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Devotees stand in a semicircle before a stone shrine decorated with a golden arch and deep red curtains. Within the shrine stands a large deity murti adorned with yellow and orange flower garlands, flanked by smaller gilded lamps. In front, a white-clad priest performs worship near the murti. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand at left and centre, while women in saffron, orange and teal saris and salwar kameez stand at right, many with hands folded in prayer. Orange drapes frame the shrine and red and white railings surround the area, with greenery beyond.

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Photograph of a temple shrine with a golden throne-like seat (peetha) in front of a deity murti of a goddess with a crown, draped in red and garlanded with yellow flowers. On the throne, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a figure in orange robes, adorned with garlands. Several women in white saris with yellow borders and a shaved-headed man in white sit on the floor before the shrine, with brass plates of offerings in front of them. Red curtains, carved stone pillars and a stone relief panel frame the scene.2010-09-24July 15 20102010-07-15A collage of three photographs and a shrine view. The main image shows an ornate temple shrine with carved stone pillars and a gilded arched niche holding a deity murti decorated with garlands and a golden crown, flanked by smaller figures, with flower-strung garlands along the front of the altar. A small inset at lower left shows two people in saffron and white clothing, one holding a brass lamp, at what appears to be a puja. A portrait on the altar shows a figure in orange robes. Panel captions read Himalaya-Yatra and Padauka Puja. The graphic has no physical people beyond these pictured scenes.2010-09-30July 19 20102010-07-19A photograph of a temple shrine where a large golden deity murti is decorated with orange and yellow flower garlands and a red canopy above. Several men stand in the foreground: one in a white shirt at left, another in a dark shirt near the center, and a man in a white shirt at right. A figure in orange clothing stands near the shrine base beside ornate golden pillars and a gate. The deity has a crown and is seated with weapons in its hands.2010-07-18July 21 20102010-07-21 +1 copiesJuly 19 20102010-07-19November 12 20102010-11-12A temple shrine scene where a shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti kneels at left, holding an oil lamp and facing a microphone on a stand. Beside him, a standing priest in orange robes and a tall ornate crown performs puja, lifting an object over a cluster of deity murtis draped in red, orange and white flower garlands and sitting on a red-and-orange cloth. Behind them stands a golden peetha with a seated figure in orange and gold, flanked by larger deity murtis in red and gold, with brass oil lamps on the ground and smoke rising from incense. Carved stone pillars frame the shrine.2010-11-12December 01 20102010-12-01A photograph of a decorated shrine framed by a stone and gold-trimmed canopy with red curtains draped on both sides. Inside, a large deity murti pair with crowns and garlands sits on a red-draped platform, with a gilded arch behind them and brass lamps lining the sides. Trident-topped staffs stand at the left and right edges, and a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" rests on the ledge in front. No people are visible.2010-11-11November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copies