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A photograph of a temple shrine with a standing figure in a long saffron-orange robe, hands pressed together in prayer, facing a deity murti pair decorated with red and orange garlands and gold ornaments, seated beside a gold-colored kalasha or ritual vessel. A brass oil lamp stands before the shrine, and an empty orange-upholstered chair with a red cushion sits in the foreground beside a wooden offering box. Orange drapery frames the stone pillars, and the setting is an open-sided stone temple pavilion with greenery behind. a person is a bald...

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A photograph of a temple shrine at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A single standing figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe, stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer, facing a shrine. The shrine holds a deity murti adorned with red and garland flower necklaces and a dark purple cloth, flanked by brass oil lamps. In front sits an empty orange cushioned armchair with a red patterned cushion, a small orange-draped table with brass items, and an orange seat cushion on a blue-and-white patterned mat. Red-and-white striped walls and an orange curtain frame the shrine.2010-06-30A photograph of a temple shrine with carved grey stone pillars and a sloped roof. A person in an orange robe with long dark hair stands barefoot on the left with palms pressed together in prayer, facing a shrine with a golden murti of a seated deity with a red crown, draped in a blue cloth, with a red and gold garland. Brass oil lamps and a gold-trimmed orange throne chair with a red cushion and a small orange footstool sit before the shrine, and an orange curtain hangs beside it.2010-07-01A photograph of a standing figure in an orange robe with hands pressed together in namaste, facing a shrine. On the shrine, a deity murti pair with gold crowns and necklaces, garlanded with red and white flower strands, sits on a blue and purple cloth before brass oil lamps (diyas) and a kalasha. An orange cushioned armchair with a red patterned pillow stands in front, beside a wooden offering box. The setting is an open pavilion with red columns and an orange curtain.2010-06-30A photograph inside a stone shrine with carved pillars and a gold arch framing a deity murti pair seated on a golden throne with red and blue garments, decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands and a golden crown. A single person in orange robes stands with their back to the camera in the foreground, facing the shrine. In front of the shrine is an empty orange upholstered chair with a red embroidered cushion, and a small wooden lectern. Brass oil lamps, kalasha-like vessels and small offering bowls sit on the altar ledge, with orange curtains and greenery visible on the sides.2010-07-04July 08 20102010-07-08Photograph of a stone-pillared shrine with a deity murti dressed in yellow and red garments and garlanded with marigold strings, a brass kalasha-style vessel and brass lamps placed before it. In the foreground a man in orange robes bows low with his head bent, standing beside an orange-upholstered armchair draped in orange cloth, with a pair of sandals on an orange footstool. A small offering tray with items sits nearby on an orange-covered table. Orange curtains hang at the right, and a red-and-white striped wall and red railing are visible behind.2010-07-10June 27 20102010-06-27A person with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless orange robe and orange dhoti, stands barefoot with hands joined, viewed from behind, before a temple shrine. Inside an ornate gold-framed arch, a pair of deity murtis are adorned with red, yellow and white garlands; the central figure wears an orange turban and jewellery, the other is in blue. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine, a gold kalasha-like vessel sits in front, and a small red-robed figurine rests at the base. To the right stands an orange-upholstered chair with a red cushion and an orange footstool, facing the shrine. A white pedestal stands on the left. The setting is a stone temple with carved pillars.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine area. On the left, a person with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing the shrine. In the centre is an empty orange-upholstered chair with a red embroidered cushion and a small orange footstool with a shoe-shaped design, draped with orange cloth. Behind it, a stone shrine holds deity murti decorated with garlands of red and yellow flowers, brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel, and a golden platform. Stone pillars with carvings, orange curtains and a green tree frame the scene.2010-07-01A person with long dark wavy hair, dressed in orange sannyasi-style robes, stands with hands joined in prayer before a stone shrine. Inside the shrine, gilded deity murti are adorned with red and orange garlands, flanked by brass oil lamps. An empty orange upholstered chair with a red cushion and a small orange footstool sit on an orange cloth in front of the shrine, with a white pedestal beside it. Orange curtains frame the shrine and purple-bordered mats lie on the floor.2010-07-08A person in orange sannyasi robes with a long dark braid stands with their back to the camera, facing a shrine in an open pavilion. Inside the shrine stands a deity murti with a trident and a garland of marigolds and red flowers, with a green and magenta cloth beneath. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine, and an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions sits to the right, with a red fabric wall and orange curtain framing the scene. Green trees are visible behind the railing.2010-09-22July 19 20102010-07-19