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A crowd of devotees presses toward a temple shrine in a stone-pillared hall. In the foreground a tall brass oil lamp stands beside brass vessels and a wooden platform draped with white cloth. On the left, a deity murti wrapped in orange and red cloth with a flower garland is visible. Many people in white, cream and orange clothing lean forward holding brass plates and a lit oil lamp, while a man in a white shirt reaches out. A brass plate of yellow flowers sits on the right beside a kalasha with mango leaves and marigolds. Petals are scattered on the stone floor. The scene reflects a temple puja and darshan during a festival.

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A photograph of a temple interior at Nithyananda Peetham, Bengaluru, taken from an elevated angle above a sanctum with a golden-yellow cloth. In the foreground, a shrine holds a small deity murti surrounded by brass oil lamps (deepas) with peacock-shaped tops and a tray of flowers and offerings. A line of devotees in saffron and orange robes kneels and stands, several with hands folded in anjali. One saffron-clad woman leans forward to offer a plate or puja item at the shrine edge. A white-clad man stands near the shrine, and an ornate stone pillar frames the right side. Beyond the railing, more devotees and a golden temple structure are visible under palm trees. No single individual can be identified as a person from the image alone.2017-02-10A crowd of devotees presses into a stone temple doorway during a ritual, with a carved granite pillar on the right and blue cloth hangings on both sides. A young woman in an orange top holds a lit flame, and brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style pot wrapped in yellow-and-green flowers, and brass vessels sit on a wooden platform in front. Men in white shirts and women in saris stand closely packed behind, with a palm-leaf decoration and a small hanging sound speaker visible overhead. Several people in the foreground reach toward the flame and offerings.2009-01-02February 10 20172017-02-10Devotees in saffron and orange clothing stand in a long line at a temple shrine, many with hands folded in prayer and one man in white dhoti leaning forward. Golden oil lamps with peacock-shaped stands and a brass plate of offerings sit on a stone platform near a golden deity murti on an orange cloth draped altar, decorated with flower garlands and fruit. Red and white flowers and fruit offerings are piled on the left, and a grey stone pillar frames the scene. Open courtyard and palm trees are visible behind the shrine.2017-02-10A photograph taken from an elevated vantage point inside a stone temple hall. A bald man in white ritual clothes bends over a stone platform, his hands reaching toward a brass plate of offerings in front of a gilded deity murti set on an orange cloth. Around him, a crowd of devotees in orange and red robes, some with garlands, stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Tall brass oil lamps stand in the foreground beside trays of red flowers, fruit and sweets. Carved dark stone pillars frame the scene, and an outdoor courtyard with palm trees and a golden shrine is visible through the opening. The figure in white could be a priest, but his face and appearance do not clearly establish that he is the a person, so the identity remains unconfirmed.2017-02-10Photograph of a seated congregation in orange and saffron clothes inside a stone temple pavilion at Nithyananda Peetham, Bengaluru. Brass oil lamps stand in the foreground beside a small gold-framed shrine holding a deity murti with a lion mount, on an orange cloth, with flower garlands at left. Rows of devotees, many in saffron robes, sit on the stone floor facing the shrine. One shaved-headed monk in orange sits near the front. A tall palm-lined courtyard and a ratha or chariot are visible outside. The scene appears to be a puja or satsang setting. A figure in dark clothing stands near the courtyard edge at the right, but the appearance is too uncertain to confirm the a person candidate.2017-02-10December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12November 12 20102010-11-12January 02 20092009-01-02February 16 20072007-02-16February 10 20172017-02-10