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November 12 20082008-11-12November 12 20082008-11-12A worshipper seen from behind, with long black hair and a white flower garland around the neck, wearing an orange garment, reaches toward a small deity murti seated on a yellow tiered altar. The altar, decorated with red dots and a finial, sits on a red and black base. Mango leaf strands and red-beaded green cords hang across the wall above, under a blue and red striped cloth canopy. A painted nameboard on the base reads SRI NITHYANANDA. A blurred hand is in the foreground. The scene appears to be a ritual touching of the murti at a small shrine.2008-11-12A photograph inside a temple shrine doorway framed by a border of warm yellow lights and golden-yellow fabric swags along the top. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap stands at right, back to the camera, with a garland of white and pink flowers on the hair. At lower left, a person in a white and brown dhoti with a green-and-gold patterned waist cloth bends forward in prostration. Beyond the doorway, a dark deity murti sits within a gilded arch on a raised platform, with a smaller gilded shrine at left and hanging lamps above.Dimly lit photograph of a bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti bending over a small shrine niche, holding a flame-lit offering or lamp toward a deity murti draped in red and gold cloth and garlanded with white flower strands. A fluorescent tube light glows at the top of the niche, and small ritual objects and cloth strips hang on the wall. Scattered petals and offerings lie on the stone ledge in the foreground.2005-07-24Night photograph of an illuminated temple-style shrine decorated with strings of small coloured lights along its roof and red satin drapes at the sides. Inside, deity murtis are dressed with garlands of yellow and pink flowers and gold ornaments, with brass oil lamps and a lit flame in front. A priest in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands at the shrine reaching toward the deities, as if performing an aarti or puja. Green coconuts and banana leaves frame the altar, and flower-garlanded offerings sit at the base.2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA photograph of an illuminated temple-style shrine at night, framed by red drapes and strings of small lights. Inside the shrine stands a deity murti with a red crown and garlands, flanked by a gold-framed arch and brass lamps. A man in white kurta and dhoti with a yellow shawl stands at the front, holding a lit lamp toward the deities. Bunches of green coconuts and banana leaves decorate the pillars, and marigold garlands hang at the base. Small figures and seated people appear at the lower left edge of the frame.July 15 20162016-07-15A photograph taken from behind of two people facing an illuminated shrine at night. On the left, a man in an orange wrap with a gold necklace holds a dark cloth bundle. In the centre, a person with long dark braided hair and a dark garment with orange trim stands on the steps. The shrine, framed by orange drapes and pink-lit arches with strings of lights, holds a silver kalasha-like vessel decorated with marigold garlands on an orange-draped platform. A sign beside the steps reads a Hindi phrase for offering box.2016-05-11A photograph inside a dim temple shrine corridor. A person with long dark hair and a dark wrap, wearing an orange-brown garment and a yellow marigold garland around the neck, leans forward to reach into a small white and red shrine niche. Inside the lit niche stands a deity murti draped with marigold garlands and yellow flowers, with a small metal vessel before it. Red wooden doors with carved star cut-outs frame the niche, and orange and yellow marigold garlands hang across the top.2016-07-15June 06 20102010-06-06