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A photograph of a temple shrine open to a courtyard, with red pillars and an orange-painted wall behind. On the right, a deity murti with a gold-framed arch and red backdrop shows two figures in orange and yellow garments, garlanded with yellow-green marigolds. In the centre, a bald man in an orange robe holds a lamp or offering tray before the shrine, while a man in a white dhoti and shawl stands beside him. Several people in saffron, white and yellow-green saris and dhotis stand in a row to the left, with a woman seated at the far left. A black speaker hangs on the wall and a white board stands on an easel. A brass offering tray with a green cloth sits on the ledge in front of the shrine. a person appears to be the man in the orange robe offering the lamp, with a saffron garment and rudraksha-style beads, but this is uncertain.

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October 06 20112011-10-06 +1 copiesA temple courtyard with orange-washed walls and a red-and-white striped pillar. On the right, a shrine holds large painted deity murtis dressed in red and orange cloth with garlands, a gilded arch behind them. A bald man in an orange robe stands at the shrine offering with a brass vessel, while beside him a priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a small brass pot. Several people in saris and white clothes move around brass pots on the ground, and a woman in a yellow sari with a long braid stands near a whiteboard. Orange curtains hang from the roof and a speaker is mounted on the left wall.2011-10-06A temple shrine courtyard with orange curtains and grey stone pillars. Inside an arched shrine, a pair of deities is adorned with garlands and draped in orange cloth, with a green cloth hanging below. In front, a bald man in an orange robe, holding a ritual implement, stands at a golden-framed offering stand. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands in front of the shrine. Several women in saris, some in white and green, stand and fold their hands in prayer at the left, and a seated woman in a red shawl sits on the left with palms joined. A speaker and a whiteboard stand under the tin roof, and a few other attendees sit in the foreground.2011-10-06October 06 20112011-10-06 +2 copiesA photograph of an open-air temple courtyard with orange-painted walls and a corrugated metal roof. On the left, a man in a green t-shirt films with a professional video camera on a tripod-less shoulder rig, beside a metal railing. Several people in orange and white clothes sit on the floor near a whiteboard and a wall map titled Nithyananda Vedic Temples. At right, a shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands and framed by red and gold drapes; a priest in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands near a brass tray. A speaker is mounted on the wall, and a poster-like sign reads Nithyananda Vedic Temples.2011-10-06March 25 20082008-03-25Photograph of a temple shrine with an open-sided stone pavilion and orange curtains. On the right, two deity murtis stand on a raised stone platform decorated with marigold garlands, one holding a trident-like staff. Before them, several people in orange robes and white dhotis stand on a wet stone floor. A man in an orange robe, with a sacred cord, stands at the centre facing a man in a yellow shawl. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, a plate of green leaves and a rangoli with flowers sit in front of the shrine. Four people are visible in the foreground group, with more partly visible at the edges.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21January 17 20102010-01-17July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph at an open-air shrine with grey stone pillars and red draped cloth. A man in saffron-orange robes stands on a raised platform and waves a lamp toward a deity pair garlanded with multicoloured flower chains; the murtis are decorated with orange and pink cloth. Five devotees stand in front with hands folded: a man in a white shirt, a woman in green sari, an older man in checked shirt, a child in red dress, and a woman in orange sari. Brass lamps and a steel vessel sit on the stone altar.2008-03-25A photograph of a shrine inside a stone temple pavilion draped with red cloth. Garlanded deity murti, with a decorated figure in green and orange silk, sit behind an altar holding brass lamps, a kalasha and offering vessels. A man in an orange robe stands at left tending the lamps, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at center with hands raised in worship. Devotees in white shirts and a woman in a dark top with a blue hair clip watch from the foreground, their backs to the camera. Stone carvings and red-and-white railings surround the shrine, with green trees behind.2009-10-15