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Photograph of a ritual at a temple-style stage. A central figure in a maroon turban, maroon draped dhoti and a long garland of white jasmine and pink flowers, with gold armlets and bangles, stands barefoot with palms extended toward two ornate gilded thrones. Behind him, two deity murtis are dressed in red and white flower garlands, purple and yellow garlands, jewelry and a crown. To the left, two attendants in saffron-orange and rust-brown robes with turbans, one holding a lamp and another a tray, tend to offerings. Flower petals scatter the floor, and a brass lamp and pink flower garland sit on a stand in the foreground.

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December 14 20162016-12-14A 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.2017-12-02A temple ritual scene in which a man in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe with gold waist sash, wearing a long flowing black braided hair and layered flower garlands in pink, yellow and white, holds a copper vessel toward a gold-coloured deity murti crowned with a jewelled mukut and holding a gold staff, decorated with garlands and gold jewellery. Beside him, figures in saffron-orange robes and one shirtless attendant with white tilaka and a silver necklace hold oil lamps and a small brass lamp. Purple-draped smaller murtis and a gold-framed arch sit in the foreground with flower offerings.2017-12-02A photograph of a temple ritual. In the left foreground a man in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe, with a white flower garland, long dark dreadlock-style hair falling to his back, and gold armlets, stands in profile holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a shrine. Behind him, golden deity murtis are heavily decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white, and a golden cobra hood is visible. A brass bell and other ritual implements are nearby. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a deity shrine.2017-07-09April 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copiesMay 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesA man in saffron-orange robes and a matching turban sits cross-legged with eyes closed on a red velvet throne, hands folded in his lap. He wears a long rudraksha mala, several rudraksha armlets and a gold chain. Behind him a large gold-framed arch is decorated with concentric rows of red, yellow, white and green flower garlands. Within it stand golden deity murtis adorned with jewelled crowns and ornaments, with a central figure holding a hand gesture. Silver lion figures flank the throne, a silver staff rests on a stone base at right, and a small framed portrait sits on a silver stool at left. Red curtains hang in the background.2017-11-27December 14 20162016-12-14April 27 20182018-04-27December 02 20172017-12-02April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copies