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A temple sanctum interior with brightly painted pink, green and blue columns. Two large painted statues of four-armed dwarapala guardians in red dhotis and green sashes stand on either side of a golden doorway. Inside, a gilded throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth holds a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes and an orange turban, labelled as a portrait captioned "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". Several women in orange saris sit on the floor, two in the foreground performing a puja with brass oil lamps and offerings. Brass lamps stand along the walls and a red carpet lies on the marble floor.

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June 29 20132013-06-29June 01 20142014-06-01Interior of a temple shrine with a gold-framed portrait of a man with an orange turban and orange robe, set on a gilded throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth. Two tall painted statues of a deity with four arms, crowns and gold jewellery flank the doorway, colourful pillars behind them. In the foreground a young woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala kneels and holds a book, beside brass lamps and ritual vessels on white marble. Several figures in orange and white sit near the throne in worship. Lit brass oil lamps line the walls.2013-09-20September 26 20132013-09-26October 31 20132013-10-31 +1 copiesA decorated temple shrine with painted pillars and a central doorway framing a golden throne (peetha) on which a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe is placed. Two tall painted statues of deities with four arms, orange dhoti and green sashes, stand on either side of the doorway. Brass oil lamps stand along the floor. In the foreground, two women in orange sarees sit on the floor; one holds a sheet of paper and a small brass puja set is before them. Several seated people in orange and white are visible inside the shrine behind the throne. Credit overlay: a person, source2013-07-18June 28 20132013-06-28A photograph of a temple shrine hall with a gold-framed portrait of a man with a saffron turban and orange robe displayed on an ornate golden throne-style altar, flanked by two tall painted multi-armed deity murti figures holding ritual items, in red and green garments with gold ornaments. Brass oil lamps stand on the glossy floor. A seated priest in red-orange dhoti and shawl, with bare chest and rudraksha, performs a puja at a small offering tray, while several devotees in saffron robes sit in front of the altar. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical person, and the seated saffron-clad devotees are the only physical people present.2013-07-29July 18 20132013-07-18A temple shrine hall with two tall painted guardian statues flanking a gilded throne draped with a tiger-skin cloth. Above the throne hangs a framed portrait of a man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, seated with one hand raised in blessing; he is a portrait, not a physical person here. In the foreground, two women in orange saris sit on the floor before microphones, one holding a book and reciting. Behind them, several women in orange and one in a pink-and-red sari tend to brass trays and offerings near the throne, with golden oil lamps on either side. The scene suggests a puja being performed in front of the throne.2013-06-06Two tall painted dvarapala-style guardian figures with gold crowns and ornaments flank the shrine, and brass oil lamps (deepas) stand on the floor. Three people in saffron-orange robes kneel in front of the throne, and a white-clad priest with a shaved head and tilak sits at left on a red mat arranging a puja tray with lamps and offerings.2013-08-02A temple shrine hall with a golden throne centred between two painted four-armed deity murtis holding ritual objects. On the throne sits a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe. In the foreground, two women and a shaven-headed young man in saffron robes sit with palms joined in prayer on red and patterned mats, while a monk in a maroon shawl faces the shrine from the left with a brass puja tray before him. Brass lamps line the floor. The portrait is a printed image, not a physical person.2013-06-29