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A temple interior at night showing a large blue-skinned deity murti with long dark hair, a raised blue hand holding a trident-like implement, and a yellow and magenta marigold garland draped across its body and shoulders. Beside it stands an ornate gold carved pillar topped with a lion figure and a small gold relief of a dancing deity. In the background a backdrop with a printed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a man in ornate white and red garments holding a trident, above a world map. A brass oil lamp with a flame and a garland sits at left beside a rising smoke trail. String lights and green leaves hang overhead. No physical people are visible.

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Photograph of a temple sanctum decorated for a festival at night. On the left, a large painted backdrop shows a standing figure with a trident and garlands above a world map. In the centre, an ornate golden lion-headed pillar with a carved standing figure sits beside strings of small coloured lights and hanging green leaves. On the right, a tall blue deity murti with long dark hair, a flowing white cloth and a trident is draped in yellow marigold garlands and a red flower garland. A banana plant stands near the pillar, and smoke rises from an offering lamp on the left. No people are visible.2017-10-19A temple scene at night with a ceremonial puja in progress. In the foreground a bare-backed man with a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulder faces away from the camera, toward a golden ornate carved structure featuring a lion-head motif and a small figure relief. To the right stands a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali with a long tongue, garlanded with yellow and magenta flower garlands, holding a sword. Incense smoke rises at left beside a brass lamp decorated with flowers. Above hangs a painted world map banner with a banana plant and strings of coloured lights.2017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19Outdoor night puja at a temple-like pavilion with a large blue-skinned Kali murti dressed in white silk, garlanded with yellow and magenta flowers and a necklace of severed-head shapes, holding a raised sword. A framed world map with the printed heading and figures 347 and 47 hangs behind a golden lion-faced pillar; a portrait in the frame shows a man in a red turban and orange-red robes with a garland. Smoke drifts at left beside an oil lamp on a flower-decked stand, and a saffron-robed priest stands near, with a bare-chested attendant at the base of the statue. Strings of coloured lights decorate the roof.2017-10-19A temple interior at night with a banner portrait of a smiling man in red-and-gold ceremonial dress, garlanded with flower and bead necklaces and holding a trident, above a world map with colourful continents. Below, a bearded man with long hair, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange cloth over his shoulder plus rudraksha beads, stands near a large gold-finished carved column and a brass oil lamp with flower garlands. Smoke rises from an incense burner. On the right, a tall blue-skinned deity murti with a trident-like staff and yellow and magenta marigold garlands stands beside strings of fairy lights. Two people's heads are visible in the lower left foreground.2017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19October 19 20172017-10-19A night-time outdoor temple scene with several young men in saffron and orange robes and sacred markings on their foreheads standing at left, partly cut off by the frame. At right, a tall blue-skinned deity murti with a trident and a garland of yellow and purple flowers stands beside a gilded carved stone or wooden pillar with figures and a lion-headed motif. Behind them hangs a banner showing a printed portrait of a man in red headwear with a trident and flower garlands, beside a world map and the text Global Nithyananda Sangha in 347 cities across 47 countries. Strings of coloured lights and a potted banana plant are visible.2017-10-19A dim temple hall photographed at night with a large statue of the goddess Kali standing on the right, her skin painted blue, wearing a garland of yellow and magenta flowers, holding a raised sword in one hand and a blue hand gesturing near her chest, with a white cloth draped over her. Beside her, a smaller figure with a lolling red tongue and a necklace of skulls is partially visible. On the left, a gilded wooden doorway with lion and carved panels frames a brass oil lamp with a small flame and flower garlands, and smoke rises from the lamp. Behind them hangs a worn world map backdrop with a banana plant on the stage. In the upper left, a painted portrait shows a smiling man with a saffron-coloured turban, a trident and a red-and-white garland, beside a map of the world. Strings of small coloured lights and leaves hang across the ceiling.2017-10-19