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Photograph inside a temple-style hall with a red carpet. In the centre, a man with a shaved head and white sandalwood markings on his arms and chest, wearing an orange cloth and a brown-beaded mala, holds up a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with lit flames. Two seated women in orange saris sit to the left, hands joined. Behind them, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling figure in an orange turban. Two painted deity murtis with four arms, gold crowns, gold necklaces and red-and-green dhotis flank the shrine, with brass lamps standing along the sides and a gold throne in front of the portrait.

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April 10 20142014-04-10February 07 20142014-02-07June 03 20142014-06-03A photograph of a temple shrine during an aarti. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with rudraksha malas and white tilak marks on his arms and face holds a tiered silver lamp with many lit flames. Behind him, two orange-robed devotees sit on the red floor. The shrine has painted pillars and two standing dvarapala figures with golden crowns and gold ornaments. At the centre is a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban, set above a gold throne. Brass oil lamps stand along the sides. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical person, and the priest's appearance does not qualify him as the candidate, so his identity is left unsure.2014-04-10June 11 20142014-06-11A photograph inside a temple shrine. In the foreground at left, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a red-beaded neck garland raises a large tiered brass aarti lamp with a flame toward the shrine. Behind a golden throne with a tiger-skin seat, a framed portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange garment. Two priests in orange clothes and a figure in white dhoti sit at the throne's base near offerings. Flanking the shrine are two tall painted dvarapala-style guardian figures in orange dhotis holding attributes, and brass oil lamps stand on the red carpet. Pink and green painted columns frame the walls.2014-06-10April 10 20142014-04-10April 08 20142014-04-08April 10 20142014-04-10June 02 20142014-06-02A temple interior with a bald priest seen from behind, wearing an orange-brown cloth draped over his bare upper body and a rudraksha mala around his neck and arm. He holds a tiered silver aarti lamp with lit flames toward a shrine. Behind him, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" sits within an ornate gold frame, showing a figure in orange clothing and a saffron head covering. Two painted deity murti figures with multiple arms stand flanking the shrine, and brass lamps line the red-carpeted floor. A woman in orange clothes stands at the left edge, with other devotees in saffron behind the priest near the shrine.2014-04-22April 14 20142014-04-14