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A devotional scene inside a temple hall with white pillars and colourful banners. A woman in an orange sari with a wooden mala sits on a red carpet, touching the head of a man in a striped shirt who kneels and bows forward with his forehead to the floor. Beside them a younger man in a yellow shirt also bows, and a woman in a blue salwar kameez stands with hands folded. Several onlookers stand near the back. A large framed portrait on a stand shows a smiling long-haired figure in an orange robe with rudraksha malas, next to a rattan chair draped in striped fabric. A brass tray with flowers and a small lamp sits on the carpet in front.

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November 24 20072007-11-24November 24 20072007-11-24A photograph inside a temple hall during a puja. A standing priest in orange robes faces a deity murti dressed with garlands and decorated with lamps and a decorated backdrop. Several seated devotees in the foreground, with a man in a white shirt, a man in red, and others in striped and checked shirts, face the shrine from a green mat. On the left, a framed portrait of a bearded...Devotees sit on a patterned floor mat in a white marble shrine room, facing a standing figure in orange robes. In the foreground, men in checked and striped shirts sit with palms pressed together. Behind them, a standing priest in orange robes with long dark hair faces a deity murti dressed in a yellow and red sari. A framed portrait garlanded with yellow marigolds rests on a wooden chair draped in orange cloth. A brass lamp and offerings sit on a side altar, and a colourful woven banner hangs on the right. The scene shows a puja or darshan in progress.Indoor ritual scene in a white-walled hall with a dark polished floor. A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with maroon borders wears a gold pendant necklace and stands beside a tiger-striped cloth draped over a rattan armchair. On the chair stands a large framed portrait garlanded with yellow marigolds and white flowers, depicting a seated figure in orange robes with a white garland and a rudraksha mala, one hand raised in blessing. In front, on a red patterned rug, a man in a white shirt and brown dhoti prostrates face-down. A brass plate holds a yellow-tinted offering ringed with white flowers, and a brass vessel sits at the left edge. Another person in white stands in the background near a curtain.2008-PROGRAMS-AND-EVENTS-AT-KAILAASA-IN-HYDERABAD +1 copiesA framed portrait of a man in saffron-orange robes and a white beaded necklace sits on a wicker chair draped with a tiger-stripe cushion and an orange cloth, garlanded with yellow and white flower strands, inside a white temple hall. A small wooden stand holds a white flower garland, a brass bell sits on a red patterned rug, and several seated devotees with hands folded in prayer face the portrait on green mats. The people include boys and men in white, checked and red shirts, and a child in a green top. Lamps glow at the doorway.November 24 20072007-11-24A photograph of a temple shrine interior where a group of about ten people sit on mats in prayer, facing a deity murti under a Shiva lingam-like altar decorated with orange and marigold garlands and flowers. In the left foreground, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling figure in orange robes and a beaded necklace, draped with a marigold garland, placed beside a wicker chair covered with a tiger-striped cloth. A man in orange robes sits with palms joined near the altar, while others in white, striped and checked shirts kneel with hands folded. Colourful woven panels in red, blue and white hang on the altar sides, and a red carpet lies at the lower left.January 01 20112011-01-01A photograph of a devotional gathering in front of a gilded golden throne with red cushions and an orange cloth draped over the armrest. Above it hangs a framed portrait decorated with marigold garlands in orange and yellow with red and green accents; the portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with a long beaded necklace, labelled with a printed caption. Several people kneel or sit on the floor facing the throne: a bald man in white dhoti with sacred markings on his forehead stands at left holding offerings, a woman in a grey sari with white border and a girl in orange sit near the front, a girl in yellow and a boy in a red plaid shirt press palms together in namaste, and a small girl in white stands at right. Brass plates with offerings and incense sticks lie on the floor. A projection screen and dark drape form the backdrop.2011-01-01Indoor temple-hall scene at night with white carved pillars and patterned banners. A seated figure in orange robes and a beaded necklace sits on a red-and-white rug before a brass tray of flowers and an oil lamp, facing a large framed portrait labelled as a devotional painting of a saffron-robed figure with long hair and a rudraksha mala. A man in a white shirt and blue jeans kneels with his head down before the seated figure, while four men in light shirts stand to the left, one holding a small object. Green cloth mats and a stack of white blocks lie on the floor, and a brass lamp stands at the right beside a wicker chair with a striped cloth.2007-11-24