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Outdoors under a corrugated metal canopy, a smiling person in a rust-red robe with a gold ceremonial necklace and a dark rudraksha mala stands beside a large decorated figure. The person wears a red-and-blue flower garland, gold bangles and a red tilak on the forehead, and gestures toward the figure with one hand. The figure is a portrait-style statue seated on an ornate gold throne, dressed in a saffron-red robe, a green skirt and a leopard-print shawl, with a crown-like turban and layered gold necklaces. It is surrounded by a tall arch of red, orange, yellow, purple and white flower garlands.

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A photograph of a figure seated on a golden ornate throne under a corrugated metal roof, heavily decorated with long garlands of red, orange, yellow, purple and white flowers. The seated figure wears a red turban, a leopard-print shawl, layered gold necklaces and a dark green cloth beneath. Its face is a painted statue head, so this is a murti or statue rather than a living person. In the foreground at left, a person with long dark hair wears a rust-red garment and gold bangles, and holds a garland while facing the statue, apparently offering it flowers in worship. Greenery and a palm leaf appear at the edge of the frame.2015-01-04January 13 20152015-01-13A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and a red-orange shawl stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, smiling, a long multicoloured garland of red, yellow, purple and white flowers around his neck and gold bangles on his arms. He has long swept-back hair and a white forehead mark. Beside him, a large golden shivalinga-style vessel and a tall deity murti of a seated goddess in gold ornaments are heavily draped in garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. Two gold figures with crowns and jewellery sit behind, with a gold ornate canopy above and a teal cloth backdrop. Probable Swamiji cues: long hair, saffron-orange clothing and a gold bracelet, performing devotion at the altar.2015-01-04A woman in a red-orange sari with a gold waist sash and gold jewellery stands at left, smiling, with white-and-red tilak on her forehead, holding a silver plate or tray. Behind her a large garland of red, yellow, white and purple flowers hangs over gilded deity murti. Two gold metal figures sit on a dais: one wears an orange turban and jewellery, the other a gold crown and ornate gold necklaces, with a pink cushion behind them. A gold arched frame decorates the background, and an arm extends from the left edge to receive the offering. The setting appears to be a temple sanctum during a puja or darshan.2015-01-13April 24 20132013-04-24March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph of a temple scene where a smiling person with a tilak on the forehead and a red-and-blue flower garland around the neck stands on a raised platform, holding a silver bowl and offering something to the deity figures. Behind are two gilded deity murti, one wearing a tall gold crown and rich gold jewellery, the other in a tiered gold crown with a red band, all draped in heavy garlands of red, yellow, white and purple flowers. A golden ornate arch frames the scene. A hand from the lower left reaches toward the bowl, and an orange cloth is visible at the lower left edge.2015-01-04A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl sits on a maroon velvet throne with gold lion-head armrests, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha-style garland of pink and red flowers, gold necklaces and gold bangles, and a red tilak on his forehead. He rests one hand on the armrest and gazes to the side. Beside him, a deity murti in blue and gold clothing with a gold crown and a pale face is adorned with long garlands of yellow, red, green, white and purple flowers, seated on a golden throne. The setting is a hall with a rose-and-marigold garland backdrop and a wall air conditioner. a person is seated on the throne beside the garlanded deity murti.2013-07-02May 30 20182018-05-30A seated figure on a gold-and-red throne is framed by a large arch of flower garlands in red, orange, yellow, pink and purple. Two gold lion-head sculptures flank the throne, and a silver staff rests against the right side. The figure wears an orange-red turban with a gold ornament, an orange-red robe, a red-and-white flower garland, a gold necklace, gold bangles and a red bindi. Swamiji (probable): the figure has a turban and ornate gold jewellery, consistent with the page's reference to Paramahamsa Nithyananda, but the face is not used for identification.2014-12-05December 13 20112011-12-13A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a crescent-moon ornament sits on a red cushioned throne-like seat framed by a large arch of yellow, orange, white and green flower garlands. He wears a red-and-brown garment, multiple gold necklaces, a long red-and-white beaded garland, gold armbands and a red bindi. Blurred devotees in the foreground watch from the bottom edge. Behind him a gold-toned decorative backdrop glows.2016-07-19