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A shaven-headed priest in an orange-brown dhoti and upper cloth stands with his back to the camera, raising a tiered silver aarti lamp with many flames toward a shrine. Two painted guardian figures with four arms and gold crowns flank the doorway, and a framed portrait sits within the golden shrine. Seated attendants in white on the left hold books, and a red carpet lies on the floor. The priest wears a rudraksha mala around his neck. The shrine walls are blue and decorated with gold and red patterns.

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October 06 20142014-10-06A shaved-headed priest in a saffron-orange cloth and a wooden bead mala performs aarti with a tiered silver lamp holding many lit oil flames. He faces a shrine where a framed portrait labelled with a visible saffron-robed figure sits among golden ornaments and lit lamps. Two painted deity figures with multiple arms and green cloths flank the shrine, and brass lamps stand along the marble floor. The arm and forehead bear white ash markings. The scene is a temple puja.2013-11-13Temple interior with a bare-chested priest in the foreground holding a silver multi-tiered aarti lamp with several lit flames, facing a shrine doorway. Two stone-coloured guardian figures in red and green dhoti-style garments stand on either side of the doorway. Another shaved-headed priest in an orange cloth sits at left with a white tilak, and a few more seated figures in orange and red garments are visible in the background near a golden deity murti and throne. Brass lamp stands line the red carpeted floor. Aarti ritual in progress.2014-02-11October 27 20142014-10-27 +1 copiesA shaved-headed priest in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, holding a tiered silver aarti lamp with many lit oil lamps before a temple shrine. Two painted deity statues with multiple arms and red and green dhotis flank the shrine, and a framed portrait of a man in an orange turban hangs in the centre. A second robed attendant in orange kneels at left beside brass lamps and puja offerings on a red carpet.2014-02-14A photo of a shaved-headed priest in an orange-brown dhoti-style garment seen from behind, holding a multi-tiered silver aarti lamp lit with flames toward a shrine. The shrine is decorated with painted pillars in pink, green and gold, with two standing deity murtis flanking a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange cloth set within a golden canopy. Brass oil lamps stand on a red carpeted floor. The priest appears to be performing aarti.2014-04-22February 14 20142014-02-14April 10 20142014-04-10April 04 20142014-04-04November 01 20132013-11-01A shaved-headed devotee in saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala performs aarti with a tiered brass lamp holding many lit oil lamps, seen from behind. In front stands a shrine with two gold-and-red painted guardian figures with raised hands holding staffs, flanked by brass standing lamps. At the centre a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling figure in an orange turban, set on a gold throne. Other seated devotees in white sit at the sides, and the warm-toned hall is hung with bells and decorated with pink and green columns.2013-08-02A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron robe stands at the centre-right, arms raised high, holding a tall multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with many lit flames above his head. A seated attendant in orange-red clothes sits at the lower left beside small lamps and ritual items on the marble floor. Behind them, a shrine doorway is flanked by painted deity figures with four arms in green and red dhoti-style garments and crowns, and a framed portrait stands within the gold-decorated inner sanctum. Tall brass lamp stands line the walls and bright sanctum lights glow in the background.2014-06-01