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A 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.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09September 28 20112011-09-28Photo 11682562 +1 copiesPhoto 11682566A 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.2011-09-09September 28 20112011-09-28A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a yellow border stands with his back to the camera, holding a ceremonial item toward a black-faced deity murti. The murti wears a red and gold silk sari, a gold crown, a large gold necklace with red and white garlands, and raised hands. It sits in an ornate gold arched niche with a gold cloth backdrop above a dark tiled platform. Two white flower garlands hang on the murti's arms.2022-03-14A 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 seated priest in white ritual clothes performs puja before a decorated deity murti in a shrine. The murti is adorned with garlands of red and white flowers and a green and magenta garment, set within a silver arch. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and a small figure with flower garlands sits on a platter. Brass plates hold offerings and flowers in the foreground on a dark tiled floor, while a dark blue backdrop with colourful patterned pillars frames the scene.2009-09-22KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 10/17/20202020-10-17Photo 82920852022-07-01 +3 copies