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A photograph taken inside a temple shrine with gold-painted carved pillars and canopy. In the foreground, a person with long dark wavy hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange top and orange garment, stands with their back to the camera facing the shrine. Inside the glass-fronted shrine stand decorated deity murti figures: a figure with a crown and rich red-and-gold garments with garlands, and a female figure in a magenta sari with a crown and jewelled necklaces, on a teal brocade cloth. One physical person is visible.

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A photograph of a temple shrine with a figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti seen from behind, standing with hands joined in front of a golden-bordered arched niche. Inside the niche stand two colourful deity murti: one with a trident and a red crown wearing a green and yellow garment, and a companion in a yellow and pink skirt. Both are draped with multicoloured garlands. Gold oil lamps flank the shrine, and a gold vessel and a small green-clad figure sit at the base. A carved gold-trimmed seat with lion heads is in the foreground.2010-10-13 +1 copiesJuly 02 20102010-07-02 +1 copiesA person in a sleeveless saffron-orange top with long dark hair stands with their back to the camera, facing a stone shrine with carved pillars and an orange curtain drawn back at the left. Inside the shrine are two deity murtis, one holding a staff or trident, adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands and set before a red backdrop and golden arch. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the stone ledge in front, and an iron railing with saffron-coloured drapes frames the shrine. Darshan at a temple sanctum, with the devotee in quiet worship.2010-07-21A photograph inside a temple shrine with carved stone walls and gold-painted arch. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears a plain orange sleeveless garment and faces the shrine. Before them stand golden murti figures of a male deity in an orange turban and a female deity in a blue and gold sari, both garlanded with yellow and red marigold strands. A golden throne-like peetha sits in front with a small seated figure in orange and white, and gold lamp stands line the sides. A red-cushioned orange chair is in the lower foreground.2010-07-04A photograph of a temple shrine with a standing figure in a long saffron-orange robe, hands pressed together in prayer, facing a deity murti pair decorated with red and orange garlands and gold ornaments, seated beside a gold-colored kalasha or ritual vessel. A brass oil lamp stands before the shrine, and an empty orange-upholstered chair with a red cushion sits in the foreground beside a wooden offering box. Orange drapery frames the stone pillars, and the setting is an open-sided stone temple pavilion with greenery behind. a person is a bald...2010-06-30July 08 20102010-07-08Photograph of a shrine niche with a golden arch framing two painted deity murtis: one with a crown, trident and blue-and-gold attire, and a companion figure in red and gold, both garlanded with yellow and red flowers. In front, a figure in long flowing black hair and an orange saffron garment kneels or bows facing the shrine, with brass oil lamps and offerings on a stone ledge. A saffron cushion and chair sit at right beside a red railing and trees. The person's appearance does not clearly establish an identity, so they are described by role as a devotee.2010-07-08A photograph inside an open temple pavilion with grey stone ceiling beams. On the left, a man with long dark hair and swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe and holds his palms together in anjali, eyes lowered and smiling. Behind a golden arched frame, two gilded deity murtis sit on a golden throne-like peetha draped in a red and green bordered cloth and garlanded with yellow and purple flower strands. A tall golden kalasha stands at the centre, surrounded by brass vessels, a blue-clad white figure, and offering plates in the foreground.2010-02-12October 29 20102010-10-29Photo of a devotee seen from behind, in an orange sleeveless top with long dark wavy hair, kneeling before a golden shrine. Two large gilded deity murtis stand in the arched niche: the left figure wears an orange turban and rich necklaces and holds a staff, and the right figure wears a blue sari and jewelled crown. Between them sits a golden linga-like pillar draped with red and yellow marigold garlands, with a small brass oil lamp and silver vessels in front. A small seated figure in orange robes appears at the base of the shrine. The devotee is a physical person in the scene; the deity figures are statues.2010-07-02 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine with a gilded arch framing a deity murti pair of Shiva and Parvati-like figures, adorned with marigold and white flower garlands and a red turban-like crown, standing on a white-draped altar. Brass lamp stands flank the shrine. In the foreground, a man in a sleeveless saffron-orange robe stands with his back to the camera, hands folded in prayer. At the lower left, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in saffron robes with a garland, bordered by an orange cloth. Grey stone carvings and a red gate are visible at right. One physical person is present.2009-12-11July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copies