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Interior of a hall with a gold-finished ornate throne (peetha) on the right, flanked by gold lion-shaped carvings and draped with orange cloth and a red velvet cushion. Empty red and blue striped mats and a red patterned carpet cover the floor in front. Trays of offerings with fruit, bowls of food, brass vessels and orange cloth folds sit on the carpet, and a bowl of bananas lies nearby. Open windows show trees outside, with a fan and a chair in the background. No people are visible.

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An empty indoor hall with a striped red and blue floor covering and a large red and gold patterned rug in front. Offerings are arranged on the floor: steel bowls of sweets and fruit, a brass lamp and small plates, and a stack of orange-wrapped boxes. On the right, a golden throne-like seat with a dark red cushion is decorated with golden lion or mythical beast figures and an orange cloth draped over one arm. A golden deity murti or ornate golden figure sits beside it. A small electric fan, a water bottle, and a purple chair are visible near the windows, which show green trees outside. No people are visible in the scene.2009-12-03Interior of an ashram hall with a richly carved gold throne draped in a red cushion and orange cloth, flanked by brass oil lamps, a gold lion figure and garlanded deity murti in orange and red. A woman in a teal and green sari sits cross-legged on a striped mat, and a man in a white dhoti and pale pink shirt with a visitor badge sits on a red rug before a tray of flowers. Another man in white is partly visible at the right edge. Marigold garlands and a wall fan complete the scene. Text in the photo credit reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam and , which is omitted here2012-01-08October 17 20102010-10-17Interior of a bare whitewashed room covered with striped and patterned floor rugs. A gilded wooden throne with red cushioned seat stands against the wall, with a gold footstool in front and a framed portrait placed on the throne back. The framed portrait labelled with a printed caption shows a figure in orange robes seated cross-legged with a long mala necklace, holding a rudraksha-style bead strand. Red trays sit on the side pedestals. No physical people are visible.2009-12-12October 31 20152015-10-31A photograph of a shrine room with a golden ornate throne on lion-shaped feet, draped in red velvet cushion and an orange cloth, empty of any occupant. Beside it, a seated man in a pale pink shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged on a red rug with hands together, and a woman in a teal sari sits on a striped mat beside him, both facing a brass-and-garland-decorated deity murti on a platform. A brass oil lamp burns nearby, a plate of offerings with flower petals sits before them, and a large flower-garlanded picture hangs behind the throne. Consistent with a pad-puja setting, the throne is unoccupied, so no a person candidate is visible.2012-01-08A photograph of an empty ceremonial throne set up for a ritual, with no people visible. A red and black zebra-striped cushioned seat with a maroon pillow sits under an ornate gold-embossed backrest. Garlands of red, white and green flowers drape the backrest and the front of the seat, and a floral arch of yellow and red blooms spans the top. Brass oil lamps with bird-shaped tops stand on either side, and wooden trays holding apples, sweets and nuts sit on white-clothed tables. The backdrop is yellow and orange with green curtains, and a floor fan stands at the right edge.2009-07-16A photograph inside an ornate room with red carpet and gold-framed throne-style seats. On the left, a man in orange robes sits on a gilded throne and holds a small plate. Beside him, a person in a red-orange wrap and white cloth sits on another gold throne holding a plate, while a man in a long dark-red garment stands behind holding a tray. In the foreground, a man in pale pink robes and two others in orange sit on chairs with steel plates of food, and a golden lion-form sculpture rests on a tiger-striped rug beside a gold table with two steel cups. Gold-framed painted panels and a gold-edged backrest decorate the background.2016-04-27Photograph of an empty ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions and red garland decorations, set on a red carpet in a hall. Before it stands a white-draped low table laden with offerings: fruit, sweets, and bowls of food, plus neatly folded orange-red cloths with gold borders and gold ornaments. Brass lamps and an incense holder sit at the left edge. No people are visible. Garland-wrapped floral decorations flank the throne on white-covered side tables holding fruit trays.2009-11-27A seated figure on an ornate golden throne with red cushions and gold lion armrests sits centre-left, wearing a dark patterned garment, a red flower garland and a gold headpiece, and speaking to the assembly. Beside the throne stands a golden deity murti. Several seated people in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas sit on a red cloth-covered floor facing the throne, and a man in white shirt and trousers with an ID lanyard sits at right. Behind them, a decorated deity murti is adorned with a flower garland, and yellow paper lanterns and tassel decorations hang in the background.2013-10-05July 23 20142014-07-23A photograph of a satsang hall with a large ornate golden throne on a red carpet, seated on it a man with bare chest wearing a saffron-orange shawl and a long beaded mala necklace, hands resting in his lap. To the right, a deity murti stands within a blue and white decorated canopy shrine, garlanded with multicoloured flower garlands. On the left, statues of richly dressed figures in red and gold garments with beaded necklaces stand beside a wooden pillar. The walls are painted in blue, red and green temple-style motifs, with a burgundy velvet drape overhead and a patterned rug in the foreground.2014-08-24