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A young man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border lights an oil lamp in front of a white marble statue seated on a dark wooden throne. The statue wears a saffron turban, a bead necklace and a shawl, with its right hand raised in blessing. Behind it hangs a bright orange cloth with gold embroidery and a framed printed portrait of a robed figure seated before banyan roots, captioned in Tamil. Orange and marigold flowers rest on the base, with oranges and a brass vessel at the lower left. The statue is a depiction, not a physical person; the portrait's caption names the figure. Only the one man is physically present.

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A young male priest in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at left, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a white marble statue of a seated figure on a dark wooden throne. The statue wears a pale headwrap, a garland of white flowers, and a bead necklace, with its right hand raised in blessing. Behind it hangs an orange draped backdrop with gold leaf motifs and a framed printed portrait of a saffron-robed figure seated under a banyan tree, captioned in Tamil. The setting is a lattice-walled shrine with green leaf decoration. This is a puja with aarti before a statue, not a living person.2012-04-07A priest in white dhoti and shawl with yellow border performs aarti before a white marble murti seated in padmasana, with a raised blessing hand, a white cloth turban, garlands of yellow flowers and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. The priest holds a flaming lamp over a brass bell or plate. Behind the statue stands an orange and gold cloth backdrop and a printed portrait labelled in Tamil script. A lattice screen with green vines frames the left side.2012-04-07April 07 20122012-04-07A priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread and rudraksha-style beads, pours water from a brass vessel over the head of a seated white marble statue. The statue sits on a dark red wooden throne with carved leaf motifs, wears a white turban, a layered flower and bead garland, and a draped robe, with its right hand raised in blessing. Behind it hangs orange and gold draped fabric and a framed photograph of a seated figure in orange robes beneath a large banyan tree, wearing a bead necklace. Brass pots, a small lamp and offerings sit on a low table at left, beside a woven lattice wall. This is an abhishekam of a murti. The statue is a depiction and no living person is shown besides the priest.2012-04-07 +2 copiesApril 07 20122012-04-07A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a white marble statue of a seated guru on a dark wooden throne-style chair against a red-orange backdrop. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold border stands at left, pouring liquid from a gold vessel over the statue. The seated statue wears a white turban, a garland of white flowers, a draped white shawl and a rudraksha-style bead bracelet, with its right hand raised in blessing. Above is a framed printed portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure with the Tamil caption "பரமவரம்ஸ நித்யானந்தர்". Gold ornamental motifs decorate the backdrop.2012-04-07April 07 20122012-04-07April 07 20122012-04-07A woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before a white marble seated statue of a saint with raised right hand, wearing a white garment and a small red tilak on the forehead, seated in front of a dark wooden wheel-shaped backdrop draped with an orange cloth with gold embroidery. A printed portrait at upper right shows a seated figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala under a banyan tree, with a caption in Tamil script. The woman is the only physical person visible; the statue and portrait are depictions. The portrait is captioned as Paramahamsa Nithyananda in Tamil, so the statue's identity is not established by appearance.2012-04-07April 07 20122012-04-07April 07 20122012-04-07A white marble statue of a seated sage in draped white robes and a white turban with a red tilak mark on the forehead, raising one hand in blessing. An oil lamp with a visible flame burns on a stand in front of a red wall with gold trim. The figure is a statue, not a living person.2012-04-07