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June 12 20102010-06-12June 12 20102010-06-12June 12 20102010-06-12A priest in white dhoti and white shirt sits cross-legged on the floor during a ritual, holding a brass handbell in his right hand and a brass ritual cup in his left. He wears a yellow shawl over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him sits a small deity murti in a red and pink cloth with a red flower. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha pot, brass vessels, plates of offerings, flower garlands with red and white blossoms, and a white cloth with gold border surround the scene, with a white table fan and a painted red-and-white wall at left.2010-06-12June 12 20102010-06-12A photograph of a priest in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl and red tilak seated before a deity murti in a temple setting. He holds a brass lamp in one hand and a bell in the other, performing aarti. The deity wears a pink and red garment with a white cloth and yellow garland. Brass vessels, a kalasha-like pot, incense sticks, flower offerings and a pillared stone doorway with a golden lamp stand surround him. A white wall with red and white painted lotus border and a standing fan are visible behind. Text on the image reads 'Nithyananda-Vedic-Temple-LA-Reopening' in the caption, and the photo is credited to2010-06-12June 12 20102010-06-12June 12 20102010-06-12Photo of a temple ritual in a gilded shrine. In the left foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a gold chain, sits and pours liquid from a silver vessel toward a central figure. The central figure is a seated statue in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban, a beaded necklace and a garland of yellow and red flowers. Behind it stand a tall golden deity murti with a red cloth backdrop, a yellow and red flower garland hung with large yellow beads, and a white draped cloth on the right. Brass lamps, silver bowls and a metal tray with flowers sit on the altar in front.2011-01-17A seated priest in orange robes and a matching orange head covering performs a puja at an altar in a temple room. He wears a long rudraksha mala and holds a small brass handbell near his chest. Before him is a copper tiered object, a kalasha-like pyramidal vessel on a wooden stand, with brass lamps, fruit, flowers and a brass tray of offerings. A red and green silk cloth and a garland of red and white flowers hang at right, and a second robed man sits partly visible at left. The room has white tiled walls and a gold-framed deity shrine behind.2009-10-17December 26 20102010-12-26A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl kneels on the floor before a ceremonial setup, performing a puja. In front of him sits a silver kalasha-style vessel topped with leaves and a yellow cloth, surrounded by yellow and red offering blocks, brass bowls and flower petals. Behind the offerings, a framed portrait on a red throne-like seat is garlanded with red, yellow and green flowers. The portrait shows a figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, seated with one hand raised in blessing before a tree trunk backdrop. A tall brass oil lamp stands at right. One person is visible in the scene.2010-06-06