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Photograph of a temple ritual inside a bright room with grey concrete-block walls. A man with long, curly black hair and a shoulder-exposed orange robe raises his right arm, marked with white ash, toward large painted deity murti decorated with red, yellow and green garlands and gold crowns. Behind him, another man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with a metal pot, a small bell-like vessel and white offerings, as a third person in orange robes stands partly visible at the lower edge with a brass vessel. Ash marks on the arm and offerings suggest a puja or abhishekam being performed.

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Two saffron-robed men perform a ritual before a large painted deity murti decorated with red, yellow and green flower garlands. The foreground figure, seen from behind with long dark curly hair and bare shoulders, holds a brass vessel and a plate. A second man in orange-brown robes with a red tilak stands beside him holding a silver plate with offerings. The murti has a gold crown and an orange silk cloth. The wall behind is plain grey block.2007-11-09Photograph of a temple ritual beside large white deity murtis draped in red, yellow and green flower garlands. In the foreground, a person with long, curly dark hair and a bare back wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulder and holds a flat offering or prasad plate. Beside them, a younger figure in a plain orange robe with a red border and a red bindi stands holding a silver tray with offerings, and a gold pendant is visible at the chest. The murtis have crowns, gold ornaments and a green headdress. Behind them is a pale block wall, and at lower left a woven basket and brass vessel sit on the floor.2007-11-09December 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange clothing with long dark hair and a bare upper arm performs a ritual at a deity murti decorated with layered flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. He holds a lit oil lamp or camphor flame in one hand and a handbell in the other, offering aarti toward the ornate golden murti, which wears an ornate crown, is draped in orange cloth and holds a mace. Rudraksha and gold bead malas hang on his chest, and gold bangles are on his wrist. The setting is a temple shrine with carved stone and a golden arched frame behind the murti. The text in the corner reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam, , Source2011-12-11A long-haired person in saffron clothing with a red and white beaded mala and gold armlets stands behind a golden kalasha-shaped offering, holding a large gold plate. Nearby, a man with shaved head in orange robes extends his hands toward a gilded deity murti in a gold arch. Two metal deity figures are adorned with garlands of yellow, white, purple and red flowers, gold ornaments and a crown. a person stands in saffron with rudraksha beads, performing an abhishekam-style offering at a temple shrine. Ornate gold carved arch and green and red garlands surround the scene.2012-01-01A temple ritual scene with a man in a maroon turban and dark red garment, decorated with a multicolour flower garland, gold armbands and a gold waist belt, holding a terracotta pot at the top. Beside him, two figures in saffron-orange cloth lean forward toward a flame, and a gold-and-jewelled deity murti with a crown and a gold staff stands in the background with flower garlands. Oil lamps and a fire glow in the lower right.2017-12-02November 09 20072007-11-09A photo of a temple shrine scene. A man with long dark hair worn in loose locks and a saffron-brown robe draped over one shoulder, wearing a white flower garland and gold armband, raises his right arm above a silver-framed altar and sprinkles white petals over a decorated deity murti. The murti wears a blue, orange and silver-embroidered garment with gold ornaments and a flower garland, seated on a green-striped cloth. Behind it a red cloth covers a shrine, and a younger man in orange robes and gold necklace stands at the left. A brass oil lamp sits at the right edge.2016-05-22A temple shrine with a golden arch and carved stone pillars holds a central deity murti of Shiva with a Shivalinga draped in garlands of purple, yellow, red and white flowers. Two large painted deity figures stand behind it: one wearing a red-and-orange turban and gold necklace, the other in red sari with a tall crown and gold jewellery. In the foreground a man in an orange robe and a standing figure in maroon dhoti hold a large brass plate or tray over the lingam during abhishekam or puja. To the left, a man in white dhoti and an attendant in white robes stand near brass oil lamps and a curtain in orange. Two people are visible in the foreground, and a further priest in white is partly visible at the left edge; the shrine holds a small statue of a seated saint in orange robes.2011-12-18December 14 20162016-12-14A photograph inside a temple shrine where a seated figure in orange-red robes and rudraksha malas pours offerings over a bed of white and pink flowers before an arrangement of deity murtis. Behind them, decorated murtis of three deities stand garlanded with white jasmine and red-pink flower strands, dressed in gold and white garments, with ornate crowns and necklaces. An assistant in orange clothing and beaded necklaces, holding a silver bowl, sits at left. Gold-and-silver ritual vessels stand at lower right on a yellow cloth draped over a platform. This looks like an abhishekam scene in a temple, with flower offerings and garlanded murtis. The seated officiant's features are not visible enough to identify anyone.2014-06-30