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March 15 2020

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Photo 11728708Temple worship scene in a gold-decorated shrine. Three men in ritual dress stand before an ornate silver throne with red cushion and gem-studded backdrop. Central priest in white dhoti and cream head cloth holds a brass lamp with flame, with green and maroon sash. Beside him a bare-chested assistant with rudraksha mala and white dhoti performs anjali with hands folded. Behind, a standing man with a long-haired topknot and rudraksha malas in folded-hand prayer. Before the throne is a framed portrait wearing an orange turban, draped in red, yellow and white garlands, with a silver lion or animal figure beside it. Setting is aarti before a portrait on a throne.2020-03-15March 15 20202020-03-15 +2 copiesA temple interior with gold-toned walls and a red carpet. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a purple waist cloth and a white head cloth holds a lit camphor flame on a brass plate, while a younger attendant in white dhoti stands behind him. A tall brass oil lamp stands at left, and fruit and offerings rest on a tray at lower left. At right, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is garlanded with red and white flowers beside a dark ornate throne with carved lion figures and a red cushion. The scene looks like an aarti at a shrine. Nothing visible shows a person in person; the portrait is a depiction on a print.2020-03-16 +2 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual with a seated figure on a gold and red throne in front of a deity murti draped in garlands of yellow and orange marigolds. The seated man has long dark hair, a beard, a white and gold garland, rudraksha beads and gold bangles, with hands pressed together in prayer and eyes closed. Behind him a gold deity shrine is decorated with flowers and brass lamps. Two priests in white dhotis, one bare-chested with a purple cloth on his head, bend forward to offer items, a third attendant in white kneels at the lower left, and a fourth in orange bends at the right. Oil lamps and a small flame burn on the altar in front, with marigold petals scattered on the platform.2016-12-02June 10 20172017-06-10May 07 20172017-05-07March 02 20182018-03-02November 04 20162016-11-04A photograph of a temple-style ritual on a stage with a deep red curtain backdrop and golden foliage. At centre, a golden deity murti is adorned with thick garlands of yellow, red, white and green flowers, with a golden crown-like head piece and a multicoloured canopy above. In front, a seated man in an orange-brown robe, a red-orange shawl, a saffron turban and a long garland of white flowers sits on a golden throne with his palms joined in greeting. To the left, a shirtless priest in orange dhoti stands performing aarti with a lamp toward the deity. To the right, a kneeling attendant in orange clothing holds a folded-hand pose beside an oil lamp. Brass lamps and ceremonial staffs flank the stage, with ornamental pennants at the sides.2016-11-04A photo of a temple ritual. A shirtless priest in a yellow head cloth and white dhoti leans forward to wave a multi-flame oil lamp over a decorated altar. The altar holds a golden and wood ornamental seat draped with a white cloth and heaped with garlands of yellow and red flowers, with lit oil lamps and fruit offerings around it. Several men stand behind in white and saffron-bordered dhotis, some wearing gold necklaces and holding hands in prayer. Brass lamps and flower-decorated mats fill the foreground.2017-04-06October 18 20152015-10-18