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A shirtless man in an orange dhoti, with a rudraksha mala on his head and a long brown shawl draped over his shoulder, stands at right in profile offering a flame. He holds a lit oil lamp toward a gilded shrine niche framed by a maroon velvet curtain, banana leaves, and red and yellow flower garlands. The niche holds a gold-toned deity murti, with more marigold and rose offerings at its base and two additional lamps in the foreground. White sacred ash marks his arms and chest. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a gold shrine.

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November 24 20202020-11-24November 24 20202020-11-24A bare-backed sadhu in an orange dhoti with long dark hair and a rudraksha headband stands at left, reaching with his right arm to touch a golden deity murti decorated with red roses and white and yellow marigold garlands. Banana leaves frame the golden shrine, and a dark red velvet cloth hangs behind him. Orange and yellow flower garlands are heaped at the base, with a rudraksha mala draped around his neck and wrist. Visible white ash streaks mark his arms and shoulders.2020-11-24June 20 20212021-06-20A man seen from behind, bare-chested with white horizontal stripes on his upper arms and back, wearing an orange lower cloth and a brown shawl with gold ornaments, stands before a gilded deity murti. The murti is a golden figure with an elephant-headed form, garlanded with yellow marigolds and pink flowers, placed against a gold pillar carved with a lion figure. A dark red curtain hangs behind. The man raises his hand toward the murti in worship. The appearance of the man is not clearly sufficient for identification.2021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20June 20 20212021-06-20A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a standing man in orange saffron robes, bare-chested with a draped orange shawl, rudraksha beads and sacred ash marks on his arms, performing aarti with his palms extended toward a lit oil lamp. Before him sits a deity murti dressed in a red and gold necklace, red and pink flower garlands, a green and gold cloth and a green leaf crown, seated on a gold throne flanked by golden lions. Brass puja vessels, a kalasha and flowers sit on a yellow cloth at the front, with a dark deity image and gold-framed panels behind. The man has long hair tied up and a beard, and his face is not visible enough to confirm identity; the appearance cues are only partially distinctive, so no firm identification is made.2020-06-06June 20 20212021-06-20ADIKAILASA on 1/7/20222022-01-07MAy 27 20212021-05-27A photograph inside a gilded temple shrine. A man with long swept-up hair, a white forehead mark, a dark beard, and a bare upper body wears an orange-saffron cloth and a long brown rudraksha mala with a pendant, and he holds a lit oil lamp aarti over a golden-canopied altar. The altar holds a shivalinga-style form draped with white jasmine garlands. A large black deity murti wears a yellow garland and gold ornaments behind him, and the walls are ornate gold with lattice panels. Visible text reads 2021 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam . a person performs aarti at the shrine2021-05-27