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A photograph inside a temple shrine room at a Hindu temple. On the left, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a white tilak on his forehead and arms sits on a carved wooden seat with hands joined in namaskar, speaking into a microphone on a stand; gold necklaces adorn his chest. Beside him a woman in a red sari sits quietly. At right, a man in white dhoti with bare upper body and yellow sacred thread pours liquid from a glass vessel over a golden kalasha or abhishekam object, while another man in white sits behind him. In front are a brass plate, small cups, a bell, an orange cloth, a platter of fruit, and white and pink flowers. Behind them, a dark stone deity murti rests on a seat draped in purple cloth, with blue and gold fabric and framed images on the wall.

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A seated woman in orange sannyasi-style robes, with a red-and-white border and pale marks on her forearms, holds a microphone while a man in white dhoti and shawl pours liquid over a brass ritual object on a wooden stand. The brass vessel has a domed glass-like top and a stepped base. Around them are a brass lamp, a kalasha-style pot, fruit including apples, oranges and bananas, and flower garlands on a mat. Behind is a gilded deity murti with a green garland and a golden throne-like altar. The setting is an indoor temple hall with tiled walls. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam, with the woman speaking and the man performing the ritual.2008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23Four people sit on low wooden platforms on a red mat in a temple shrine performing a puja. On the left a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and tripundra marks reads from an open book. Beside him a younger man in red and saffron cloth with white forehead marks sits with hands folded. A shirtless man in orange dhoti and shawl, wearing bangles and a necklace, holds a small bell and a metal cup over offerings. On the right a woman in a green blouse and purple-red sari sits behind a flower-garlanded silver object. Brass plates hold flowers, fruit and bowls in the foreground, and gold and red deity figures and garlands fill the background shrine.Photograph of a puja at a Hindu temple with gold-framed deity images and garlands in the background. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace, a white forehead mark and a microphone sits on a wooden chair, speaking. Beside him a woman in a red sari holds a book and tends a small fire in a fire pit. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders sit on the floor at right, one with a tripundra mark and rudraksha mala. In front lie a plate of pink flowers and a tray of fruit including apples, oranges and bananas. a person is the saffron-robed speaker with gold necklace and forehead mark, seated in a ritual role. Four visible people in total.2008-10-23October 22 20082008-10-22A photograph of a Hindu temple puja inside a decorated shrine room. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms sits on a low wooden seat before a microphone, holding a sheet of paper. Beside him, a man in white dhoti sits on the floor, and a woman in red sari with a mala sits on the left. On the right, a woman in red sari sits cross-legged on a mat before a brass kalasha, fruit, flowers and sweets arranged on a tray. Behind them stand a brass oil lamp, a golden peetha-style arch, and deity murti decorated with garlands in green, red and yellow.2008-10-23Indoor puja at a temple shrine with a golden deity murti and red-and-gold drapery behind. A man in saffron robes with a horizontal tilak and gold necklaces sits at left with palms joined, a microphone on a stand before him. Beside him a woman in a red sari with gold bangles sits with hands in anjali. At centre a man in white dhoti and shawl with orange-gold borders lights a lamp on a brass tray, while at right a man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala sits behind a wooden stool. Flower garlands in pink and orange and brass puja vessels sit in the foreground.2008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23April 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsPhoto of a ritual at a riverside steps setting. A man with long dark curly hair in an orange saffron wrap and rudraksha mala pours liquid from a silver bowl over a small golden meru-shaped yantra on a yellow-and-gold carved wooden stand. Beside it stands a small gold deity murti with a crown. Seated devotees around him wear orange and saffron shawls; a man in white with an orange shawl sits behind, a bearded man in orange and beads sits further back, and a woman in orange and sunglasses sits at right. A microphone stand is visible behind the ritual. Red pillars and stone steps form the background.2008-07-03Photograph of a puja at an indoor temple setting. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and gold necklace sits cross-legged and touches a tiered golden sri yantra meru structure on a wooden stand. Beside him, a second saffron-robed man in glasses and a red headband holds a silver tray with a small lamp and ritual vessels. A third man in orange robes is seated at the left edge. Behind them are a golden deity murti, a brass oil lamp stand, a red and gold draped backdrop and garlands of pink and white flowers. Flowers and brass vessels rest on the floor in front. Visible text reads 'Nithyananda Paramashivam' and '' in the image corner2009-10-17