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Two-panel photo collage of temple worship at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. The upper-left panel shows a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl pouring water or offering from a small vessel, while a woman in an orange-and-peach sari holds a small child who reaches toward a brass lamp; a second woman in a pink shawl and another in a teal sari stand nearby under trees. The lower-right panel shows a man in white kurta and yellow shawl kneeling before a golden deity murti decorated with red and white flower garlands and blue-and-gold drapery, with brass puja vessels, a kalasha and a plate in front of him. Ritual abhishekam or puja worship is depicted.

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July 12 20102010-07-12December 14 20112011-12-14November 29 20112011-11-29 +2 copiesOctober 26 20112011-10-26 +1 copiesDecember 16 20112011-12-16September 11 20102010-09-11September 01 20112011-09-01Collage of three temple scenes from the July 2010 Photos of the Day feature. Top left: a man in white clothing with a yellow shawl ties or hangs offerings with garlands on the trunk of a large banyan tree. Top right: a man in white with a yellow shawl pours or offers water over a black stone linga with garlands and red kumkum powder at the base. Bottom: a man in white with a yellow shawl sits seated, performing puja beside brass oil lamps, a brass tray and vessels, in front of a decorated deity murti pair on a golden palanquin with orange and yellow silk and red-and-yellow garlands under an ornate golden arch.2010-07-08October 27 20112011-10-27December 14 20112011-12-14September 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesDecember 16 20112011-12-16