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A photograph of a temple ritual in which a bare-chested man with white ash markings on his forehead and a smile touches a golden deity murti with his right hand. He wears a garland of yellow and red flowers, gold bangles on his upper arm and wrist, and a reddish-brown cloth. The standing bronze-gold deity murti wears a white dhoti, a white and red flower garland, a crown, and holds a trident-like staff. Beside it, another murti in a crown with white and red garlands stands, and a smaller figure is adorned with a garland of white and pink flowers, next to a gold-coloured stand. Pink and white flowers and green leaves lie at the base, and the warm beige tiled wall stands behind them.

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June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +2 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28A man in a maroon-brown robe with a thick white-and-red garland and heavy gold necklaces stands at left, wearing a white vibhuti stripe and red bindi, and gold armlets and bangles. He gestures with his hand toward three metal murtis on a wall-mounted shelf: a standing bronze sage figure in brown robes with rudraksha beads, a golden deity murti in white dhoti with crown and carrying a trident-like staff, and a female deity murti with crown, multicoloured sari and pearl necklaces. A devotee's head is visible at the bottom edge. A ceiling fan and yellow walls surround the scene, which suggests a murti installation or puja at an ashram room.2014-06-28A photograph of a shirtless man in a maroon dhoti with a gold waistband, wearing a thick garland of white flowers, red roses and pink blooms and gold armlets, reaching toward a group of metal deity murtis against a yellow-tiled wall. The central deity wears a tall crown and a white cloth, with garlands around the shoulders; the figure on the right wears a red-flowered garland and a crown. Behind, a man with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala stands beside a man in a maroon robe. A chandelier hangs in the background, and a small brass lamp with green leaves sits on a platform. Several people in white clothes are visible through a doorway. The scene suggests a puja with garlanded murtis; a dedicated shrine ritual is partly visible, and a sannyasi in saffron and a devotee in white are present.2014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA man in a maroon-red dhoti and garment with a long gold ceremonial necklace, multiple gold chains, a gold pendant and a pink-red-and-yellow flower garland stands at right, raising his hand to apply a red tilak mark to the forehead of a golden statue at left. The statue wears white and red flower garlands and a brown-and-gold robe. Beside it stands a golden deity murti with a tall crown, white cloth and garlands, and a further statue with flower garlands. A green plant sits in the foreground, and the setting is a tiled wall in an ashram interior. A photo credit overlay reads 2014 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam and . The man appears to be a devotee performing a puja-style blessing; the appearance cues are insufficient to identify him2014-06-28 +1 copies