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A large golden tiered pedestal, a sri meru-style shrine structure with stepped square tiers, a lotus-petal base and gilded carved elephants and figures, stands at the centre of a white temple hall. Several people sit on the floor around it, including a woman in white with an orange shawl seen from behind. A banner reading International Peace Day is hung on the wall, with a deity murti adorned with garlands in a shrine niche behind, and a standing figure in white near the shrine. A framed photo of a seated figure in orange appears at the right edge.

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September 21 20062006-09-21September 21 20062006-09-21September 21 20062006-09-21September 21 20062006-09-21Indoor photo of a temple hall at the International Peace Day celebration. A large tiered golden pedestal dominates the right foreground, with stepped square blocks above and layered lotus-petal moldings below. Behind it, a hanging orange banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and International Peace Day, September 21, 2006, with a portrait of a smiling bearded man in saffron. Below the banner, a decorated deity murti sits in a golden shrine arch, draped in a purple garment with floral garlands and gold ornaments. A dark stone figure stands at left. A seated man in white kurta and orange shawl, gesturing with his hand, sits near the lower left with two seated people in the foreground.2006-09-21September 21 20062006-09-21Photo of a large gilded tiered structure resembling a stepped golden pedestal or sacred monument, with a lotus-petal base, ornate scrollwork bands and multiple square gold blocks rising to a small shrine-like top. It stands on a red-and-gold platform inside a hall with white ornamented pillars and a hanging ceiling fan. Behind it a banner reads "International Peace" beside a portrait of a saffron-robed figure, and a dark stone deity sculpture and a garlanded deity image appear in the background. No people are clearly visible.2006-09-21Dim interior of a temple hall with white pillars and a golden tiered shrine on the left, a gilded stepped structure. Several people sit on the marble floor in front of it: a woman with a long braid in a pink top, a figure in white, and a man in a checked shirt, with others in orange and white clothing. A standing man in white clothes and an orange shawl stands near the back, and another man in white and orange sits to the right beside a ceremonial horn. An orange banner on the wall reads International Peace Day. Hanging ceiling fans and ornate plasterwork are visible above.2006-09-21A temple interior with a large gilded stepped pedestal in the right foreground, its tiers of square blocks topped by a small shrine. Behind it, a priest in a white dhoti and light shirt with a brown shawl stands at a deity murti draped with garlands, adorned in gold and purple, beneath an arched gold doorway. An orange banner hangs above reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, A world wide movement for meditation, International Peace Day, with a portrait labelled with the banner text showing a smiling man in a light turban and shawl. Several seated devotees in the lower left, including a girl in a pink patterned outfit, watch the worship.2006-09-21Interior of a temple shrine with a tiered golden pedestal in the foreground, its stepped, lotus-petalled base gleaming. Behind it, a central sanctum holds a deity murti with a crown, flanked by two dark stone guardian figures. A priest in white stands at the sanctum entrance. Four devotees sit on the floor in the lower right, some in orange and one in white, facing the shrine. A framed photograph with a garland sits on a small table to the right, with an oil lamp glowing nearby, and framed pictures hang on the upper wall.September 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29