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A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden throne draped in a tiger-skin cloth. At the centre sits a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" showing a smiling man with a saffron-orange turban and saffron garment. Two tall painted guardian statues flank the shrine, wearing gold crowns, gold ornaments and red-and-green dhotis. A row of lit oil lamps, a tiered brass lamp in the foreground, and hanging bells surround the throne. A white-clad priest stands with his back to the camera offering a ritual lamp, while two saffron-robed devotees kneel at the base of the throne in worship.

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June 10 20142014-06-10July 10 20142014-07-10July 29 20132013-07-29July 28 20132013-07-28September 20 20132013-09-20November 29 20132013-11-29 +3 copiesInterior shrine view with a framed portrait of a smiling man wearing an orange turban and saffron robe, seated on a gilded ornate throne draped with a tiger-skin motif, placed in a doorway. Two painted dvarapala guardian statues stand on either side, one with a crown, bare-chested, holding a trident-like staff and a flame-shaped object, with green and red dhotis. A brass standing lamp at right and a row of oil lamps flame in the foreground. A man in white dhoti and a devotee in the lower centre tend the shrine. Hanging rudraksha malas and small bells hang from the doorway top.2014-05-30 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20132013-09-24A temple sanctum viewed from the front, with a golden throne (peetha) draped with a tiger-skin cloth at its centre. Framed on the throne is a portrait of a smiling man with an orange turban and saffron wrap; the framed portrait is a depiction, not a physical person. Two tall painted guardian figures with four arms, crowns and orange-green garments flank the doorway. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti sits facing the throne, with two seated people in orange robes beside him near a small flame and brass oil lamps. Decorated pillars and hanging bells frame the scene, and the sanctum is lit with oil lamps during a puja.2013-12-04Photograph inside a temple shrine. A large framed portrait of a smiling man with a saffron-orange turban and saffron wrap sits on a gilded throne decorated with a tiger-face motif, set within a niche strung with small hanging lamps. Two painted guardian statues flank the shrine, each with four arms, orange dhoti and green sash, gold ornaments and crowns. In the foreground a row of lit oil lamps blazes, and a man in a white dhoti with a bare upper body kneels before the throne, while a woman in an orange sari sits beside him, apparently performing puja. The portrait is a depiction, not a person physically present.2013-12-04July 11 20142014-07-11July 13 20132013-07-13