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Photograph inside a gilded temple hall of a barefoot priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl, with long matted hair, white tripundra markings and rudraksha malas, holding a lit oil lamp in front of a large grid of brass bowls arranged on the floor, many containing grains, spices and offerings with small flames. Behind them a seated statue or murti in red and orange robes, wearing white flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, stands on a yellow-draped platform under an ornate silver-embellished arch with a gold canopy. Golden standing figures and a decorated umbrella-like canopy frame the scene. The priest is performing an annadhan-style food offering ritual.

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December 31 20192019-12-31Photo 82893372019-01-01December 31 20192019-12-31A photograph inside a golden temple shrine. A bearded priest with a vibhuti line on his forehead and a shaved-looking ritual appearance wears saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, rudraksha-style beaded mala, and holds a small lit lamp in one hand while raising the other hand in blessing. Beside him a statue dressed in red and orange robes, white flower garland and rudraksha mala sits in an arched frame encrusted with white and silver ornaments on a yellow draped base. Dozens of brass bowls filled with grains, spices and dried items are arranged on the floor in front, with small lamps and a conch-shaped vessel nearby. Gold decorative panels and a green-clad deity figure stand in the background.2019-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 31 20192019-12-31Photo 99235002019-01-01 +2 copiesA 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 shrine2021-05-27December 30 20192019-12-30July 20 20182018-07-20March 02 20112011-03-02December 31 20192019-12-31A 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.2020-06-06