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Inside a temple shrine, an empty golden ornate throne with a tiger-skin seat stands in a central niche, with a framed photograph on its back showing a smiling figure in orange robes and rudraksha beads seated in a rocky setting, labelled as a depiction on the frame. Two painted guardian figures with gold crowns, green sashes and red dhotis flank the niche. In the foreground, two seated priests in white dhotis and vibhuti marks perform a puja, one holding a microphone, while a brass lamp and oil lamps line the floor and a standing figure's arm holds a lamp at the left edge. The photograph is a depiction, not a physical person, and no physical person is clearly identifiable as a person.

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May 30 20132013-05-30June 06 20142014-06-06Interior of a temple hall with colourful painted walls and pillars. Two large painted dvarapala-style guardian statues with four arms, holding ceremonial implements, flank a central doorway. Inside the doorway, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in orange turban and orange robes, seated on a gilded throne-like seat. Brass oil lamps stand along the walls. In the foreground, two people in orange robes sit on the floor before a small offering table with brass vessels and flowers. Further inside, a few people in white ritual dhoti sit near the throne, performing worship before the portrait.2013-09-18May 31 20132013-05-31July 26 20142014-07-26July 12 20132013-07-12 +1 copiesA temple shrine hall with a red carpet. Two tall painted standing deity murtis with four arms and gold crowns flank a central gold throne (peetha) set in an arched doorway. On the throne is a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, not a physical person present. Before the throne, a priest in white dhoti and a second person in orange sit, with a third figure in white sitting to the left; they appear to be performing a ritual. At far left a young boy in orange robes sits reading from a red book beside a small tray of offerings. Brass oil lamps (deepa) stand on both sides, and hanging lamps and bells are suspended above the throne.2014-02-07 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20132013-09-23Inside a temple hall with a red carpet, a framed portrait labelled with a name hangs above a gold throne with a tiger motif, set within an ornate doorway. Two tall painted guardian statues with four arms, gold crowns and orange and green dhotis flank the entrance. A priest in orange robes sits at the left reading from a pink book beside a brass tray with offerings, while three priests in white dhotis perform worship at the shrine base. Gold oil lamps stand along the walls and a hanging lamp decorates the shrine ceiling.2014-02-07Inside a temple shrine, a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange-saffron head wrap and robe sits on a gold throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, flanked by two painted multi-armed deity murtis with gold crowns, necklaces and green-and-red dhotis. Four people in saffron robes sit in devotion before the throne, while a young priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits on the red carpet in the foreground beside brass puja vessels, reading or writing in a book. Tall brass oil lamps stand on either side. The portrait is a depiction, not a person physically present in the scene.2014-04-27A photograph inside a temple shrine with painted pillars in blue, pink, orange and green. Two tall painted dvarapala-style guardian figures with multiple arms and crowns stand on either side of a doorway. Between them, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe, placed on a gold throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth. Three people in orange and saffron robes kneel at the throne, one raising a hand in offering. In the foreground, a tiered brass oil lamp burns with many flames, and a brass lamp stands at left. Brass lamps line the walls, and the floor is polished white marble with an orange mat at right.2013-07-26A temple shrine hall with brightly painted pillars in orange, pink and green. Two large painted standing deity murtis flank the central doorway, each with four arms, a crown, gold necklaces and green and orange dhotis, holding ritual objects. Inside the shrine, a gilded throne is backed by a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe. Brass oil lamps stand along both sides. Three priests are present: one seated on the left in orange clothing with sandalwood marks on the forehead and arms, holding a bell and a tray of offerings; a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti kneeling before the throne, raising one arm; and a figure in orange seated near the throne. The floor is covered with red carpet.2014-07-11