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A person in an orange saffron garment with a dark, voluminous hairstyle and a peacock-feather headband stands at left, reaching toward a tall flower-decorated structure. Two painted or masked deity figures sit on a raised white platform under a canopy; the figure in green and red has a golden face mask, a red turban and a red sash. The garlands are white, yellow, pink and purple, with a kalasha-like bowl of flowers at top and a dark blue embroidered cloth below. Behind is an orange and white decorated backdrop with mirror work. A purple and yellow skirt hangs at the platform's base.

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May 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual at an outdoor shrine decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands. A young man in orange robes and a gold necklace holds a brass lamp with an orange cloth on its base. Beside him, a person in orange robes with long dark hair leans forward, arm extended toward a large gold kalasha on a flower-draped altar. Behind them stands a deity murti with a crown and jewelled gold ornaments, and a seated goddess-like figure in red and gold sari with a garland, and a blue-draped figure in front. Purple and white garlands wrap the altar. Two people are visible, performing puja.2009-12-24December 27 20092009-12-27A night-time temple ritual photograph. A man in a rust-red dhoti and matching shawl, with a red turban and long dark braid hanging down his back, stands at a stone shrine before a deity murti of Shiva wearing a gold crown and holding a trident, garlanded with yellow, purple and red flower strands. Beside him a younger man in saffron-orange cloth with sandalwood and rudraksha adornments holds a brass bowl. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands in the foreground. A second murti in purple and gold is set on a silver stand with marigold petals, and lit lamps burn at the right. Text reads Nithyananda Paramashivam and Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam.2017-12-02December 27 20072007-12-27A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with multicolored flower garlands in red, yellow, white and purple. In the foreground a long-haired man in a rust-orange garment with a red-and-blue flower garland and gold bangles smiles and gestures toward the shrine; he has a white forehead mark. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in orange cloth is partly visible. Behind them stand two golden deity murti seated on a throne, one wearing a crown with an orange band and gold jewellery, the other with a raised hand and gold necklaces, with a golden kalasha and rudraksha malas hung in front. Two people are physically present in the scene.2015-01-04A photograph of a ritual scene in an ashram hall with pink walls. In the foreground a bare-chested man in an orange-brown dhoti with a gold waistband and red rudraksha mala garlands offers flowers or a fruit to a decorated deity murti seated on a gold throne. The murti wears an orange garment and a crown-like headdress, framed by a curved arch of garlands in purple, yellow, red, white and green. Orange and white flower garlands drape the throne, and a second man in white ritual clothes stands behind. A visible tilak marks the forehead of the standing man. The attendant's appearance does not clearly establish an identity, so the a person field is unsure.2013-05-25May 30 20182018-05-30March 07 20132013-03-07May 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesDecember 23 20102010-12-23November 12 20102010-11-12