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April 28 20142014-04-28A golden ornate throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth sits in a shrine, with a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" on its back. The portrait shows a smiling man with an orange turban, orange shawl and red bindi. Above it hangs a gilded umbrella and brass bells dangle from strings. Three women sit at the base: one in an orange garment at the centre with her back to the camera, and two in maroon-brown saris at the sides, one handling an offering on a golden tray.2014-04-18November 01 20132013-11-01A golden ornate throne-like seat is backed by a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" showing a smiling man in an orange turban and orange shawl. The seat has a tiger-skin cushion in front, and oil lamps hang from above. In front of the throne, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold border kneels with his back to the camera. Two women in orange and maroon saris kneel beside him, one tending to items at the throne's base. The portrait is a printed depiction, not a physical person.2014-08-19A golden throne (peetha) stands in a shrine niche framed by painted yellow-and-red pillars with deity figures holding lamps. Centered on the throne is a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA", showing a smiling man in an orange turban, orange shawl and red tilak mark. A tiger-skin cloth covers the seat. Hanging brass oil lamps and rudraksha-style bead strands surround the throne. In front, three seated people in orange and white ritual clothing attend the shrine; one kneeling figure in an orange robe faces the throne, while another in a white dhoti sits at the right. Lit oil lamps and flower offerings sit on the altar in the foreground.2013-09-20October 30 20132013-10-30November 01 20132013-11-01August 19 20142014-08-19 +1 copiesOctober 31 20132013-10-31Photograph of a gilded throne shrine framed by golden lion-head armrests and an ornate golden canopy above. A framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange shawl with a red bindi, placed on a golden tiger-skin-draped seat. Hanging brass oil lamps and rows of small lit wick lamps surround the shrine. Three people in orange and saffron garments sit with their backs to the camera, facing the throne in reverence, one holding a paper.2014-04-28A framed printed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" sits on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion and white flower petals before it. The portrait shows a smiling figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robes with a red bindi. A gold canopy hangs above, with brass oil lamps and bells on chains at either side and a row of small lamps on dark wall panels. At the bottom, several devotees in orange clothing are seated with their backs to the camera, bowing in worship before the throne.2014-07-07Inside a shrine, a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" sits on an ornate gold throne-like seat draped with a tiger-skin cloth. The smiling man in the portrait wears an orange turban, orange shawl and a red bindi. Three people sit at the lower foreground in prayer: a central figure with a bare back, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and bangles, flanked by two people in orange and red-brown clothing. Brass oil lamps hang from the dark stone wall, and gold-coloured carved pedestals stand below the seat.2014-06-06