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A night-time temple scene with a golden throne in the foreground holding a framed portrait of a man in orange robes with a long-haired hairstyle and a mala, the portrait wrapped with yellow and white garlands and red-and-yellow flower strands. The red velvet seat is decorated with a small golden kalasha-style finial. Beside it stands a brass oil lamp. Behind, in a stone shrine niche framed by gold arch work, a deity murti pair, possibly a royal couple, sits on a red-draped dais, adorned with orange and gold attire, crowns and flower garlands, with a white cloth at its base. The granite pillars bear carved relief panels. A red curtain hangs at the left edge. No people are visible.

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October 04 20102010-10-04September 09 20102010-09-09A photograph of a shrine within a stone-pillared temple pavilion. In the centre, a golden deity murti with a crown is decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and sits on a golden pedestal with a red cloth. To the right, a red curtain hangs beside the shrine. On the left stands an ornate golden throne-like seat draped with a red cushion, orange cloth and a yellow-and-black garland, with a framed portrait of a saffron-robed man wearing a garland resting on it. A small figure in orange robes sits at the base of the shrine beside brass lamps and offerings, and a wooden offering box is in the foreground. Green trees and a metal railing are visible beyond the pavilion.2010-10-05A photograph of an empty ornate gold and red velvet throne in front of a stone shrine. Behind the throne, a gilded arched niche with red drapery holds a pair of painted deity murti, one seated figure with a crown and trident and a female figure beside it, both garlanded with marigold and rudraksha-style necklaces. Brass oil lamps and tall trident staffs flank the shrine. On the throne seat sits a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, seated and raising one hand in blessing before a tree. No physical people are visible.2010-11-11Interior shrine photograph showing an ornate grey stone niche with a gold-arched frame. Inside stands a deity murti of a seated figure with a red crown and garlands beside a female consort in red and gold. In front sits a gilded throne holding a framed portrait labelled as Swamiji's seated image: a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, hands raised in blessing. Golden lamp stands flank the shrine, with orange cloth draped at both sides and gilded pedestals below. No people are visible in the scene.2010-09-03A photograph of an empty ornate golden throne placed before a shrine with a grey stone temple structure and a deity murti adorned with flower garlands. A framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair rests on the gold throne's red cushion, garlanded with marigold and multicolour flower strands. Flanking the throne are gold-carved pedestals, brass lamp stands and a gold tray with offerings. Orange curtains frame the open pavilion, and devotees are only faintly visible at the edges.2010-10-02A shrine inside a stone temple structure with orange cloth hangings on both sides. Two gold-coloured deity murti sit on a raised platform, garlanded with yellow, red and orange marigolds, with a gold kalasha-like object and brass lamps arranged in front. In the foreground a framed photograph of a seated saffron-robed man with a long mala is garlanded with flowers and placed on a chair with red upholstery. The framed portrait is a depiction, not a physical presence; no people are visible in the scene.2009-12-30August 10 20112011-08-10A photograph of a stone shrine with carved pillars and an arched golden frame housing a deity murti pair, one figure with a crown and a female figure in a pink sari, decorated with marigold garlands. In front, a golden ornate throne-like seat holds a framed portrait of a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, seated in meditation pose with one hand raised, labelled as a portrait with a printed caption. Brass lamp stands flank the shrine, and a person in white clothing is seen at the right edge, bowing or seated. Red curtains and greenery frame the scene.2010-09-30Outdoor shrine photographed for an ashram event: a stone pavilion with carved pillars and a golden arched niche holds a large seated deity murti in red garments with yellow and red garlands, flanked by a brass lamp stand. In front, a gilded throne-like seat draped with a yellow and multicolour garland holds a framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange robes seated in meditation. A small figure in an orange garment stands at the base of the shrine near offerings. In the foreground, several seated devotees with shaved heads and women in white and saffron clothing face the shrine, and a red-curtained canopy hangs at the right edge.2010-10-05A temple shrine with a gold ornate throne with red cushions in the foreground, facing a stone shrine with a gold arched frame holding a deity murti decorated with red and yellow garlands and a kalasha-like base. Brass oil lamps stand on either side and orange saffron curtains hang at the sides. A person in orange saffron robes bows with head lowered at the right edge, near the throne, in an open-air pillared pavilion with trees behind.2010-08-03Evening arati at a temple shrine with a stone alcove. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at left, extending his arm toward a brass lamp stand as he performs the lamp offering. Before a gilded arched frame with red backdrop sit two deity murtis, one wearing a crown and holding a sword, with garlands of yellow and red flowers. A framed portrait of a man in orange robes wearing a rudraksha mala is placed in a gold frame with marigold garlands at lower left. Oil lamps and brass lamps stand on the ledge, and an orange curtain hangs at left.2010-10-04 +1 copies