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A priest in a rust-orange dhoti and matching turban, with white ash lines on his bare arms and a beaded mala, tends a ritual setup beneath a large yellow fringed parasol. He is near a conical pile of orange-brown cloth and wooden sticks decorated with white flowers and a red bloom, in front of a seated deity murti with a red-jewelled face and garland. Brass kalashas, coconuts, green leaves and a small oil lamp sit on the altar, and smoke rises from the offerings. Behind, a framed portrait shows a smiling man in a red-and-gold crown and a yellow garland. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam at the altar.

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A photograph of an abhishekam being performed before a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. A woman in a rudraksha headband and rudraksha mala, wearing gold bangles and a dark red-and-gold garment, pours water from a vessel over the murti, which is dressed with a red cloth. A shaved-headed man in an orange-red garment and rudraksha beads holds a silver vessel beside her, and a second shaved-headed man in white stands at the left edge. Water streams down onto the stone base as the flower-draped deity glows in warm lamplight.2015-02-17 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23November 03 20132013-11-03May 05 20142014-05-05A standing man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala draped across his chest holds a lit flame and a small handbell while performing a puja in a yellow-walled room with orange curtains. Beside him, a gold-framed throne draped in white flower garlands holds a seated murti dressed in maroon and orange cloth. A brass lamp, a silver tray, flowers and sweets rest on an orange-covered table in front, with an open book on a stand nearby. The man is a priest performing worship; the appearance match to a person is not clear enough to confirm identity.2014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-style ritual at a deity shrine. A central man with a shaved head, wire-rimmed glasses, rudraksha mala and a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl performs an aarti with a lamp and a bell-like implement in front of a decorated deity murti. The murti is draped with white and yellow flower garlands and wears gold ornaments, set in a gilded arched shrine with a pink sequined base. Two attendants in orange-saffron turbans and robes sit nearby; the one at left has his hands folded in prayer. Brass vessels, green leaves and a small offering stand on the yellow platform in front. Behind them, ornate flower-covered thrones are visible.2015-04-30A photograph of a seated figure in a gold-carved ornate throne backed by a golden arch, flanked by golden lion-face carvings and a dark red curtain. The person wears a saffron-orange garment with a red shawl, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, gold armbands and a white bandage on the left arm. He has white tilak on the forehead with a red bindi and smiles while holding a small silver bell in his right hand and a flaming oil lamp on a stand. A silver puja vessel, a silver bowl and a yellow flower garland sit on a red-and-gold cloth on the table. a person appears as the seated figure performing aarti, identified by the rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold ornaments and saffron-orange robes, and a bindi.2013-09-30Photograph of a ritual aarti inside a hall at the Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Dasara celebration. A standing priest in orange robes with an orange turban and a marigold garland holds a lit oil lamp toward a golden throne draped in yellow and marigold garlands, with a large portrait behind it of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe. Two kneeling men in orange and white attend, one with hands folded in prayer. A woman in white with folded hands and another standing in white are visible at left. Trays of flowers, fruit and small lamps sit on the orange carpet in front, and smoke drifts through the room.2010-10-17A ritual scene at a golden throne decorated with garlands of yellow, orange and purple flowers. A man in a maroon-red turban and maroon robe with a gold border stands center, wearing a red flower garland, a rudraksha-style beaded mala and a gold ceremonial pendant, his hands pressed to his chest. To the left, a bald priest in a maroon dhoti with gold trim holds a silver trident-topped staff and reaches toward a flame in a lamp on the altar. A silver staff with a trident head and a brass vessel stand nearby, with a gold-framed ornamental umbrella above and an orange cloth edge at the right. Attendees are visible in the background.2015-10-21 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12January 1st 2013February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copies