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Photograph inside a small temple shrine with silver-framed arches. On the left, a golden deity murti with a face is garlanded with yellow marigolds and a red-and-white flower garland, with a silver lamp-stand or oil vessel in the foreground. A man in a red shirt and white dhoti sits behind the silver railing. On the right, a man with swept-back hair, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and an orange saffron garment stands with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. Another person is partly visible at the right edge. A printed credit line reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam

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May 04 20152015-05-04A photograph inside a shrine where a silver-framed niche holds a golden deity murti with a face and crown, draped in marigold and red flower garlands with a white cloth behind. In the foreground at right, a person with hair in a bun and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace over an orange wrap stands with palms pressed together in anjali, eyes closed, in prayer. Behind him, a man in a red shirt and white dhoti, with a tilak on his forehead, also stands with folded hands. An oil lamp burns at left edge, and a steel barrier rail and offering box sit in front of the altar. a person: the foreground figure wears saffron/orange wrap and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, with hair in a bun, offering prayer at the shrine.2015-05-04A photograph inside a temple shrine. A golden face-shaped murti of a deity, adorned with a garland of yellow marigolds, red roses and a silver necklace, is set in an ornate silver niche above a white cloth. An oil lamp with a flame sits at lower left, and a silver railing is in the foreground. On the right, a man in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala and gold chain stands with palms pressed together in prayer, gazing toward the deity. Beside him, a younger man in a red kurta with a white shawl and a tilak on his forehead stands behind the railing. The shrine walls are carved with white marble and silver ornamentation, and a sign on the right is partly visible.2015-05-04May 04 20152015-05-04A photograph inside a temple shrine. On the left, a golden deity murti with a face and garlands of yellow marigolds and red-and-white flowers sits within an ornate silver arch. In the centre, a man in a red kurta with white dhoti and a red tilak on his forehead stands in prayer posture. On the right, in the foreground, a bald-headed...2015-05-04A photograph inside a shrine where a golden face-form deity murti of Kalabhairava stands in an ornate silver arch, decorated with marigold and red flower garlands, white flowers and silver ornaments on a white cloth. A man in a bright red kurta and white dhoti sits in the middle background, facing the shrine. On the right, a person in an orange-saffron garment with a beaded necklace and long swept-back hair stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, in apparent darshan. An oil lamp flame burns at the lower left and a silver railing is in the foreground. Probable Swamiji (probable) figure with saffron clothing, beaded mala and long swept-back hair, in prayer before the deity.2015-05-04May 04 20152015-05-04May 09 20152015-05-09May 04 20152015-05-04A photograph inside a temple shrine. On the left, a silver-framed niche holds a golden deity murti with a face, adorned with a large garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers and white flower decoration. In the foreground at right, a man with long dark hair tied in a bun, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and a multi-strand beaded necklace, stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed. Behind him, a second man in a red kurta and white dhoti also has his hands folded in prayer. A metal railing and a silver collection box sit in front of the shrine, with petals scattered on the ground. a person appears at right, identified by saffron clothing, the bun, and the beaded necklace.2015-05-04A photograph inside a temple shrine. On the left, a golden face of a deity murti is adorned with a large garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers, with a silver necklace and white cloth draped below. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits in the lower left foreground. In the centre, a man in a red kurta with a white shawl rests his hand on the silver railing near the murti. On the right, a man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead raises his hand to his head, wearing an orange-saffron robe with a gold-coloured chain and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind him, an older man in a light blue shirt stands near red-painted walls. A carved silver-and-marble shrine structure frames the scene.2015-05-04May 04 20152015-05-04