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A standing man in a purple dhoti-style garment with a red-bordered shawl and a long gold bead necklace stands beside a golden murti of a seated deity. The murti wears a purple silk garment, a tall jeweled crown, a white flower garland and gold arm ornaments, and sits before a dense backdrop of multicolored flower garlands. In the lower left, a brass tray and marigold garlands suggest a pada puja offering at a temple.

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December 14 20112011-12-14A photograph of a temple ritual before a golden-framed shrine. A standing young man in a lavender dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace, holds a brass tray or plate. Beside him, a shaven-headed priest in orange-saffron robes and a beaded necklace extends both arms to take or offer the tray. Seated before them is a large gilded deity murti in a lavender-purple sari-style garment with a crown, ornaments and bangles, flanked by thick garlands of yellow, purple, red and white flowers and green leaves. A green-and-white bead garland hangs at the left edge. A trident-like object and an ornamental shrine frame are visible behind the figures.2010-12-28A priest in a purple dhoti and purple shawl with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and bangles stands at a golden deity murti, arranging a garland of marigolds and white jasmine in colors of yellow, red and purple. A brass plate is held in the lower left by another person's hands. The deity wears a jeweled crown and gold ornaments, set beneath an ornate golden arch in a temple hall, during a pada puja. Credit text is visible in the lower right.2011-12-14A photograph of a temple scene with a large seated metal murti of a deity dressed in lavender draped cloth, a crown and gold ornaments, flanked by thick garlands of yellow, red, pink and green flowers. In front, a standing attendant in a lavender dhoti with an orange-beaded mala holds a gold tray, while a hand in a red garment offers something from the left edge. The setting is a stone temple pavilion with carved gold-toned panels.2010-12-28December 11 20112011-12-11A photograph of an abhishekam being performed at a temple shrine decorated with marigold and red flower garlands. A man in a purple dhoti and shawl stands at center, pouring from a silver vessel over a black lingam set on a pedestal of purple cloth. Behind the lingam are two gold-colored deity murtis in purple drapery, one with a crown and trident and one seated with a crown and ornate necklaces. To the left, a man in an orange dhoti and matching shawl with a gold chain holds a brass tray. Gold-framed arches and red curtains frame the shrine.2010-12-28Photograph of a pada-puja in progress before a deity murti. A man with a shaved-to-short dark hair bun, wearing a purple silk dhoti-style garment with a gold border and rudraksha-style bead bracelets on his arms, raises one arm high while holding a small object and standing at a gold plate of offerings. The murti is richly dressed in a purple garment with a jeweled, pointed crown, gold ornaments, and a long garland of white flowers and yellow and red blossoms. Behind it are large floral arrangements in purple, yellow, red and green, and a gilded arch.2011-12-14A temple ritual photograph in which a long-haired man in a maroon dhoti and shawl, with bangles and a beaded necklace, offers a golden bowl over a flower-decked Shivalinga. A shaven-headed young priest in an orange cloth holds the bowl's base. Behind them, golden murti figures of a deity pair are adorned with gold jewellery, an orange-and-red turban-style crown, and pink and red silk; the altar is framed by garlands of yellow, purple and red flowers and a gilded arch. a person is the long-haired man in the maroon garment, the appearance-based candidate, with cues of long swept-back hair, bangles and beads; the priest in orange is a ritual attendant.2011-12-15 +1 copiesA temple ritual before a richly decorated deity murti dressed in gold and red silk with a golden crown, surrounded by thick garlands of marigolds and red and yellow flowers. A man in a red-brown dhoti and shawl with a red turban and gold armlets stands at left, adorning a garland over a large bronze or brass figure, while another man in the background wears a rudraksha mala and holds an offering tray. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits in the foreground beside a silver-toned lamp stand. The setting is a stone-walled temple hall with ornate carved gold trim.2016-12-14July 22 20132013-07-22A man in a blue silk dhoti and matching blue shawl with an orange border stands at left, holding a brass oil lamp (arati) toward a golden deity murti seated on a throne. The murti wears a jewelled golden crown, blue silk garment, gold armlets and a white flower garland. Behind it stand tall multicoloured flower garlands in yellow, red, purple and green, and ornate gold metalwork frames the throne. The man wears a rudraksha bracelet and a rudraksha mala. Sunlight enters from the left through a stone temple doorway. The scene appears to be a festival procession at a temple, with the deity seated in a ratha-style setting.2011-12-17A man in saffron-orange clothing with long dark hair and a bare upper arm performs a ritual at a deity murti decorated with layered flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. He holds a lit oil lamp or camphor flame in one hand and a handbell in the other, offering aarti toward the ornate golden murti, which wears an ornate crown, is draped in orange cloth and holds a mace. Rudraksha and gold bead malas hang on his chest, and gold bangles are on his wrist. The setting is a temple shrine with carved stone and a golden arched frame behind the murti. The text in the corner reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, , Source2011-12-11