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A photograph inside a temple hall at night shows a ceremonial scene centred on a large Ganesha murti seated on a blue-grey elephant-like mount, decorated with a tall yellow umbrella canopy and layered garlands in orange, yellow, green and red. Two men sit cross-legged on a low white platform in front of a raised fire pit with a flame, wearing white dhoti-style clothes, gold-coloured necklaces and shaved heads; the man in front tends the fire while the other sits behind with a hand raised. Silver vessels, a small brass lamp and flower offerings lie on the platform. Behind the murti is a tiered white-and-red step structure with a dark pillared backdrop. The setting suggests a homa or puja.

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September 09 20102010-09-09 +1 copiesA night-time photograph inside a temple hall during a puja. In the foreground, a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders, wearing gold necklaces, sits on a wooden seat and holds up a silver plate with offerings toward a deity murti. Beside him, a second priest in white with a gold chain sits to the left. Behind them stands a large deity murti in a grey elephant-form vahana seated on a red cloth, decorated with a multicoloured flower garland, white garland and a large gold-yellow umbrella canopy. A silver kalasha vessel and metal bowls sit on a stone platform in front. Steps with red and white bands and a painted wall behind complete the scene.2010-09-03September 03 20102010-09-03September 09 20102010-09-09Night-time puja at an open-sided shrine hall with an orange floor cloth. In the centre, a grey-blue Nandi bull stands before a deity murti decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands and an ornate silver-toned face, under a large yellow fringed umbrella canopy. Two shaven-headed priests in white dhotis and gold chains sit on the left; the one on the right raises a lit oil lamp toward the deity while the other chants into a microphone. Silver bowls with bananas, apples, pineapple, coconut and other offerings are arranged on the floor in front. A sign above reads Sri Ar... Temple. Two other seated people are partly visible at the frame edges.2010-09-03September 09 20102010-09-09September 03 20102010-09-03A photograph inside a temple hall during a puja before a Ganesha murti decorated with a large floral garland of red, yellow and orange flowers and a yellow umbrella-shaped canopy above. The deity sits on a blue-grey elephant-shaped pedestal draped in red cloth. Two shaven-headed priests in white dhoti and white upper cloth sit before a white and grey square altar with silver vessels, a brass lamp, a kalasha, fruit and bowls of offerings. The priest in front pours or offers from a silver vessel, with gold necklaces visible. Wall signage reads Sri Ananda temple. Background has plants and a red-and-white tiled base.2010-09-03Outdoor temple ritual in front of an orange-washed building with a sign reading Sri Ananda... and a wall poster of a smiling man in an orange turban captioned Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Under a large yellow canopy, a decorated deity murti sits on a grey stone vahana with garlands of red, orange and yellow flowers and gold ornaments, set on a red cloth. Two priests in white dhoti sit on the orange floor beside a black stone abhishekam platform with offering bowls, brass plates, a kalasha and coconut. A boy in red shirt and a seated devotee in white watch nearby. Dark stone dvarapala figures stand on either side of the steps.2010-09-08September 08 20102010-09-08A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a gold-beaded garland, holds a silver tray with a flame toward a decorated deity murti seated on a grey animal vehicle beneath a large saffron umbrella. The murti is adorned with a silver crown, layered red and yellow flower garlands and gold ornaments. Behind the altar, a black stone statue of a seated figure wears an orange garland, and another priest in white stands at the left. A banner on the right shows a smiling man in an orange turban above the word Satsang. Brick-orange walls and a sign reading Sri Ananda mark the shrine entrance, with striped steps leading up to the altar.2010-09-08A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border stands at left, bald-headed and bare-chested, holding a silver plate with a lit flame in aarti toward a deity murti. The murti stands on a grey mount with a red cloth draped over it, dressed in a red and gold garment, silver crown and ornaments, and heavy garlands of yellow, orange, red and green flowers. A large yellow umbrella with a lotus-shaped top shelters it. Steps with red and white stripes lead to a doorway under a sign reading Sri Anand. Dark statues in white and orange garlands flank the entrance, and a banner at right shows a smiling figure in an orange turban.2010-09-08