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A smiling man stands at left in a leopard-print sleeveless top over a red-orange garment with a gold border, holding up a blank white sheet. Ornate gold-and-red garlands and a gold chain adorn him. Behind him stands a shrine with two large golden deity murtis with crowns, one holding a trident, draped in purple cloth and garlanded with red and yellow flowers. A lingam in front is adorned with a rudraksha-style necklace and garlands. A standing statue in a niche at right wears a red crown and beads.

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June 06 20142014-06-06 +1 copiesA temple shrine with gilded arch and grey stone pillars. A man in a red-orange dhoti and leopard-print shawl, with a yellow-and-green flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, smiles while holding a red sign that reads Nithyananda Satsang. Behind him stand two painted deity murti with gold crowns, orange garments and garlands. Between them sits a shivalinga-like murti draped with a rudraksha mala and red-pink flower garlands, with a kalasha and offerings of fruit and flowers in front. A small figure in saffron-orange robes stands in a niche at right. Red flower petals scatter the floor.2014-06-06A woman in a rust-red blouse and leopard-print wrap stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp or aarti flame over a Shiva lingam decorated with garlands of red, pink and yellow flowers. Behind the lingam, two gilded deity murtis with ornate crowns and gold necklaces sit on a purple draped platform beneath a golden arch. At right, a smaller statue of a standing figure in orange and gold clothing with a rudraksha-style necklace stands in a niche. Fruit, flowers and a brass plate sit on the white-draped altar in front of the lingam, inside an open temple pavilion with stone pillars.2014-06-06September 21 20142014-09-21 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA temple shrine of deity murtis under a gilded arch with red curtain backdrop. The central pair is a seated four-armed figure in red and green garments with a trident and rudraksha-style necklaces, beside a crowned figure in purple and blue. Garlands of white jasmine and red flowers drape the statues. Brass oil lamps stand in front, and a jeweled ornamental display rests on the base. Flanking figures in purple and green robes and dark clothing stand in niches. The statues are sculpted figures, not living people.2015-06-20Photograph inside an ornate temple shrine with gold-framed arches and a purple drape behind a white-draped altar. Two priests stand at left: one bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and tilak, holding a silver plate; another in an orange-red dhoti with a leopard-print cloth, garlanded with yellow marigolds, holding a silver bowl. Behind them, large deity murtis in orange and gold robes with crowns and a trident sit on the altar, and a standing figure in a niche at right holds palms together. A black lingam-like form draped with red and yellow flower garlands and a silver base sits at the front, with bananas and fruit offerings nearby. The scene suggests abhishekam or puja before the murtis.2014-06-06A photo of a stage with a golden throne draped in red and green floral garlands and peacock feathers. A seated person in an orange-red robe and matching turban sits on the golden throne, wearing white and red flower garlands, bangles and a rudraksha-style neck adornment, with hands resting on the armrests. Beside the throne on the left, a deity murti sits on a green-draped seat with a yellow cloth, garlanded in multicoloured flowers and wearing a crown and jewelled necklaces. Behind them stands a painted statue of a standing deity holding a staff, painted in orange and gold. The scene is a devotional gathering at an ashram-style stage.2014-06-12 +2 copiesA smiling man with a shaved head and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold throne with carved backrest and lion-head armrests flanking him. He wears a rust-red saffron robe, a long multi-strand gold and bead necklace with a pendant, gold bangles and a dark rudraksha-style mala. He holds a silver trident upright in his right hand and rests his left arm on the throne. Behind him hang lavish floral arrangements of orange marigolds, pink and purple orchids, red heliconia and white blossoms, with draped white fabric and ornate pillars wrapped in flowers on either side. a person: the seated figure has a shaved head, saffron-toned robe and ceremonial gold necklaces, consistent with the page reference.2013-09-15June 06 20142014-06-06Photograph of an abhishekam ritual before a golden-arched shrine with two large deity murtis, a male figure in gold, red and orange with a trident and a female figure in a magenta and green sari, both garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers. In front, a white statue of a seated figure in orange robes with a turban-like cap sits among flowers and offerings, and a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with white markings on his bare chest swings a lit oil lamp or aarti flame. A second orange-robed priest sits at right beside a golden palanquin piled with flowers, and oil lamps and brass bowls of fruit and petals sit in the foreground. Four people are visible.2010-07-21October 01 20102010-10-01