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October 30 20132013-10-30A photograph inside a temple shrine with painted pillars in blue, pink, orange and green. Two tall painted dvarapala-style guardian figures with multiple arms and crowns stand on either side of a doorway. Between them, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe, placed on a gold throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth. Three people in orange and saffron robes kneel at the throne, one raising a hand in offering. In the foreground, a tiered brass oil lamp burns with many flames, and a brass lamp stands at left. Brass lamps line the walls, and the floor is polished white marble with an orange mat at right.2013-07-26A temple shrine interior with painted orange and green walls and two large orange-skinned guardian figures with green sashes flanking the doorway. In the foreground, a tiered brass lamp with multiple lit oil flames is held up by a hand. Centered in the shrine is a framed portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban and orange robe, set on a gilded throne-like seat draped with a tiger-skin cloth. Umbrellas and hanging bells decorate the inner sanctum, and a few people in orange and saffron clothing sit near the throne in the lower centre, some with phones raised.2013-08-03April 17 20142014-04-17September 26 20132013-09-26September 06 20132013-09-06July 26 20142014-07-26A shrine inside a temple with a gilded throne-like peetha at the centre. A framed portrait on the throne shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, labelled as a portrait. Two painted dvarapala-style guardian figures stand on either side with raised hands holding lamps and staffs, wearing green and orange dhotis. In the foreground, a silver multi-wick oil lamp with lit flames and a brass lamp sit on the left. A figure in an orange turban is seen from behind at the lower left edge, partially visible. Decorative gold trim, hanging lamps and string lights surround the shrine.2013-10-22July 10 20142014-07-10A 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.2013-07-20May 31 20132013-05-31July 26 20142014-07-26