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A photograph of a temple-style shrine room with a red carpet in the foreground. Centre, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, set on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion beneath a gold canopy. Two painted deity murtis with four arms and red-and-green dhotis stand on either side of the doorway. In the lower left, a priest in white ritual clothes with a gold-bordered cloth raises a lit aarti flame toward the shrine. At lower right, two seated devotees in orange and maroon robes press their palms together in prayer.

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April 18 20142014-04-18A 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.2014-04-10June 03 20142014-06-03A photograph inside a temple-style shrine hall. Two large painted standing figures with four arms, crowns and green-and-orange garments flank the central doorway. In the centre, a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe sits atop a golden throne with a tiger-motif base, garlanded with white flower strands and red-and-yellow garlands. A man in white dhoti with bare upper body kneels at the throne, and a woman in an orange sari kneels at the lower left beside brass puja items and a tray of offerings. Brass oil lamps stand on either side. Two more people in orange clothing are visible near the throne. The floor is covered with a red mat.2014-06-02Aarti 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.2014-04-22November 28 20132013-11-28 +3 copiesFebruary 14 20142014-02-14A shrine interior photographed from the front, with a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe set on a golden throne-like seat draped with cloth. Two large painted statues of four-armed deities with golden crowns, orange dhotis and green sashes flank the doorway, holding objects in their hands. In the foreground a priest in a white dhoti sits on the red carpet offering prayers at the altar while a second man in orange robes sits nearby. A tall brass lamp stand with many lit oil lamps stands to the left, with brass lamps and a puja tray with offerings in front. Hanging lamps are visible within the shrine.2014-07-11April 17 20142014-04-17September 21 20132013-09-21June 10 20142014-06-10June 03 20142014-06-03