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A photo of a bald elderly man with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red-orange wrap around his waist, bare-chested with white sacred ash marks on his arm and forehead, gesturing with outstretched hands toward a lit shrine. Gold oil lamps with bright flames sit on a silver and gold altar stand with pink flower garlands, beside a gilded deity murti. A second person in white clothing with a bead bracelet holds a plate near the lamps, and another person in orange stands behind. The warm lighting and lamp flames fill the scene.

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A bare-chested older man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold border stands at a brass shrine, holding his hand over a lit brass lamp with several flames. He wears a maroon-beaded headband, a long rudraksha mala on his chest, and white ash markings on his forehead. Behind him, a white-and-gold carved arch and a gilded altar niche hold floral garlands of white and pink flowers. A man in a white dhoti stands at the right holding a brass plate. A person at the far left wears orange cloth and beaded necklaces. The scene appears to be a lamp offering or aarti at a temple shrine.2012-05-09May 13 20122012-05-13May 13 20122012-05-13A photograph inside a temple shrine lit by glowing lamps. An elderly man with a shaved head and white sandalwood markings on his forehead and shoulders, wearing an orange cloth wrap, a dark bead necklace and a gold ornament on his shoulder, stands before an ornate golden shrine with a deity murti and pink flowers. He bends forward, his hands near a lit oil lamp set on a tray. Opposite him a younger man in a white shawl with a gold border holds out a brass aarti plate with lamps. Another person in orange stands at the edge of the frame. The arched stone niche has a white carved surround. Two people are visible.2012-05-13May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09 +3 copiesInside a dim stone shrine lit by a glowing orange arch of lights, an elderly bare-chested man with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala around his neck stands in front of a small altar. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti with gold borders and a headband of beads, and holds a mala while a second person in a saffron wrap and beaded armbands stands beside him. On the right, a priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a gold armlet, holds a lit oil lamp over the altar. The altar holds lit oil lamps, a golden deity murti, flowers and brass vessels.2012-05-14A seated shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and bare upper body, with white sacred ash on his forehead and shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala and gold necklace, performs puja before a gilded shrine. He holds a brass bell in one hand and extends a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame toward a deity murti; pink flowers and offerings lie on the shrine ledge. A person in white stands at left, partially visible. Brass vessels and a gold-framed altar surround the scene.2012-05-14May 13 20122012-05-13May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesA bald elderly priest in saffron-orange dhoti with gold border and bare torso wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a rudraksha headband, holding a lit oil lamp with flames as an aarti offering before a shrine. Behind him stands a second person in orange garment with rudraksha ornaments on arm and head. A gilded Nataraja murti of dancing Shiva with a brass lamp stand and flower garlands occupies the shrine. Orange lights outline the arched niche. Visible text on the photo overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam Source2012-05-14