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A photograph inside a decorated hall showing an ornate gold throne draped with a tiger-skin-patterned cloth, set in a cream arch framed with gold scrollwork. A framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" sits on the throne back, showing a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe with a red bindi. Colourful tassels in red, pink, orange and green hang from the arch. Several people in dark red-brown robes sit in front of the throne with their backs to the camera, performing a ritual. Oil lamps and bells hang nearby.

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October 11 20132013-10-11October 07 20132013-10-07 +1 copiesOctober 07 20132013-10-07 +1 copiesNovember 29 20132013-11-29 +2 copiesNovember 29 20132013-11-29January 29 20142014-01-29A large framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" sits on an ornate gold throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, set within an arched alcove decorated with painted floral motifs. The portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange shawl with a red forehead mark. Colourful tassels in pink, orange, green and blue hang around the throne, with small bells and oil lamps suspended nearby. In the foreground, three people in reddish-brown robes sit with their backs to the camera, one appearing to attend to offerings on the throne's base. The scene suggests a devotional or ritual setting at an ashram.2013-10-06November 29 20132013-11-29 +2 copiesOctober 23 20132013-10-23November 28 20132013-11-28 +1 copiesInterior view of a temple shrine with a large framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" set on an ornate gold throne with lion-head armrests and a tiger-striped cloth draped across the seat. The portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robes with a red tilak. Three women in orange-red saris kneel in front of the throne on a glossy floor, offering worship; the central woman has her hair in a bun and the figure at right has a shaved head. Golden canopy, hanging bells and dark-bead strings frame the shrine, and painted deity figures with multiple arms stand on either side holding ritual objects.2013-07-27Photograph of a temple shrine with a framed portrait on a gilded throne. The framed portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange shawl with a red bindi, labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" on the frame. The throne is draped with a tiger-striped cloth and surrounded by hanging oil lamps and rudraksha-style beads. Painted deity statues flank the shrine. In the foreground, a shaved-headed devotee in orange robes faces the shrine with his back to the camera, while two seated priests in red-brown robes perform rituals at the altar with oil lamp lit in the foreground.2013-10-24