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A temple abhishekam at night: a man with a rudraksha headband and rudraksha mala, bare-chested with a red-and-gold dhoti, pours water from a vessel over a black Shiva linga. Two other men in red-orange dhotis stand beside him, and a bald priest in red-orange cloth leans in to the left. Behind the linga is a deity murti dressed in a pink-and-gold silk garment, adorned with golden necklaces and flower garlands in red, yellow and magenta, with a tall orange kalasha-like headpiece. Gold-trimmed decorations and a gold-lit wall frame the scene.

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February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA seated figure with a pink and white flower garland and green leaf garland, bare-shouldered in an orange-red wrap, sits on a red throne with gold lion-shaped armrests and applies a white ritual mark or tilak to a standing devotee. The devotee in a white shirt and orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a silver staff with a gold base. Background shows a red and gold banner and another person in orange and white. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long dark hair, a ceremonial garland and orange-red clothing, matching the page's claim of his presence.2014-05-11A priest in an orange-brown dhoti and saffron shawl with a white garland stands at left, performing a puja and holding a small handbell and a lamp-like object toward a decorated seated figure. Opposite, a deity murti with a crown and golden ornaments sits on a blue-draped pedestal, wrapped in a large garland of white, yellow, orange and red flowers. Beside it stands a tall orange-and-white flower-garlanded kalasha-like pot, a brass vessel sits in the foreground, and a gold-framed arch and pink backdrop frame the scene. The priest has a white tripundra forehead mark, and the hall has red curtains and potted plants.2015-06-03A seated man in an orange-red robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold chain sits eyes closed on a low seat before a silver-embossed backdrop. A devotee in white dhoti with bare torso bends to touch his feet, while a woman in white sari leans in from the right and another in orange blouse stands at the right edge. A white thread is looped around the seated man's shoulders and held by attendants. Attendants in orange cloth with white tilak marks flank the scene; one wears a leopard-print headband. Ritual ceremony in an ashram hall. a person: the seated man in orange-red robe, rudraksha mala and gold chain receives reverence, matching the page's workshop context.2017-12-10A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man in a rust-brown turban and brown silk dhoti, bare-chested and wearing gold bangles and an armlet, bent forward with eyes lowered as he adorns a golden deity murti with garlands. Long dark braided hair hangs down his back. He wears a flower garland of pink and white blossoms around his neck and his hands rest on a golden figure decorated with green jeweled ornaments. Behind him, yellow, orange and red flower garlands drape the shrine, and additional gilded statues with ornate jewellery and a golden cobra-hood backdrop are visible. Two smaller figures in red turbans appear at the left edge. This appears to be a temple decoration or abhishekam-style puja. The man bears distinctive long hair and a turban; appearance is suggestive but not conclusive, so presence is marked unsure.2016-12-14May 01 20142014-05-01September 28 20142014-09-28May 25 20122012-05-25A photograph of a padapuja scene in a hall. A man seated on an ornate brown and gold throne flanked by golden lion statues wears a red-brown robe, a rudraksha mala, and a red-brown turban with a white feather and gold ornament, his bare feet visible. Seated devotees in front wear white and red-brown clothes, one in yellow, with hands folded. A framed portrait of a man in an orange turban hangs on the right, and a gold-fringed canopy appears at the top left. Printed text reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and , which is omitted. Probable Swamiji is seated on the throne with rudraksha mala and red-brown turban2013-12-21February 19 20152015-02-19