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A photograph of a temple shrine room with a standing person in orange clothing facing a decorated altar. The person wears an orange upper cloth and a leopard-print lower wrap, with a gold chain and bare feet on a patterned floor. The altar holds two gold-coloured deity murti adorned with flower garlands in orange, red, pink and yellow, set beneath a gold arch. A brass oil lamp stands on a gold-draped table, and a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with a white-and-red flower garland rests on a leopard-print cushioned stool beside a brass kalasha and a small offering dish. The portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes and rudraksha beads, though the presence of a person in person is not established here.

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December 09 20122012-12-09Indoor shrine with two seated deity murtis under a golden arch garlanded with red, orange, yellow and pink flowers, seated on a tiger-striped cloth. Brass puja vessels, a small kalasha-style pot, bells and a lamp sit on a low wooden table in front. To the right, a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" shows a saffron-clad figure seated in meditation with a flower garland, placed on a draped stand with bells and a small brass lamp. No people are clearly visible except a partially visible head at the bottom left edge.2012-12-09December 09 20122012-12-09December 10 20122012-12-10December 10 20122012-12-10December 09 20122012-12-09 +1 copiesA person in a rust-red shawl and dhoti, with a white and red flower garland around the neck and red flowers in the hair, stands at left scattering petals or flower offerings toward a shrine. The shrine has an ornate gold arch framing an orange-and-blue drape, with three deity murtis adorned with white and red garlands on a red-draped platform. Brass oil lamps burn in front, with plates of fruit, sweets, kumkum, and rose petals on the floor. At right, a large framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robes is garlanded with white jasmine. Other people in saris stand in the doorway at left. The setting is a puja or aarti at a home shrine. The portrait is a printed depiction, not a physical person.2017-04-02June 10 20172017-06-10June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA photo of a home shrine room with a gold arched canopy framing a deity murti pair on a red-draped altar, decorated with white jasmine garlands and pink flowers. A man in a rust-red dhoti-style garment and a red-flowered garland stands at left, lighting an oil lamp with a flame held in his right hand, a rudraksha-style pale bracelet visible at his wrist. Rose petals are scattered on the wooden floor, and brass plates hold fruit, flowers and offerings on a stone platform. A framed portrait at right shows a smiling man in saffron with a garland, labelled as a portrait of the teacher, and a purple cloth table holds more garlands and petals. Standing man is visible; the portrait is not a physical person.2017-04-02October 10 20172017-10-10A photograph of a priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and a leopard-print headwrap, wearing a white and red flower garland and gold armlets, standing at the left edge while holding a brass bell and a small oil lamp. Before him is a gilded deity shrine with golden crowns and ornate jewelled pieces, and a bell-shaped brass vessel decorated with pink flower petals. Behind the shrine, a backdrop shows a banyan tree and a tall Shiva linga. The scene is a puja at the altar with a flame lit before the deities.2017-09-10