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A night-time photo inside an open-sided temple courtyard with an orange-painted wall and a red-and-white striped platform edge. A person in orange robes and a leopard-print shawl stands at right with palms pressed together in prayer, facing a square white fire pit with a kalasha-like brass tray at its edge. At left, a deity murti is decorated with gold framing and draped orange cloth, and a sign reads 'ARA TEMPLE'. Hanging decorative bunting and striped pillars frame the space, and a framed portrait with a red-cushioned seat stands at right.

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November 20 20102010-11-20November 21 20102010-11-21November 07 20102010-11-07November 06 20102010-11-06A priest in orange-saffron robes and a shaved head stands at a shrine, raising his right arm toward a golden deity murti decorated with garlands and a multicolour fringed canopy. The murti wears a necklace and stands on a gilded pedestal before striped red-and-white steps. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, a small brass plate of offerings and a silver tray sit on a low platform in front, with flags and a hanging tassel decoration overhead. The setting is an open-air shrine with an orange wall and a tin awning. a person is not visibly identifiable from appearance, so the priest is described by role only.2010-11-11November 21 20102010-11-21KAILASA FAMILIA PORTUGUESA, PORTUGAL on 1/31/20182018-01-31 +1 copiesNovember 21 20102010-11-21Outdoor temple ritual under an orange-trimmed canopy beside a white-walled temple with a sign reading "Nithyananda Temple" at top left. A tall figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red robe, a multi-strand gold-and-red garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, stands at right, appearing to guide the ceremony; the appearance is consistent with the a person description but is not certain. Nearby, a devotee in dark maroon robes sits in the foreground beside a stone platform with a shallow fire or yagna pit, brass vessels and a small bowl. Behind the platform, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands, and a line of people in saffron, white and orange clothing stands with hands folded. A printed notice board with photographs hangs on the wall, and orange triangular pennants decorate the courtyard.2008-12-28 +1 copiesJanuary 17 20122012-01-17November 06 20102010-11-06A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine area with a gilded ornate throne with red velvet cushions and a matching gold footstool on a red carpet in the foreground, beside a wooden lectern with a microphone stand. In the centre a figure in an orange robe and a leopard-print shawl bends forward with hands folded, standing on a patterned mat before a stone platform. Behind, a priest in white and orange sits before an altar with brass lamps, flower garlands and offerings, and a deity murti is visible under orange curtains with brass lamps lining the shrine. Several people in white stand at left near an orange-walled building.2010-10-05