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October 30 2013

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September 22 20132013-09-22A shrine room with painted pink, green and blue columns frames a gold throne draped with a tiger skin. On the throne sits a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, a printed image rather than a living person. Two painted standing deity murtis flank the throne, one on each side, each with multiple arms and gold ornaments. In the foreground, a bald priest with a rudraksha mala and orange cloth stands at left, holding a tiered brass lamp stand with many flames. Seated devotees in orange garments sit near the throne, and oil lamps line both sides of the shrine floor. This is a puja or aarti at the shrine.2013-07-20A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with painted colourful pillars and two tall painted dvarapala guardian figures with four arms, orange-red dhoti and green sashes. In the centre, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robes, displayed on a gold throne with a tiger-skin cloth. Below it, several people in saffron and maroon robes sit in front of the throne; one figure in orange raises both arms in front of the altar. In the foreground, a priest in a pink-maroon wrap seen from behind holds a ritual tray beside a brass lamp with lit flames. Brass lamps and bells hang near the doorway.2013-10-31 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20132013-09-27October 24 20132013-10-24July 10 20142014-07-10A shaved-headed priest in saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala sits from behind, facing a shrine room and raising a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp lit with many oil lamps. In the shrine, a framed portrait of a man with an orange turban and saffron robe sits on a golden throne with a tiger-skin cover, flanked by two painted standing deity figures in orange and green dress with gold ornaments. Brass lamps stand along the walls, and seated figures in maroon robes sit near the throne. A red patterned rug lies on the glossy floor.2013-10-24October 31 20132013-10-31 +1 copiesSeptember 22 20132013-09-22July 29 20132013-07-29September 22 20132013-09-22April 14 20142014-04-14