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December 18 20182018-12-18November 22 20182018-11-22Night-time photograph of a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, long hair tied back, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a decorated deity murti. The murti, in gold-toned ornaments with a crown, a large garland and a jewelled necklace, stands beneath a marigold-garlanded arch framed in blue and gold. Beside it is a smaller standing bronze figure with a crown and raised hand holding a staff. Dark trees form the background. The scene reads as an evening aarti during a temple procession.2017-01-08December 08 20182018-12-08Temple aarti before a black stone deity murti dressed in a deep red cloth, adorned with a yellow flower garland, gold ornaments, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. A priest in orange robes stands at right, bare-chested with a long beard and hair coiled on his head, holding a multi-tier brass lamp with burning flames toward the murti. Ornate gold-leaf walls and gold lamp stands with lit wicks frame the scene. Offerings of white flowers sit at the base of the altar.2021-05-27Night-time outdoor aarti before a decorated deity murti with a gold-and-silver crown, jeweled garments and a white-and-black urdhva tilaka face. On the right, a golden standing figure with a crown and raised hands is partly obscured by the larger image, which is framed by a blue-and-gold mandapa edged with yellow marigold garlands. On the left, a young male priest with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange dhoti holds a lit oil lamp and bell, performing the lamp offering. Dark trees fill the background.2017-01-08February 17 20162016-02-17A photograph inside a gilded temple shrine. A man with long swept-up hair, a white forehead mark, a dark beard, and a bare upper body wears an orange-saffron cloth and a long brown rudraksha mala with a pendant, and he holds a lit oil lamp aarti over a golden-canopied altar. The altar holds a shivalinga-style form draped with white jasmine garlands. A large black deity murti wears a yellow garland and gold ornaments behind him, and the walls are ornate gold with lattice panels. Visible text reads 2021 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam . a person performs aarti at the shrine2021-05-27August 15 20182018-08-15May 07 20172017-05-07December 18 20182018-12-18A ritual scene before an ornate golden shrine framed by carved golden pillars with lion figures and a gilded canopy. A deity murti seated on a golden throne is draped with garlands of white, orange and red flowers and a purple cloth. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand and a bell in his left, with rudraksha beads on his chest and red armbands. Oil lamps stand on brass stands on the stage in front of the shrine, and a red carpet covers the platform. Dark red curtains form the backdrop. This is a puja or aarti in progress.2016-09-01