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A festive temple shrine decorated with marigold and yellow garlands, hanging banana bunches, and green and orange cloth draped across the pillars. A young man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti and a red-and-white sacred thread, stands with his hands folded before a raised platform holding brass lamps, a kalasha and a gilded deity murti. Behind him, an elaborate gold-and-red garland frames the deity. In the right foreground, a tall stepped pyramid of metal bowls filled with food offerings sits on draped cloths, with more bowls arranged on the ground. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge, partially visible, beside the offerings.

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A photograph of a decorated temple shrine with a deity murti of a couple standing in the central niche, flanked by garlands of yellow and orange marigolds, white jasmine strands and green leafy festoons, with banana leaves and palm fronds framing the entrance. A young man in a white dhoti and shawl with a red and white garland stands before the shrine in front of the murti. On the right, a bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a beaded necklace stands beside a tiered display of many small metal bowls filled with food offerings, and brass oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels stand on the altar. An orange cloth covers the floor at the base of the shrine. Several people in white are visible at the edges.2010-01-01January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA temple shrine decorated with marigold and yellow garlands, banana stalks and green leaves. Behind a tiered pyramid of many small oil lamps stands a seated man with long dark hair, wearing a white and red garment, with hands pressed together in greeting. Behind him are two golden deity murtis, one with a red crown, under a golden arch. Brass lamp stands and a microphone are visible at the sides, and more lamps fill the foreground.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor temple shrine decorated for a puja with marigold and yellow flower garlands, banana stalks and blue cloth hangings. Several priests in orange and saffron robes stand at a raised altar, one in white dhoti offering a lamp before a deity murti with a crown. Dozens of silver plates stacked in tiers hold offerings of sweets and fruit in the foreground, with bundles of flowers and a brass lamp stand nearby. A shaved-headed priest in white is visible at the altar. a person: no clear appearance-based candidate is identifiable from this image.2009-01-01A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, blue draped cloth and banana plants. Inside the shrine stands a deity murti of a seated and standing divine couple. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing a white dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha-style red and white garland and a gold necklace, stands with palms joined in namaskar before tiered rows of silver plates heaped with offerings. Another man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at right with hands folded. A brass lamp stands at lower right.2009-01-01A temple shrine is decorated with garlands of marigolds and jasmine. Two gilded deity murti stand at upper left beside a lamp stand. In the centre is an ornate gold and red-cushioned throne with a sunburst back, set on an orange cloth. At right, a table holds many silver and steel bowls of food offerings, with a banana tree and green hangings behind. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a red garland stands near the throne. Two saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas stand nearby, and a few others in white and yellow are behind them. A camera is visible at the lower left edge.2010-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A decorated shrine with a deity murti on a raised altar, framed by yellow and orange marigold garlands and blue velvet drapes with hanging banana bunches. Rows of stepped brass or steel plates holding offerings line both foreground sides. A person in a cream-white garment stands at the altar making an offering while a second group of people in white and red traditional clothing stands at the left edge, one holding a drum. Flowers and oil lamps surround the central image.2009-01-01Night photograph of a temple shrine decorated for an abhishekam-style ritual. A golden deity murti with a golden arch stands at the back, flanked by orange and gold garlands. Green banana stalks and palm-leaf arches frame the entrance, with orange cloth draped on red pillars. In front, a tiered stack of brass vessels and bowls filled with milk-coloured offerings and green fruit sits beside a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda", draped with marigold garlands. A large spread of brass bowls covers the floor below. Several people are visible on the shrine platform: a man in white dhoti on the left, a saffron-robed figure pouring from a vessel near the deity, and a man in white at the right tending the offerings, plus one more figure in white at the far right.2010-01-01A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, banana stalks, and green grain hangings. In the centre, a deity murti with a crown is seated beside a framed portrait of a man with long dark hair, both garlanded. Before the shrine, a tiered stack of many small metal bowls holds offerings, and hundreds more bowls cover the ground in the foreground. On the right, a young man in a white dhoti with a red-bordered shawl and red garland stands beside the offerings. Brass oil lamps stand at the edges, and a man in white is partly visible at the left.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor temple shrine decorated with banana trees, blue drapes, yellow and orange marigold garlands and flower arrangements. Two men in saffron-orange robes and a figure in white dhoti and shawl stand before a deity murti and altar, performing a puja with lamps and offerings. Rows of stacked silver plates and bowls with food offerings cover tiered platforms in the foreground, with a brass lamp stand at lower right. A partially visible person's head is at lower left.2009-01-01A decorated shrine with a deity murti at its centre, framed by yellow and orange marigold garlands, banana stalks and blue draped cloth. Two people stand before the altar performing worship: one in an orange robe and one in a white sari, both holding ritual items toward the murti. Rows of metal bowls on red-draped tiers flank the shrine. Brass lamps and flower arrangements decorate the stone platform.2009-01-01