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A photograph of a tiered brass oil lamp stand with many lit wicks in the foreground, placed before a shrine. Behind it, a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe sits on a gilded throne-like altar with ornate golden carvings. To the left, a painted deity figure with multiple arms and red and green garments stands on a blue-grey wall with decorative red and orange panels. No people are physically present in the scene.

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A multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with several lit oil wicks is held in the foreground, its flames glowing warmly. Behind it, a blurred framed portrait of a person in orange robes hangs within a gold-ornamented shrine niche. Strings of orange bokeh lights decorate the top, and turquoise, yellow and pink painted pillars frame the scene. Out-of-focus figures in the lower background suggest a ritual setting.2013-04-12A tiered brass oil lamp with many lit wicks blazes in the foreground at a temple or ashram shrine. Behind it, a blurred painted deity figure with raised arms stands in a red and green setting. To the right, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man with an orange turban and orange clothing beneath a gold ornamental canopy. Fairy lights glimmer in the dark background. No physical people are clearly visible apart from a partial figure at the bottom edge.2013-07-13April 12 20132013-04-12July 18 20132013-07-18A photograph of a temple shrine with a tiered silver aarti lamp held up by a bare forearm at lower left, its many tiers lit with flames. Behind it, a framed portrait on an ornate gilded altar shows a figure with orange-saffron cloth and a light-coloured face. To the right stands a colourful painted deity murti with a crown, orange dhoti and green sash, and dangling bells hang from the ceiling. Warm lamp light fills the scene, and the forearm bears white sacred ash marks. No other people are visible.2013-10-02A tiered brass oil lamp stand with many lit wicks dominates the foreground, blurred by shallow focus. Behind it, a framed portrait of a bearded man wearing an orange-saffron turban and orange-tinted robe sits within an ornate gold frame on a golden altar. Strings of bokeh lights glow in the background. No people are visible in the frame. The portrait is a depiction, and its appearance matches the page's Swamiji reference only as a probable candidate through the saffron turban and robe.2014-04-12A tiered brass aarti lamp with five stacked circular trays, each holding multiple lit oil lamp wicks. The flames burn brightly against a blurred background of warm orange, yellow and blue tones with a dark doorway at right. No people are visible in the frame.2013-01-02April 12 20142014-04-12March 09 20142014-03-09A photograph of aarti being offered before a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, set on a gilded ornate throne-like frame with a golden crown finial. A brass multi-wick oil lamp with several lit flames is held up by a visible hand in the foreground, with smoke rising. Behind the portrait is a dark shrine doorway strung with small warm lights, flanked by painted pillars and colourful deity murti figures with raised hands in red, orange and green. Only the offering hand and the partial head of the person holding the lamp are visible.2014-07-10A photograph of a tiered brass oil lamp, a deepam with multiple tiers of flames burning in small oil lamps along each level, lit against a blurred background of a temple interior with warm red and gold tones. No people are visible in the frame; the lamp is the sole focus, with its flames glowing brightly and a decorative curled brass base at the bottom.2017-08-04January 19 20132013-01-19