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July 11 20142014-07-11July 26 20142014-07-26September 28 20132013-09-28Photograph of a temple sanctum shrine with a golden ornate throne bearing a framed portrait of a smiling figure in saffron and orange robes and a turban, draped with a tiger-skin cloth. Two painted dvarapala-style guardian figures with multiple arms, gold jewellery and orange dhoti stand on either side. In the foreground, a priest in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp aarti toward the shrine, while three seated devotees in orange and maroon robes sit with palms pressed together in namaskar; the figure at right wears a white dhoti with gold border and tilak markings.2013-09-21Interior shrine view with a framed portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban and saffron robe, seated on a gilded ornate throne draped with a tiger-skin motif, placed in a doorway. Two painted dvarapala guardian statues stand on either side, one with a crown, bare-chested, holding a trident-like staff and a flame-shaped object, with green and red dhotis. A brass standing lamp at right and a row of oil lamps flame in the foreground. A man in white dhoti and a devotee in the lower centre tend the shrine. Hanging rudraksha malas and small bells hang from the doorway top.2014-05-30 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20132013-09-26July 26 20142014-07-26October 27 20132013-10-27A temple shrine with a large golden throne (peetha) draped with a tiger-skin cloth, holding a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" on the frame. Two painted guardian figures with raised arms and gold necklaces flank the doorway. A gold umbrella canopy hangs above, with brass oil lamps and a string of rudraksha beads. Three women in orange saris sit with their backs to the camera before the throne, offering worship. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical presence.2014-07-07 +1 copiesNovember 29 20132013-11-29 +3 copiesA shrine interior photographed from the front, with a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe set on a golden throne-like seat draped with cloth. Two large painted statues of four-armed deities with golden crowns, orange dhotis and green sashes flank the doorway, holding objects in their hands. In the foreground a priest in a white dhoti sits on the red carpet offering prayers at the altar while a second man in orange robes sits nearby. A tall brass lamp stand with many lit oil lamps stands to the left, with brass lamps and a puja tray with offerings in front. Hanging lamps are visible within the shrine.2014-07-11Interior temple shrine with two painted guardian dvarapala figures flanking a doorway, each with multiple arms holding objects and wearing gold jewellery and red-and-green dhoti. Centre: a gilded throne-like peetha holding a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a tiger-skin seat cushion. A kneeling priest with bare upper body and sacred thread faces the shrine, with orange-robed devotees seated in the background. Hanging lamps and bells decorate the ceiling.2014-07-26