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February 14 20142014-02-14Aarti performed before a shrine with two tall painted guardian statues flanking a golden throne on which a framed portrait is placed. The portrait labelled with a printed caption shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron garment, displayed as a depiction on a screen-free wall frame. Two standing statues with multiple arms, crowns and gold jewellery stand beside the throne, wearing orange and green dhotis. In the foreground a blurred figure in white lifts a lit oil lamp or aarti plate, while brass oil lamps stand along the platform. Two women in orange garments with folded hands sit at the right and left edges, observing the ritual.2014-04-22Photo of a temple shrine with painted pillars in red, green and blue and a central framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange robes and a turban, set on a gold throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth. Two large gilded dvarapala-style guardian statues with raised hands flank the shrine, and brass lamps stand in front. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with orange border holds a lamp or aarti flame toward the shrine, while several women in orange clothing sit at right with palms pressed together in prayer. Hanging bells and a brass chandelier hang above the shrine.2014-02-14April 10 20142014-04-10A photograph of a temple shrine hall with painted blue walls and ornate pillars. At center sits a golden throne (peetha) draped with a tiger-skin motif, under a golden canopy, with a framed portrait on the throne back showing a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a beaded necklace. Two tall painted dvarapala-style guardian figures with crowns, green sashes and gold ornaments flank the throne. In the foreground, a person with a shaved head in orange robes raises a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward the shrine. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor, and a maroon curtain hangs at the right. One person is visible.2013-06-12A priest in a white dhoti with a bare upper body and a yellow sacred thread raises a lit lamp toward a shrine. Behind him, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" sits on a golden throne before two painted deity murti figures with multiple arms, holding ritual objects. Several women in orange saris sit on a red carpet with hands joined in prayer, and brass oil lamps stand beside the shrine. The scene suggests an aarti at the altar.2014-04-10A photograph of a temple shrine with painted blue walls and ornate gold trim. At centre a golden throne with a tiger-skin cushion holds a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes and a beaded necklace, with a gold umbrella canopy above. Two painted deity statues in red and green garments flank the shrine. In the foreground a bare-shouldered priest with a saffron cloth over his shoulder holds a lit lamp toward the shrine. Brass lamps stand on either side. The scene is a puja in progress. No a person candidate is clearly in person; the framed portrait is a depiction, though the figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.2013-06-13June 01 20142014-06-01April 17 20142014-04-17May 30 20132013-05-30A photograph inside a temple-style shrine room with painted pillars and two painted guardian deity murtis flanking a central framed portrait. A bare-chested man seen from behind, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, raises a silver kalasha-like vessel overhead with one arm. Before him, three women in orange saffron garments sit on a red carpet with hands joined in prayer, and a brass oil lamp stands nearby. The framed portrait shows a man in an orange turban and saffron robe, and a gold throne-like peetha sits beneath it. Festive string lights hang near the shrine.2014-04-10A photograph inside a temple-style hall with painted pillars and two large painted dvarapala-like guardian figures flanking a central doorway. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes, seen from behind, raises a large lit aarti lamp with a tall flame arrangement toward a gilded throne-like seat visible through the doorway. Two women in red-orange saris sit at the left holding small brass items, and a figure in white sits near the central gilded seat with other saffron-robed people behind. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides. The scene suggests an aarti or puja.2014-06-01