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June 30 2010

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A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with red-and-white striped steps and a white raised platform holding a shallow pit with ash around it. A person seated on the ground at right, seen from behind, wears an orange sleeveless garment and has short dark hair; a grey stone statue shoulder with a white and red jasmine garland is in the right foreground. Behind, a black statue of a multi-armed deity with an orange shawl stands at left beside potted plants. At the far end, a shrine holds a deity murti decorated with red and yellow flower garlands under an arched doorway with orange curtains. A loudspeaker stands on the left steps. A green mat and woven mats lie on the ground, with white kolam lines drawn in the sand.2010-09-16Photograph taken from behind of a seated figure in an orange saffron garment with a gold-bordered sash, long dark wavy hair falling down the back, sitting cross-legged on a floor decorated with white kolam patterns and pink-and-teal floral rangoli. In front, a shrine with a yellow cloth-draped platform, a gold arch framing a deity murti adorned with garlands and flowers, and red-and-white striped steps. A brass vessel sits at the lower right edge. In the background, a black speaker and another seated person in white are visible near the red-and-white wall.2010-11-21A figure with long, wavy black hair sits cross-legged on a cushion, seen from behind, wearing an orange garment with gold border and a bare arm adorned with a thin bracelet. Before them stands a tiered white and red-striped platform holding rows of brass kalasha pots decorated with green leaves and red cloth, with two small deity murtis at the top. Two seated attendees in white and red clothing are visible at the right edge. A brass vessel sits on the mat at right, and the ground shows white and grey gravel around a ritual area. The seated figure's identity is uncertain from appearance, so the role is given as meditating devotee.2011-03-02A seated figure in orange robes with head covered sits with their back to the camera on a cushion inside a circular ring of ash in an open courtyard. Ahead, an orange temple facade with red-and-white striped steps bears the sign SRI AKSHAYESHWARA TEMPLE, flanked by two dark stone dvarapala statues and a banana-leaf-decorated entrance with a lit deity shrine inside. A brass kalasha and marigold garlands sit on a white platform at right. A Kannada-language banner on the wall shows a portrait labelled with the name Nithyananda beside text about a Guru Purnima event. Prominent single-person scene, a seated devotee at a homa or puja site.2010-07-24September 01 20102010-09-01Photograph from behind of a single person seated on a tiled floor, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over the shoulders with fringed edges and matching orange clothing. Dark hair is visible at the back of the head. In the blurred background are white and red striped low walls and a lit, arched doorway with warm light and red decorations. The person faces the entrance, possibly at a temple or ashram setting. a person cue: saffron shawl and seated posture, but no face, crown or rudraksha is visible, so identity is uncertain.2011-02-11A photograph of a barefoot figure in orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti with long dark wavy hair, standing with palms pressed together in namaskar beside a red pillar, facing a stone carved deity murti with a dark stone face and ornate carved surround. A tied orange curtain hangs beside the pillar, and fruit sits on an orange-draped table at right. Behind is a black board listing donor names in white lettering, a wall clock, a brass bell hanging on a chain, potted palms and a water tank on the roof. The orange-clothed figure has long swept-back hair and a sleeveless saffron top, but the page does not indicate a person is at this event and the face is not visible, so this is an uncertain candidate.2010-07-01Photograph from behind of a seated figure in orange monastic wrap with maroon border, bare-shouldered, hair tied back in a bun, and a rudraksha mala at the neck. The figure sits cross-legged on a cushion before a brass oil lamp on a mat, facing a courtyard with white and red striped steps leading to a shrine entrance with a decorated deity murti and red curtains. A person in a green shawl and teal trousers sits at the far right edge. The setting suggests meditation or puja in an ashram courtyard.2011-01-31September 02 20102010-09-02 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesSeptember 02 20102010-09-02 +1 copies