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A shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp in his hands during a puja. Beside him a second priest in white clothing stands with hands folded. At right, golden deity murti figures stand on an ornate gold altar with yellow and white flower garlands, including a murti holding a spear or vel. Behind them are a carved dark stone shrine arch with a lion-faced torana, brass and silver kalasha pots, a red-and-white striped pillar and a maroon curtain. The floor is wet. A small board on the wall reads Dhyanapeetam.

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November 01 20112011-11-01A temple ritual inside a courtyard with red-and-white painted walls. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a gold chain and a tall ritual staff nearby, pours or sprinkles liquid over a golden procession palanquin with a lion-head arch carrying a deity murti. The deity murti is dressed in yellow cloth with flanking attendant figures in yellow. Two white-clad priests stand behind, hands folded. Fruit, coconuts and garlands are arranged on a stone ledge, and a red-and-gold decorated deity shrine is visible at right. A brass vessel stands on the floor.2011-11-01A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp and a handbell before a golden shrine. Inside the shrine stand a deity murti of a goddess in red sari holding a spear, flanked by two smaller figures in orange garments, dressed with yellow flowers. Behind the shrine are brass kalashas and a golden arch. A sign on the wall reads Dhyanapeetam. The floor is wet and a red-and-white painted pillar stands at the left. The priest is shaved-headed and wears white ritual clothing, so there is no a person candidate.2011-11-01A photograph inside a temple shrine where a priest in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and bangle holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward golden deity murtis. Behind him a second man in white dhoti and shawl stands with hands joined in prayer. The golden murtis, dressed in yellow and red garments with a spear-like staff, sit beneath an ornate gold arch against a granite wall, with a small dark murti and marigold offerings on the upper shelf and brass kalashas nearby. Two other men stand at the left edge. This appears to be an aarti during a puja.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01October 07 20112011-10-07A temple ritual photograph in an orange-walled Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam hall. A shaved-headed priest in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a bell and a lit lamp, while a second man in white ritual clothes stands behind him with palms joined. Before them stands a golden deity murti of a goddess holding a staff, flanked by two golden attendant figures, under an ornate golden arch with a lion-face crest. Brass vessels and a silver pot sit on the wet floor, and a red curtain hangs beside the altar. A wall board reads Devotees who built Anatta Sabha.2011-11-01A temple ritual scene at a Dhyanapeetam-labelled shrine. In the foreground a bald man in an orange-red dhoti with a saffron shawl and a rudraksha-style bead mala holds a lit oil lamp and stands on a wet floor. Behind him, men in white dhotis stand near the doorway. In the centre, a golden arched palanquin-style frame holds small metal deity murtis, one a standing female-form figure in red, with brass kalashas and offerings on a gilded platform. Garlands of yellow flowers and red-and-gold textiles decorate a shrine at the right. Water and turmeric-coloured residue mark the floor.2011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01November 01 20112011-11-01