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Photograph of a temple shrine hall with blue walls and painted red-and-green pillars. A seated figure in white dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala around the neck, sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion in front of a doorway. Two tall painted guardian figures stand on either side, each with multiple arms and gold jewellery. Brass oil lamps and a tiered hanging lamp are lit, and a seated musician in a red blouse plays a harmonium before a microphone. A person in the foreground holds a lit lamp. Gold ceremonial lamps stand beside the throne. Wording on the image reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam'.

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Photograph inside a temple hall with painted pillars and a deity murti in an ornate alcove. A seated figure in white dhoti and white shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white head covering, sits on a gold throne with a red cushion in a doorway between two painted dvarapala-style standing figures in red dhotis and green sashes. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides and a tiered brass lamp hangs in the foreground. At lower left, a seated musician in white with a microphone plays an instrument, and a bright oil lamp is blurred in the foreground.Inside a temple shrine, an empty golden ornate throne with a tiger-skin seat stands in a central niche, with a framed photograph on its back showing a smiling figure in orange robes and rudraksha beads seated in a rocky setting, labelled as a depiction on the frame. Two painted guardian figures with gold crowns, green sashes and red dhotis flank the niche. In the foreground, two seated priests in white dhotis and vibhuti marks perform a puja, one holding a microphone, while a brass lamp and oil lamps line the floor and a standing figure's arm holds a lamp at the left edge. The photograph is a depiction, not a physical person, and no physical person is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-05-31January 23 20132013-01-23June 09 20132013-06-09April AF 2012June 09 20132013-06-09June 06 20142014-06-06A photograph of a satsang inside a temple-style hall. A man in orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a gold canopy and hanging bells, centred between two painted standing deity murti with four arms, crowns and green-and-red garments. Three seated musicians or chanters in white dhotis and saffron cloth sit at microphones on the left, and two women in orange saris sit near the throne. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides and the floor is polished white. The scene is a talk or chanting session.2013-06-09November 11 20142014-11-11A temple hall with a central golden throne framed by garlands, where a seated figure in a green garment with a white head wrap and a red flower garland sits with hands raised in a gesture. Two large painted dvarapala-style guardian figures with four arms and crowns stand on either side of the doorway, each draped in a multicolour garland. Hanging brass lamps and a golden canopy hang above the throne. On the floor in front, several women in saffron and red saris sit with palms pressed together before a microphone, and two older men in white kurtas sit in prayer near the lower right. A small oil lamp burns on the floor before the throne, and the walls are painted in blue, orange and green with decorative pillars.2011-12-13Photograph of a temple sanctum interior with a seated guru on a golden ornate throne draped with tiger skin, flanked by two large painted four-armed deity statues in orange and green dhotis holding objects. A seated central figure wears an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, with a smaller white-robed devotee and an orange-clad figure seated near the throne. In the foreground at left, a priest in orange cloth tends a tall lit oil lamp stand with many flames, and a lamp and offerings are arranged on the floor. Hanging bells and a golden canopy hang above the throne. a person is the seated figure on the throne, identified by the saffron robe and rudraksha mala.2013-05-15A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions in a temple hall, framed by two large painted guardian statues with multiple arms holding tridents, swords and other weapons, one on each side. A small brass oil lamp stands before the throne, and hanging lamps are suspended behind it. In the foreground, a woman in white sits on the floor before a microphone, with another seated woman in red beside her. A small figure sits on a pedestal at right. The teal and pink painted walls and shining white floor complete the scene.2013-01-23