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Devotees sit in a temple hall during a ritual. In the foreground, a polished brass oil lamp with a tall stem stands on a metal table, with a brass bell and brass vessels nearby. A woman in the centre wears a white sari with an orange border, a gold necklace, and a red bindi, and holds a child on her lap. Behind her, another woman in red sits beside a woman with a red bindi. On the left, a woman with her palms pressed together in namaste looks toward the altar. A white wall with a red floral border and a blue sign behind them. No deity murti or a person candidate is clearly visible.

A photograph of a temple shrine interior where a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange clothing gathers before a shrine with brass oil lamps and a gilded, lion-supported deity murti draped in orange cloth. Several devotees kneel at the stone ledge offering a brass plate with flowers and lit lamps. Nearby, a robed priest with a rudraksha mala and a saffron cloth stands. Tall carved stone pillars frame the scene, and a courtyard with palm trees and a distant golden tower is visible through the opening. a person is not clearly visible in this image.

A photograph taken from an elevated stone platform inside a temple courtyard, looking down at a seated and standing crowd of devotees in orange and saffron robes and light green and white clothing, many with hands folded in prayer. In the foreground, gleaming brass oil lamps (deepa stands) and a brass plate of offerings sit on a golden cloth beside a small silver-and-gold murti set on a golden platform with carved lion figures. A woman in a green top kneels at the front making an offering from a tray. Behind the crowd are carved stone pillars, a red curtain, palm trees, and another golden deity murti in the distance. The scene suggests a puja and satsang gathering at a temple.

A photograph of a temple interior at Nithyananda Peetham, Bengaluru, taken from an elevated angle above a sanctum with a golden-yellow cloth. In the foreground, a shrine holds a small deity murti surrounded by brass oil lamps (deepas) with peacock-shaped tops and a tray of flowers and offerings. A line of devotees in saffron and orange robes kneels and stands, several with hands folded in anjali. One saffron-clad woman leans forward to offer a plate or puja item at the shrine edge. A white-clad man stands near the shrine, and an ornate stone pillar frames the right side. Beyond the railing, more devotees and a golden temple structure are visible under palm trees. No single individual can be identified as a person from the image alone.

January 02 2009

A photograph of devotees in orange and red clothes kneeling and sitting in rows on a stone platform at a temple, facing a small golden shrine. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand in front, along with a golden plate of offerings and a golden figure of a deity on a lion-supported throne, draped in orange cloth and garlanded with flowers. A monastic in saffron robes with a shaved head sits among the devotees at the front right, and a devotee reaches out to touch the shrine. Outside, palm trees, a tall golden deity figure and a railing are visible. The scene suggests an ashram puja or padapuja setting, with about twenty visible people.

February 10 2017

Devotees in saffron and orange clothing stand in a long line at a temple shrine, many with hands folded in prayer and one man in white dhoti leaning forward. Golden oil lamps with peacock-shaped stands and a brass plate of offerings sit on a stone platform near a golden deity murti on an orange cloth draped altar, decorated with flower garlands and fruit. Red and white flowers and fruit offerings are piled on the left, and a grey stone pillar frames the scene. Open courtyard and palm trees are visible behind the shrine.

A photograph of devotees queuing under a corrugated tin roof with a lattice of steel bars and hanging green leaf decorations. A woman in an orange sleeveless top and dark wavy hair stands in the foreground with her palms joined in prayer, facing a decorated shrine with a red and gold deity murti or altar. Beside her a monk in orange robes is partly visible. Several women stand in a row, one in a white sari with a gold border, one in a light blue top, and one in a white sari with an older grey-haired woman in the right foreground, all with palms pressed together in namaskar. A small girl in a light top stands among them. Framed photographs hang on the right wall, and a tray of red apples and bananas is at lower left.

February 27 2016

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February 10 2017

Photograph of a seated congregation in orange and saffron clothes inside a stone temple pavilion at Nithyananda Peetham, Bengaluru. Brass oil lamps stand in the foreground beside a small gold-framed shrine holding a deity murti with a lion mount, on an orange cloth, with flower garlands at left. Rows of devotees, many in saffron robes, sit on the stone floor facing the shrine. One shaved-headed monk in orange sits near the front. A tall palm-lined courtyard and a ratha or chariot are visible outside. The scene appears to be a puja or satsang setting. A figure in dark clothing stands near the courtyard edge at the right, but the appearance is too uncertain to confirm the a person candidate.