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A photograph inside a temple hall with pale ceiling lights and a carpeted floor. A man in an orange robe with a shaved head, standing at right, holds a small object near a flower-garlanded altar, while a woman in a blue sari offers a lamp before a dark Shiva lingam set on a gold-coloured base draped with a blue cloth. Around forty devotees stand in rows at left and centre, many in colourful saris and salwar kameez, several holding papers. Marigold and yellow garlands decorate the altar and a deity murti under a glass case is visible at lower right. Framed pictures hang on the wall at top right.

A man in a pink button-up shirt and yellow dhoti stands in a carpeted hall carrying a tray of lit oil lamps in front of him, walking toward a group of devotees. Behind him, a line of about a dozen people stand holding papers and pamphlets, including women in orange and green sarees and a young girl in a purple top. A banner on the back wall shows framed photographs of spiritual leaders above the words The Spiritual Assembly Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead, with a pillar at the right edge.

December 12 2016

Indoor temple scene with a polished reddish-brown stone floor and a row of oil lamps glowing at left. Several devotees stand in line with their backs to the camera, hands folded in prayer, including a man in a white shirt and a man in a yellow shirt. A woman in a white floral sari with blue border stands at center with hands joined, and a woman in a blue sari stands beside her, with a child in pink at right. A framed portrait of a woman in orange robes sits on an easel-like stand, and a deity murti with trident and lamps is visible in a shrine niche at the back. Carved golden peetha-style steps sit at right edge. Approximately six people are visible.

A group of devotees stands in a hall around a black stone Nandi bull statue set on a tiled platform, with brass bells, flowers, fruit and a small oil lamp arranged in front. Several women in colourful saris, including a woman in pink with hands joined in prayer, a woman in blue and green with hands folded, and a woman in yellow and a woman in turquoise, stand with palms pressed together or hands clasped. Behind them stands a row of dark metal deity murti heads on shelves and a decorated altar with a figure in green and red. Men in casual shirts and light kurtas stand among the crowd. No one is identified as a person in this image.

Interior of a covered temple hall at night, lit by strings of multicoloured fairy lights. A decorated deity murti stands in an arched shrine with a golden-framed niche and a red-clothed figure beside it. Devotees gather on woven mats: a man in a white shirt with a lanyard and a small boy in dark clothes stand near a table, women in white and cream sarees with gold borders, one in pink and one in a blue-and-white saree, and a woman in a grey-blue saree. Some hold offerings or join hands. Oil lamps and flower garlands surround the shrine area.

August 10 2010

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A group of devotees sit cross-legged on striped floor mats in a bright hall, performing a puja. In the foreground a woman in a maroon sari reads from a printed sheet, while a young woman in a maroon top sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. A woman in a green sari tends brass oil lamps and a silver plate of offerings on a red cloth. Others in saris and white and orange clothing sit in rows behind them. Brass pots and a flower arrangement stand nearby, and a lit shrine with garlands is visible through a doorway to the left. No a person candidate is visible.

A photograph of a long hall where a row of devotees stands with hands folded in anjali mudra on colourful striped mats, with yellow marigold garlands laid on the floor before them. Several women wear white or cream sarees with orange or maroon borders, one with a red and gold shawl, and men wear white kurtas with red or saffron shawls; a man in a blue kurta stands near the centre. Scattered petals and garlands suggest a satsang or puja. Framed photographs hang on the pale pink wall behind, and the scene appears to be an ashram-style gathering. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

A temple-hall ritual in progress. On the right, a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a lit aarti lamp high in his right hand while a small bell is in his left. Around him, devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar face the altar; a woman in a red and gold sari stands near the center, and a woman in a blue sari with white hair is at left. Behind the group, a row of dark deity murtis and a decorated altar with flowers, garlands and a kalasha line the back wall. A man in white kurta stands near the altar, and a child in a striped shirt is at the lower right beside a purple and gold cloth. This appears to be an aarti ceremony.

A wide view of a large hall where many women and girls sit cross-legged on mats in rows, facing toward the front. Several are dressed in orange, red, blue, yellow and pink saris or kurtas, and some wear white. Brass plates and small oil lamps sit on the floor in front of them. Framed portraits hang on the pink wall above red drapes, one showing a man in a red and gold garment with a garland. A few figures near the front wear orange robes. A large screen is mounted on the far wall.

Photograph of a dimly lit temple hall where a crowd of devotees stands in rows facing a small fire pit or lamp arrangement on a green-and-red mat. A priest in orange robes kneels at the lower left beside brass lamps, bowls and ritual objects, while white cubes and offerings lie in front of the fire. Men in shirts and dhotis and women in saris in blue, orange, yellow and pink stand together, some with children. Framed paintings hang along the white pillared walls, and a brass bell hangs at the upper right.