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Interior of a temple hall with colourful painted walls and pillars. Two large painted dvarapala-style guardian statues with four arms, holding ceremonial implements, flank a central doorway. Inside the doorway, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in orange turban and orange robes, seated on a gilded throne-like seat. Brass oil lamps stand along the walls. In the foreground, two people in orange robes sit on the floor before a small offering table with brass vessels and flowers. Further inside, a few people in white ritual dhoti sit near the throne, performing worship before the portrait.

A temple shrine hall with a red carpet. Two tall painted standing deity murtis with four arms and gold crowns flank a central gold throne (peetha) set in an arched doorway. On the throne is a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, not a physical person present. Before the throne, a priest in white dhoti and a second person in orange sit, with a third figure in white sitting to the left; they appear to be performing a ritual. At far left a young boy in orange robes sits reading from a red book beside a small tray of offerings. Brass oil lamps (deepa) stand on both sides, and hanging lamps and bells are suspended above the throne.

2014-02-07 +1 copies

Inside a temple hall with a red carpet, a framed portrait labelled with a name hangs above a gold throne with a tiger motif, set within an ornate doorway. Two tall painted guardian statues with four arms, gold crowns and orange and green dhotis flank the entrance. A priest in orange robes sits at the left reading from a pink book beside a brass tray with offerings, while three priests in white dhotis perform worship at the shrine base. Gold oil lamps stand along the walls and a hanging lamp decorates the shrine ceiling.

June 01 2014

Inside a temple shrine, a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange-saffron head wrap and robe sits on a gold throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, flanked by two painted multi-armed deity murtis with gold crowns, necklaces and green-and-red dhotis. Four people in saffron robes sit in devotion before the throne, while a young priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits on the red carpet in the foreground beside brass puja vessels, reading or writing in a book. Tall brass oil lamps stand on either side. The portrait is a depiction, not a person physically present in the scene.

A photograph inside a temple hall with a gold-framed throne and a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban, set on a gold throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth, behind an arched doorway. Two standing multi-armed deity murti flank the entrance, painted in red and orange with green sashes, crowns and gold ornaments. Two priests in white dhotis and rudraksha malas sit on the red carpet in the foreground reading from a book. Several saffron-robed devotees kneel in front of the throne, and brass oil lamps stand on either side of the shrine. Visible text in the corner reads a copyright and source credit line.

April 10 2014

Interior photo of a temple-style shrine hall with painted blue and orange pillars, green and red decorative bands, and a maroon fringed canopy. Two tall painted dvarapala guardian figures with four arms, crowns and gold jewelry stand on either side of a doorway. Inside the doorway a golden throne with a framed portrait labelled 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda' sits beneath a golden umbrella, with a portrait of a smiling figure in orange robes and turban shown in the framed picture. Three seated people in orange robes sit before the throne at the back, and a single seated person in orange robes with a orange headwrap and rudraksha mala sits on the left floor reading a book. Brass oil lamps line the front and steps, and a red carpet lies on the floor.

September 23 2013

A photograph inside a temple shrine with a gold-framed central throne. Two large painted dvarapala-style guardian statues stand on pedestals on either side, each with four arms and gold crowns, wearing orange dhotis and green sashes. Between them, a golden throne-like seat holds a framed photograph of a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe, with a tiger-skin cloth draped over the seat. Brass oil lamps stand along both walls. In the foreground, a woman in orange sari sits on the white marble floor writing or reading beside a silver tray with offerings. Further back, a figure in orange sits before the shrine with saffron-robed monks in dark red garments nearby, and a lit oil lamp burns on a golden stand.

2013-10-31 +1 copies

September 26 2013

A temple shrine hall with brightly painted pillars in orange, pink and green. Two large painted standing deity murtis flank the central doorway, each with four arms, a crown, gold necklaces and green and orange dhotis, holding ritual objects. Inside the shrine, a gilded throne is backed by a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe. Brass oil lamps stand along both sides. Three priests are present: one seated on the left in orange clothing with sandalwood marks on the forehead and arms, holding a bell and a tray of offerings; a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti kneeling before the throne, raising one arm; and a figure in orange seated near the throne. The floor is covered with red carpet.