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Inside a temple shrine, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" sits on an ornate gold throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth. The portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe. Two painted, multi-armed guardian figures with crowns, gold necklaces and pink and green dhotis flank the doorway. In the foreground, a tiered oil lamp with many lit flames blurs the view, and several people in red and orange robes reach toward the throne, apparently lighting lamps. The scene suggests a puja or aarti. No live individual is clearly identifiable as a person.

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November 23 20132013-11-23A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden throne draped in a tiger-skin cloth. At the centre sits a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" showing a smiling man with a saffron-orange turban and saffron garment. Two tall painted guardian statues flank the shrine, wearing gold crowns, gold ornaments and red-and-green dhotis. A row of lit oil lamps, a tiered brass lamp in the foreground, and hanging bells surround the throne. A white-clad priest stands with his back to the camera offering a ritual lamp, while two saffron-robed devotees kneel at the base of the throne in worship.2013-09-26July 10 20132013-07-10September 27 20132013-09-27Inside a temple shrine, a golden throne with a tiger-skin cushion stands in front of a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange ceremonial clothing and an orange turban, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". Two painted deity murti flank the doorway, each with multiple arms, gold crowns, gold necklaces and orange-red dhotis with green shawls, holding ritual objects. Brass oil lamps stand on either side. Four people in orange-red robes sit on the floor before the throne, one with long dark hair facing away, in a devotional setting.2014-04-17Photograph inside a temple shrine. A large framed portrait of a smiling man with a saffron-orange turban and saffron wrap sits on a gilded throne decorated with a tiger-face motif, set within a niche strung with small hanging lamps. Two painted guardian statues flank the shrine, each with four arms, orange dhoti and green sash, gold ornaments and crowns. In the foreground a row of lit oil lamps blazes, and a man in a white dhoti with a bare upper body kneels before the throne, while a woman in an orange sari sits beside him, apparently performing puja. The portrait is a depiction, not a person physically present.2013-12-04July 29 20132013-07-29July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA temple shrine with colourful painted pillars and two standing deity statues flanking a central doorway. Inside, a framed portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, set on a golden throne-like frame with a golden canopy. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange-brown robes with white ceremonial markings on his arm and a rudraksha necklace faces the shrine, holding a tiered brass lamp stand of burning oil lamps. Brass standing lamps line both sides of the room, and a red-and-white patterned rug lies on the floor.2013-10-24July 04 20132013-07-04July 28 20132013-07-28July 11 20142014-07-11