gold tiger-skin cloth holds a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, seated on a rock. Several devotees in orange and red garments kneel and sit before the throne with offerings. In the foreground at left, a bald priest with white markings on his arms and orange cloth raises a multi-tiered oil lamp aarti. Brass lamps stand on either side and the polished floor reflects the scene.

A brightly painted temple shrine with pink, green and yellow decorative pillars and carved guardian figures on both sides. At the centre, a large gilded throne rests on a zebra-striped cloth with a tiger motif. A framed portrait on the throne shows a figure with long hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing orange robes and seated in meditation with one hand raised, and this portrait matches the page's Swamiji reference, so the candidate is a depiction. Below, a bald man in orange-red robes holds a lit aarti lamp toward the portrait, and a woman in a dark outfit sits at the lower left. Brass oil lamps flank the throne and small lights glow in the background.

Temple pada puja in a richly decorated shrine with blue walls, pink and green pillars and painted deity figures at the sides. A golden throne with a tiger-skin cloth is centred, and on it stands a framed portrait of a long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala seated with raised hand in front of a tree backdrop. Lit oil lamps line the throne and shrine, and strings of lamps hang nearby. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti sits at left, a woman in orange sari bends forward with a lamp, and other devotees in orange kneel and offer, while the robed figure at left holds a flame. Five or six people are visible.

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March 25 2013

Temple pada puja scene with a shaved-headed priest in a rust-orange robe and white sacred markings on his arms, holding a lit oil lamp at a golden throne (peetha) draped with a zebra-striped cloth bearing a tiger face. On the throne sits a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a seated figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, one hand raised in blessing, before a banyan-tree backdrop. Ornate gold lions flank the throne, with hanging brass bells and chains above and small oil lamps at the sides. Pink, green and yellow painted temple pillars frame the shrine.

A temple shrine with a golden ornate throne covered by a striped tiger-print cloth, holding a framed portrait of a man in orange robes seated in meditation pose with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, one hand raised in blessing, against a tree backdrop. A shaven-headed priest in a red-brown cloth with white arm bands leans in from the left to light a lamp on a brass stand before the throne. Brass hanging lamps and lit oil lamps surround the shrine, with a woman in the lower left corner. Pink and green painted temple pillars frame the scene.

April 05 2013

July 10 2014

Inside a temple shrine, devotees in saffron-orange robes perform pada-puja before a gilded throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth. A framed portrait on the throne shows a smiling man with an orange turban and orange robe, labelled as a portrait with a printed caption. Two painted orange-skinned guardian figures with gold crowns, necklaces and green sashes flank the doorway. On the left, a tiered brass lamp with many lit wicks is held by a priest in white and orange, and a small brass vessel sits on the floor. Gold pillars, a hanging umbrella and bells frame the shrine.