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A temple shrine hall with painted pillars and two tall orange-and-red painted dvarapala-style guardian figures holding ritual objects flanking a central doorway. Inside, a golden throne with an ornate canopy holds a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robes. In the foreground, a bare-chested monk in ochre cloth raises a multi-tiered brass lamp of lit oil lamps toward the shrine, while three people in orange and white sit before the throne at offerings. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor at right, and red carpets lie on the white marble floor.

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 sanctum interior with brightly painted pink, green and blue columns. Two large painted statues of four-armed dwarapala guardians in red dhotis and green sashes stand on either side of a golden doorway. Inside, a gilded throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth holds a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes and an orange turban, labelled as a portrait captioned "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". Several women in orange saris sit on the floor, two in the foreground performing a puja with brass oil lamps and offerings. Brass lamps stand along the walls and a red carpet lies on the marble floor.

July 12 2013

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Photograph of a temple hall with glossy white floor and painted pillars in green, pink and orange. Two tall gilded-and-orange dvarapala-style figures with multiple arms and crowns stand on either side of a doorway. Inside, a large framed portrait of a smiling man in orange turban and orange robe sits atop a golden throne with a tiger-skin cushion, flanked by brass oil lamps (deepa). Three figures in dark red-brown robes sit at the base of the throne. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in orange clothing with a red shawl sits on a mat at a low table with a laptop and puja items. The portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person in the scene.

September 26 2013

July 04 2013

A photograph inside a temple shrine with painted pillars in red, green and yellow, and two large painted deity statues flanking a central doorway, each holding ritual objects. Behind the doorway, a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange garment sits on a gold ornate throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth. Three saffron-robed figures sit near the throne, one reaching toward it. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with white markings sits on the floor writing in an open notebook beside brass oil lamps, flowers and a small offering plate on a red-patterned mat. The portrait is a depiction, and the person on the throne is not physically present.

September 11 2013

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.

Interior of a temple shrine with a gold-framed portrait of a man with an orange turban and orange robe, set on a gilded throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth. Two tall painted statues of a deity with four arms, crowns and gold jewellery flank the doorway, colourful pillars behind them. In the foreground a young woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala kneels and holds a book, beside brass lamps and ritual vessels on white marble. Several figures in orange and white sit near the throne in worship. Lit brass oil lamps line the walls.

September 13 2013