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A large white-and-red clay deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms stands at the centre of a temple shrine, flanked by smaller figures and a lion mount, all decorated with yellow marigold garlands. Beneath the sign reading SRI NITYANANDA DESHA TEMPLE, a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a shaved head sits on the left, holding flowers and offering prayers at the deity. A saffron-orange cloth hangs behind him, and brass oil lamps stand on either side of the platform.

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October 04 20112011-10-04A photograph of a goddess murti decorated for worship in front of an orange temple wall with a sign reading SRI NANA DESHIKENDRA TEMPLE (partly cut off). The large white-and-silver decorated goddess figure with a red-and-gold garment and garlands stands on a lion mount and is flanked by two smaller attendant figures and a small Ganesha figure. Oil lamps stand on the steps and an orange cloth hangs at left. A man in white dhoti with an orange-gold border, holding a small brass vessel, stands at right, while a seated woman in a maroon sari with a gold border tends the altar; a black homa-style pit sits before the murti.2011-10-04October 06 20112011-10-06October 06 20112011-10-06A photograph of a temple shrine with a large white-and-silver decorated deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms, flanked by smaller figures and a lion mount, adorned with yellow marigold garlands. A priest in white dhoti with an orange-gold border stands at right, holding a bell and lit lamp, near a seated woman in a maroon sari. Orange walls and a sign reading Sri Nithyananda Deshwide Temple frame the scene, with a framed banner and oil lamps in the foreground. A cameraperson in white stands at the far right. The people are a priest, a seated woman, and a cameraperson.2011-10-04October 04 20112011-10-04October 06 20112011-10-06October 05 20112011-10-05October 06 20112011-10-06October 03 20112011-10-03October 06 20112011-10-06October 06 20112011-10-06