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Outdoor temple courtyard scene with a black stone Nandi bull on a red pedestal to the left, garlanded with white and orange flowers and draped in a red cloth. On the right stands a gilded deity murti in a golden arched frame, adorned with a garland of yellow and red flowers and a red skirt. Two people in saffron-orange clothing sit cross-legged before the deity, one holding a microphone, with silver puja vessels, a kalasha pot, a brass lamp and flowers on the floor. A multicoloured fringed canopy hangs above and tropical palms fill the background.

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January 15 20162016-01-15 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene under a pavilion roof with palm and frangipani trees behind. A gilded arched shrine frames a small deity murti dressed with ornate gold and white jewellery, draped in a thick garland of yellow marigolds, red and white flowers. Below it stands a red-brown brocade skirt and a gold cloth. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, one wearing rudraksha beads, sit cross-legged on the floor. The man on the right holds a microphone and speaks while the man on the left, bare-chested with a gold chain, tends brass vessels, a kalasha pot and a silver platter of white flowers, with brass lamps and vessels arranged on a cloth in front. Two large clay pots sit by the shrine.2016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15A temple ritual on an open pavilion with red and gold decor. A shaved-headed priest in orange robes sits cross-legged before an altar, performing puja with his hands over offerings of fruit, flowers and brass vessels. Beside him, a second priest in white dhoti with gold chains reads from a sheet of paper. Behind them stand deity murtis in red and gold garments, and an adorned Devi image draped in garlands of marigold, rose and white flowers. To the right, an empty gold-and-red throne holds a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala. An orange and multicolored umbrella hangs above the altar.2010-11-05Outdoor temple shrine with a golden deity murti of a standing figure in a gilded arch, draped in a red-and-gold garland of orange and white flowers and a gold necklace, with a red cloth skirt below. Two men kneel in front in saffron-orange garments with bare chests and white body markings, hands folded in namaskar, one speaking into a microphone. Silver and brass puja vessels, a flower arrangement, bowls and oil lamps sit on a cloth before the shrine; large clay pots flank the base. A man in a white shirt with a camera stands at right, and a woman in orange stands in the background amid palm trees under a red canopy.2016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15February 16 20162016-02-16January 15 20162016-01-15 +1 copiesA temple shrine scene with a seated priest in orange robes performing puja before a deity murti decorated with white and multicoloured flower garlands on a gilded seat. Behind, a larger deity pair stands in a red-draped niche. A seated attendant in white dhoti and gold necklaces, holding papers, assists at the left. Brass vessels, fruit, flowers and a plate of offerings sit on the red mat. An ornate empty gold throne with red cushions stands at right beside a framed portrait of a saffron-robed man with a mala, placed as a symbolic seat. A multicoloured canopy hangs overhead.2010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05December 26 20082008-12-26A photograph of a temple shrine with a priest in orange robes and a shaved head seated on a red mat, applying a ritual to a deity image or murti decorated with garlands of orange and white flowers and a red tulle drape. A second assistant in white dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala sits to the left holding a paper or book. Brass pots, oil lamps, a plate of fruit and flowers sit on a low table. Behind, a framed portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda shows a figure in orange robes seated on a gold and red throne. An orange and red canopy hangs overhead, with gold-framed deity statues and a red-draped altar in the background.2010-11-05