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September 09 2011

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Photo 11682562September 09 20112011-09-09A priest kneels at lower left in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, holding a brass multi-wick oil lamp with flames before a black stone deity murti. The murti wears a blue sari-style cloth, a tall gold crown, layered gold necklaces, a white and pink garland, and a tall gold-framed shrine arch behind it draped in red cloth. Fruit, brass vessels and flowers sit on a black-tiled altar ledge at right, with a brass lamp stand beside the deity. A printed caption at lower right reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda Paramashivam, indicating the event photo rather than any identified person.2011-09-09A photograph inside a temple hall with white walls and a grey floor. A seated priest in white ritual dress with a shawl and rudraksha mala kneels on a white cloth in front of an offering tray holding small steel bowls, flowers, fruit and a brass lamp. Behind him a black deity murti stands in a gold arched niche, draped in a red cloth, garlanded with pink and white flowers and wearing a blue embroidered garment. To the left another dark deity murti in orange and red stands on a black-tiled plinth, and a brass oil lamp sits beside the altar.2011-09-09Photo 11682563Photo 11682561 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20112011-09-28A photograph of a home shrine room with a dark-stone deity murti standing in a gilded arched niche against a deep red wall. The murti wears a red and gold garment, layered necklaces and a crown, and holds a raised hand. Before it sit a flower-strewn platform, small brass and silver offering bowls, and a brass plate with lit oil lamps and fruit. To the right, two smaller metal figures are seated on a purple and gold draped chair. No people are visible.2021-06-01A dark-stone murti of a deity stands in a gilded arched niche against a maroon curtain inside a temple room. The figure wears a red and gold dhoti-like garment, a red and gold necklace and a tall crown, with flowers placed at its base. In front, a black stone platform holds small brass and silver plates with offerings, oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, incense sticks and a cloth on the floor. A red exit sign hangs at the upper left. No people are visible.2021-06-08A temple shrine room with a dark-stone deity murti standing in a gold arched niche against a red curtain, wearing red and gold garments, a white and red floral garland and jewelled ornaments. Two small oil lamps sit on a dark tiled altar in front, with a red decorative pot below. To the right, two smaller gold-clad deity figures sit on a purple draped seat. On the floor in front, brass puja vessels, a brass lamp, a small bowl and a red fruit or offering are arranged on a gold cloth. No people are visible.2021-06-01September 28 20112011-09-28Photo 11682565 +1 copies