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A photograph inside a white-pillared temple hall with a polished reddish floor. In the foreground, several seated devotees face a central seat draped in gold cloth where a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a garland is placed. A man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged at left, holding a small object and facing the seat, with brass vessels and a plate in front of him. A small oil lamp glows on the floor near the seat. Behind, golden-yellow sari-draped statues flank a shrine with a deity murti under a golden arch. A television screen sits at left beside a table with purple cloth. Five or six people are visible from behind in white and striped clothing.

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Indoor temple hall with white pillars and polished floor. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands at left, holding a lamp toward a shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands, flanked by two standing figures in yellow garments. In the foreground, several seated devotees face the shrine, some in white and one in a red-and-white striped shirt. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure wearing a rudraksha mala sits on a golden tiger-skin-draped seat in the centre, with brass items and a small mat before it. The scene shows a puja or aarti being performed.A dimly lit temple hall with a sacred fire pit glowing in front of a golden throne on which a portrait of a woman in orange and gold clothing and a long necklace is displayed. A priest in white clothes with a yellow shawl kneels beside the fire, tending offerings. Around the fire, several seated devotees in white and striped shirts face the altar, viewed from behind. Behind them, two large deity figures in gold and yellow saris flank an inner shrine with a lit, decorated murti. A small monitor sits at the left side of the hall, and white pillars frame the space.2007-01-07Interior of a temple hall with white pillars and polished reddish floor. A man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged on a mat, hands folded in namaskar before an oil lamp. Several devotees in white sit with their backs to the camera facing him. Behind him stands a gold-trimmed throne bearing a framed portrait of a woman in orange robes seated in meditation with a mala. In the shrine behind, a deity murti in red and gold is adorned with garlands, flanked by two yellow-draped dvarapalaka statues. Bundled sticks lie on the floor near the lamp and a brass plate of offerings sits beside it.A photograph inside a temple hall with polished reddish floors and white pillars. In the foreground, several seated devotees in white and striped shirts face forward toward a shrine. A man in white kurta with a yellow shawl sits on a mat near a small brass puja tray and a lit oil lamp, holding a small vessel. Before him, a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange and saffron clothing with a rudraksha-style necklace rests on a golden-draped seat or throne. Behind, a deity murti stands in a gilded shrine niche flanked by two yellow-saried statues, and a small television sits on a side table. Oil lamps and flowers are arranged on the floor.2007-01-07A photograph inside a temple hall with white pillars and a polished floor. A man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl stands at left, holding a lit flame or aarti lamp toward a golden throne with a tiger-skin style cushion. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" sits on the throne, showing a figure with long hair, rudraksha beads and orange clothing. Behind, a deity murti in red and gold with flower garlands sits in a shrine niche flanked by yellow-draped figures. Five or so seated devotees in white and striped clothes face the throne from the foreground, with a brass puja plate and a small tray of offerings on a mat before them.2007-01-07Interior of a temple hall with white pillars and a shrine in the background holding a decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. In the centre, a man in white clothing with a yellow shawl sits on the floor with palms joined in prayer before a small oil lamp lit on a red-cloth-covered offering table. Behind the table stands a golden throne-like seat with a framed portrait of a woman with long hair in orange clothing and a necklace, labelled with no readable caption. Several seated devotees in white clothes face the scene from the foreground, with back views of their heads. Two yellow-robed statues flank the shrine, and a small monitor sits to the left.2007-01-07A photograph inside a white temple hall with polished floors and carved pillars. On the altar, a golden shrine holds a deity murti in red and gold garments, flanked by two dark female statues in gold-bordered saris. In front stands a framed portrait of a woman with long hair, adorned with garlands. Several figures sit on the floor facing the altar. Two men in white clothing, one wearing a yellow shawl, kneel near a low platform with dried plant material, one bending forward in a prostration posture. Seated devotees in the foreground wear white and striped shirts. A small monitor sits to the left beside a draped table.2007-01-07Evening photograph inside a white temple-style hall with pillars, framed deity pictures on the upper walls and open shrine doorways. A seated man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits on a mat before a small square fire pit holding a flame and a brass bowl. A standing man in white dhoti and shirt with a mala bends toward a gilded throne-like seat on the right, where a framed portrait with a garland sits. Devotees in striped shirts and white clothes sit on mats in the foreground. Other figures on the left include a deity statue in yellow-and-gold draping. Pooja or homa offerings are arranged on the floor, including a plate and brass items.Dusk-lit interior of a white temple-style hall with a polished floor and carved pillars. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged on a green mat beside a small wooden table holding a lit oil lamp, a brass bell and a plate. A standing man in white dhoti and shirt with a long mala bends forward toward a shrine. Several seated devotees in white and a striped red shirt face the shrine. Framed portraits hang on the walls, a golden throne-like seat holds a framed portrait, and a gold-tiered kalasha-style structure stands at right. Deity murti figures appear at the left edge.2007-01-07Indoor temple-hall scene during evening worship. A priest in orange robes stands at the centre before a shrine lit with rows of oil lamps, with a deity murti visible inside the sanctum. Two tall stone or wooden dvarapala-style guardian figures flank the shrine. On the right, a framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange with a rudraksha mala sits on a golden-fringed seat draped with a tiger-skin-like cloth, with a small brass lamp and offerings nearby. Around ten seated devotees in white and pastel shirts sit cross-legged on mats with their backs to the camera, facing the shrine. Patterned kalasha-like pillars with red and white bands decorate the walls, and small framed pictures hang high on the wall. A ceiling fan and a small television sit at the left edge.2007-11-242008 - KAILASA in Hyderabad - Sripura SarvajnapeethamInterior photo of a temple hall with white pillars and a dark polished floor. In the centre, a square white-brick fire pit holds a lit flame on a brass lamp, with a brass tray of fruit and flowers nearby. Two women in sarees sit on mats at the fire pit, one in green and one in pale grey, with a man in white and a young man in a yellow-trimmed white cloth and two boys in striped and white shirts seated in front. Behind them, a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes is draped with red and garlands on a stand, and two orange-clad deity figures flank the left entrance under hanging red cloth. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead.