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A temple shrine with gilded arch and grey stone pillars. A man in a red-orange dhoti and leopard-print shawl, with a yellow-and-green flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, smiles while holding a red sign that reads Nithyananda Satsang. Behind him stand two painted deity murti with gold crowns, orange garments and garlands. Between them sits a shivalinga-like murti draped with a rudraksha mala and red-pink flower garlands, with a kalasha and offerings of fruit and flowers in front. A small figure in saffron-orange robes stands in a niche at right. Red flower petals scatter the floor.

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June 06 20142014-06-06A woman stands at the left of a stone temple shrine, smiling and holding a white paper in both hands. She wears a brown and gold patterned blouse, a red and gold saree, and a gold necklace. Behind her, a golden-arched niche holds a large deity murti pair with red and yellow garlands, a silver kalasha and a lingam on a white-draped altar. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine, and a fruit offering sits in front of it. A smaller figure in orange stands in a side niche.2014-06-06June 06 20142014-06-06 +1 copiesJune 06 20142014-06-06A woman in a rust-red blouse and leopard-print wrap stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp or aarti flame over a Shiva lingam decorated with garlands of red, pink and yellow flowers. Behind the lingam, two gilded deity murtis with ornate crowns and gold necklaces sit on a purple draped platform beneath a golden arch. At right, a smaller statue of a standing figure in orange and gold clothing with a rudraksha-style necklace stands in a niche. Fruit, flowers and a brass plate sit on the white-draped altar in front of the lingam, inside an open temple pavilion with stone pillars.2014-06-06Photograph of a temple shrine with two priests in orange-red dhotis performing worship before a central deity murti. A bald priest on the left, bending forward with bare upper body and a sacred thread, offers something from a white bowl. A second priest in a patterned cloth seated beside him holds a small vessel. Behind them stands a gold arched frame around a pair of deity figures in orange and purple garments with crowns, garlanded with pink and yellow flowers. A lingam-like object with a silver snake hood sits in front, draped in marigold and pink garlands. A standing devotee figure in a niche on the right wears red and white. Fruit, flowers and offerings lie on the floor. This is a padapuja-style puja setting in a temple.2014-06-06A man in saffron-orange robes and a leopard-print garment stands at left in a temple shrine, smiling and raising both palms in greeting. He wears a red-and-pink flower garland, a rudraksha-style necklace with gold pendants, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a golden deity murti in a decorated shrine is draped with garlands of red, yellow, purple and green flowers. Golden lamps and a brass bowl sit at the base, with scattered petals on the floor. Swamiji (probable): the man's long hair, saffron clothing and ornate necklaces match the cues for the Swamiji presentation.2013-03-10January 1st 2013June 07 20162016-06-07A woman in a rust-orange sari with a leopard-print blouse-wrap stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a shrine. Behind an ornate golden arch, two large deity murtis wear orange and gold garments, garlanded with red and yellow flowers; one holds a trident-like staff. In front, a small black Shiva linga with a rudraksha-style garland and a gold-framed altar display fruit, flower petals and offerings. A smaller standing figure in orange robes with folded hands stands in a green niche at right. Purple drapery frames the shrine and the room is open to greenery on both sides.2014-06-06 +1 copiesMarch 07 20162016-03-07A smiling man in an orange-red saffron robe, bare-shouldered, with a white and pink flower garland and a rudraksha-bead garland, walks through a temple shrine at right. Behind him, stone and painted statues of deities stand in a shrine with a green backdrop; a central figure holds a trident and a lingam-like object with garlands, and attendant figures wear red and pink dhotis and rudraksha malas. A brass lamp and a kalasha-style vessel sit on a purple-and-orange draped altar, with fruit offerings on the floor at left. The man has a red bindi and white tilak marks, and the scene is outdoors-lit by green foliage.2014-08-31