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September 27 2013

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A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robe with white horizontal tilak markings on his forehead and arms performs aarti with a tiered silver oil lamp (kuthuvilakku-style) before a shrine. Inside the shrine, a framed portrait of a bearded figure wearing an orange turban sits on an ornate golden throne draped over a tiger-skin motif, flanked by two standing deity murti figures with gold crowns and ornaments. Brass oil lamps line the right side and two devotees in orange robes sit inside the shrine area. Colourful painted pillars with pink and green capitals frame the scene.2013-11-06July 29 20132013-07-29July 18 20132013-07-18November 15 20132013-11-15February 07 20142014-02-07Inside a temple shrine, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and saffron robe, set in front of a golden throne-like canopy and a tiger-skin-draped platform. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers hang around the frame. Two painted guardian figures with four arms, crowns and orange-red dhotis stand on either side of the doorway. Three people in saffron-orange robes kneel at the base of the shrine, and a figure in the left foreground holds a multi-tiered silver lamp with flames.2013-09-07September 27 20132013-09-27September 27 20132013-09-27April 17 20142014-04-17A temple shrine interior with painted pink and green pillars and two gilded deity figures with multiple arms flanking a central doorway. Inside the doorway stands a framed portrait of a smiling man in saffron/orange turban and robes, placed on a gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion. Three people in saffron and orange clothing sit on the red carpet before the throne; one bare-chested figure with a sacred thread holds a ritual item while others kneel in attendance. On the left, a bald man in white ritual dress sits beside a tall brass oil lamp with lit flames, and brass lamps line the walls.2014-04-08October 26 20132013-10-26A priest in a saffron-red dhoti and golden sash performs aarti with a multi-tiered lamp of lit oil lamps before a shrine. Behind him, a framed portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban sits on a golden throne-like stand between two painted deity murti figures with four arms, crowns and green-and-orange garments holding ceremonial objects. Brass oil lamps stand along the walls, and seated devotees in orange clothing sit at the left edge near ritual items on a red-carpeted platform. The framed portrait is a depiction, not a physical person in the scene.2014-02-07