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November 13 2013

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A shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron cloth with a saffron shawl over one shoulder and white ash stripes on his arms performs aarti with a tiered silver lamp holding many lit oil lamps. He stands with his back to the camera before a shrine with gold columns and painted deity figures, one of which holds a trident. Above the shrine hangs a framed portrait of a man in orange turban and robes, with gold ornamentation around it. Several brass oil lamps stand along the floor, and a small figure in orange sits in the background before a golden altar.2013-11-13A temple shrine interior during an aarti. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron robe with rudraksha beads on his neck and wrist holds a multi-tiered brass lamp of lit oil lamps toward the shrine. Behind him, several women in red and orange saris sit on the marble floor. Two large painted standing deity murti with multiple arms flank the entrance, and tall brass lamp stands line the walls. In the centre, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling figure in an orange head wrap and saffron clothing, set on a golden throne-like seat with a golden crown-shaped canopy, with string lights glowing around the doorway.2014-06-01November 13 20132013-11-13November 03 20132013-11-03A shaved-headed priest in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, holding a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps before a temple shrine. Two painted deity statues with multiple arms and red and green dhotis flank the shrine, and a framed portrait of a man in an orange turban hangs in the centre. A second robed attendant in orange kneels at left beside brass lamps and puja offerings on a red carpet.2014-02-14February 14 20142014-02-14A shaved-headed devotee in saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala performs aarti with a tiered brass lamp holding many lit oil lamps, seen from behind. In front stands a shrine with two gold-and-red painted guardian figures with raised hands holding staffs, flanked by brass standing lamps. At the centre a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling figure in an orange turban, set on a gold throne. Other seated devotees in white sit at the sides, and the warm-toned hall is hung with bells and decorated with pink and green columns.2013-08-02A shaved-headed priest in a saffron-orange cloth and a wooden bead mala performs aarti with a tiered silver lamp holding many lit oil flames. He faces a shrine where a framed portrait labelled with a visible saffron-robed figure sits among golden ornaments and lit lamps. Two painted deity figures with multiple arms and green cloths flank the shrine, and brass lamps stand along the marble floor. The arm and forehead bear white ash markings. The scene is a temple puja.2013-11-13July 16 20132013-07-16June 01 20142014-06-01A photograph inside a temple shrine: a bald priest in an orange-saffron robe with rudraksha beads on his neck and wrists holds up a tiered brass aarti lamp with multiple flames toward a shrine. Two seated women in orange-red saris sit to the left, and another seated figure in orange sits in the background near the golden throne-like altar. Two painted standing deity murti with crowns, gold ornaments and raised arms flank the doorway, and brass lamp stands line the walls.2014-06-01April 14 20142014-04-14