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Photograph of a shrine room during a puja. Three priests in saffron and orange robes sit or stand on a red carpet before a painted wall with two standing deity murti flanked by golden pillars. Brass lamps stand at the sides. In the centre a framed portrait labelled with no visible caption shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe, displayed inside a gold-framed niche strung with fairy lights. A tall multi-tiered brass oil lamp with many lit wicks stands in the foreground, held by a bald priest in orange with a rudraksha mala seen from behind. Another attendant sits to the left performing rites.

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April 27 20142014-04-27A photograph inside a temple-style hall with painted pillars and a red carpeted platform. In the foreground a bald priest in a saffron-orange shawl and red-orange dhoti, with white ash marks on his arms and red-bead bracelets, performs aarti by swinging a multi-tiered brass oil lamp with flames. Beside him a seated priest in red-orange cloth holds a bell and ritual items. Two large painted deity murti figures with crowns, four arms and green sashes stand on either side. Behind them is a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban on an ornate golden throne, with brass oil lamps on the right.2014-06-11A photograph inside a temple-style hall with a red carpet. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in an orange robe with white sacred markings on his forehead and arms holds a multi-tiered brass oil lamp with lit flames, and wears rudraksha beads and bangles. Two seated men in white dhotis perform rites beside him. Behind them stand two painted deity murti figures with multiple arms holding ritual objects, flanking a gilded shrine. A framed portrait on the shrine shows a smiling man in an orange turban and robe. Several brass oil lamps stand along the floor, and another orange-robed figure sits in the background.2014-04-27April 14 20142014-04-14A shaved-headed priest in a rust-orange robe with a gold-edged shawl stands with his back to the camera, holding a tiered brass aarti lamp lit with many oil flames before a shrine. Two figures in orange seated on a red carpet at left, one holding a bell and another reading from a book, assist with the ritual. The shrine doorway is flanked by two painted standing deity murtis with multiple arms, gold crowns and orange-red dhotis. Above the doorway hangs a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda", showing a smiling man with an orange turban and orange garment. Brass oil lamps line the walls, and garlands and offerings sit on a tray at lower left.2014-04-17A photograph inside a temple shrine with red carpet and painted pillars. In the foreground, a bald man in a rust-red robe and rudraksha beads, seen from behind, holds a tiered silver aarti lamp with lit flames. Two seated boys in white and saffron sit to the left. Behind the shrine, two gilded deity murti flank a framed portrait of a man in an orange turban and saffron robe, labelled as a portrait. Brass oil lamps stand along the sides. Only the three visible people are counted. The priest is a presumed candidate only by setting, so the appearance is too uncertain to name him.2014-04-04April 14 20142014-04-14June 02 20142014-06-02July 10 20142014-07-10June 01 20142014-06-01April 04 20142014-04-04Photograph inside a temple shrine with painted pillars in pink, green and gold. At the centre, a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and sunglasses sits on an ornate gold throne-like seat, flanked by two painted deity murti with multiple arms holding lamps and implements. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in an orange wrap and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward the shrine. Three people in orange and maroon clothing sit on a red carpet with hands joined in prayer, and a bearded man in white dhoti with a white shawl also sits with hands folded. Brass lamps stand on both sides of the shrine. The portrait is a depiction of a person, not a physical presence in the scene; the seated devotees are the physical people counted here.2014-06-03