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A black stone deity murti stands in a golden arched shrine niche, draped in a red sari-like cloth and garlanded with pink and white flower and bead garlands. A person in the left foreground holds up a green silk cloth beside the figure. On the right, a brass oil lamp stand with a lit flame and a partially visible devotee's head bowed at the edge of the frame suggest temple worship. No people are fully visible in the central scene; the visible figures are a hand and a bowed head.

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May 21 20122012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21A dark stone deity murti with a red bindi-like mark on its forehead is dressed in a magenta sari, a white and green-bordered shawl, and layered garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigold and pink flowers. Shallow oil lamps burn in brass stands on the right, and a shirtless priest in a white dhoti stands at left, his hand touching the garland while holding a small folded paper or offering in his other hand. The setting is a temple with an ornate golden arched frame behind the murti.2012-05-18 +1 copiesA dark stone deity murti of a goddess stands in a shrine niche, draped in a red sari with a green and gold border and wrapped in a green shawl. White and pink flower garlands hang across her shoulders and chest, and a small red bindi marks her forehead. In the foreground a person's hand, partly blurred, holds a brass multi-wick oil lamp with three flames before the murti. Ornate gold-toned carved frames surround the niche, and a tall brass lamp stand with a lit flame stands at the right edge. No physical people are clearly identifiable apart from the blurred hand and a partial head at the left.2012-05-21A bare-chested temple priest in a dhoti with a red-orange waist cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace leans in close to a dark stone deity murti wrapped in a red cloth and draped with pink and white flower garlands and a green gold-bordered shawl. The murti has a white flower crown and a red tilak mark on its forehead, and a golden carved arch frames the niche. The priest's arm extends toward the murti. Only the priest is a visible person.2012-05-21A photograph of a silver deity murti in a gilded arched shrine niche with red and gold brocade backdrop. The murti is heavily garlanded with pink roses, white jasmine strands and green leaves, and wears a crown of white flowers and a diamond-studded necklace. Two brass oil lamps burn on either side, and a hand reaches in from the left to offer pink flowers. Brass pots and a plate of flowers sit on the stone ledge below. No people are visible apart from the partial hand.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA black stone deity murti is dressed in a red and gold sari, adorned with white jasmine garlands, yellow and pink flower strings, a silver face mask and silver neck ornament, and red kumkum bindis. Behind it a glowing red and gold circular halo lamp illuminates the shrine, and a brass oil lamp with a lit wick sits to the right. The shrine niche is framed by an ornate brass arch. At the far right edge, a blurred side profile of a bald, older man in white clothing is partly visible.2012-05-18 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20162016-09-05 +1 copiesA bare-chested man with wet, slicked-back hair and a dark rudraksha mala bends forward at right to tend a silver-clad lingam in a dim temple shrine. The lingam, draped with a red and gold silk garment and white-and-red bordered cloth, wears silver arms and a silver crown-like covering, with flower garlands around it. Lit oil lamps and a gilded arch surround the sanctum, and a golden pedestal sits below. The man holds a fibrous ritual object in one hand. Visible text on the image reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, and , but these copyright marks are not reproduced here2012-05-16 +1 copiesJuly 24 20052005-07-24