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A smiling man with raised palms stands before a golden decorative backdrop and a painted pink sky. He wears a red-orange garment with a gold-and-brown rudraksha mala, a thick pink flower garland, and a gold ceremonial pendant, with a white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead. He holds a golden trident to the left. To the right, a deity murti adorned with a jewelled golden crown, gold necklaces and garlands is seated beside a silver-grey draped curtain. The setting suggests a ritual or darshan event.

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February 24 20112011-02-24A man stands centre-frame with both palms raised outward in greeting, wearing a pink and red marigold garland, a gold ceremonial necklace, a rudraksha mala, and rust-orange and gold clothing. He has a white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead, and gold armlets and bangles. A golden trident stands at the left edge. Behind him is a golden arched frame with cream draped fabric, and at right a deity murti wears a jewelled crown and gold ornaments. The backdrop is a painted pink sky. a person appears as a person in saffron-orange garb with rudraksha and ceremonial gold necklaces, presenting in the central role.2015-10-24A photograph of a standing man in a saffron-red dhoti and shawl with a red-orange waist cloth, wearing a multi-strand gold-and-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, with white and red forehead markings and a gesturing raised right hand. Beside him are two large deity murti figures seated on a royal blue cloth, one wearing a golden crown with an orange turban-like top and white dhoti with layered pearl necklaces, the other in a magenta sari with gold ornaments. Both are framed by arches of marigold and red and yellow flower garlands, with an ornate gilded arch behind and a gold-embellished peetha or throne at left.2013-03-13August 13 20172017-08-13 +1 copiesAugust 23 20142014-08-23November 11 20172017-11-11A man in a rust-red dhoti and bare upper body, wearing orange-red bangles, a gold chain and a rudraksha-style necklace, stands at left and performs a lamp ritual with a lit wick held in his hands. Beside him stands a tall brass oil lamp with a bird finial and a lit flame. At right, a deity murti dressed in a red and gold brocade garment with a red crown is decorated with long garlands of white, yellow, red and purple flowers. A gilded throne and a brass lamp stand in front, with a painted backdrop of a hill and temple tower behind. The man appears to be a person by appearance cues of long hair, ornate necklaces and orange ceremonial dress, performing aarti before the murti.2017-06-08June 06 20162016-06-06A seated man in a rust-red robe with a pink and white flower garland sits on a red cushioned chair before an ornate gold throne with carved foliage. He has a red bindi, a moustache, and his palms raised in a blessing gesture, with a microphone on a stand beside him. Golden carved lion-like figures flank the throne. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, red robe and garland match the cues for the Nithyananda Paramashivam, seated in discourse.2017-05-26 +3 copiesAugust 03 20132013-08-03 +1 copiesA man seated on an ornate golden throne or palanquin, smiling, wearing a tall gold crown and an orange-brown robe with a rudraksha-style pink and white flower garland layered over ornate gold necklaces. Behind him a canopy of pink, white and red garlands and green foliage hangs, with a fold of white and gold cloth above. At left a priest in white robes holds a silver trident staff. Red and orange cushions line the seat and red flower petals lie on the throne. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears saffron-orange ornate clothing, a crown and layered garlands and gold necklaces, consistent with a ceremonial appearance.2016-12-23September 07 20172017-09-07 +1 copies