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Devotees gather at a white marble shrine doorway to a temple sanctum, where a deity murti is visible inside, adorned with a red and white garland and a lit brass lamp on a wooden platform. A young woman in a white dress with a rudraksha-style mala stands at the front with hands folded in prayer. Behind her, a woman in a yellow patterned sari and a man in a pale blue shirt face the shrine, and a man in a white shirt on the right claps his hands. A yellow wooden stand and a brass pot sit at the left edge of the frame.

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June 04 20122012-06-04Inside a marble-floored temple hall, several devotees stand before a shrine holding a decorated deity murti framed by a gold arch, with an oil lamp burning on a brass tray in front. A priest in white dhoti and shirt, back to the camera at left, faces the shrine beside a man in an orange-and-white striped polo and cream trousers. On the right, a woman in a yellow-and-white patterned salwar outfit with a braided ponytail and a woman in a dark green saree stand with their backs to the camera. Brass vessels, flower-decorated pots and red-and-white flower garlands surround the shrine, and framed pictures hang on white pillars.2009-10-17January 14 20102010-01-14Devotees stand and kneel in a doorway facing a lit shrine with an ornate golden arch and a white-faced deity murti draped in red and garlands. A woman in a blue sari with her hands pressed together stands at left, while men in white dhoti-style clothing stand at right. Oil lamps burn on the shrine platform in front of the murti, and a red curtain hangs at the right edge. The shrine is the focus of worship.2010-01-09January 14 20102010-01-14February 07 20172017-02-07Interior photo of a white temple shrine with carved pillars and polished dark floor. A framed portrait of a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a white beaded necklace, sits on a white-draped table under a gold arch, decorated with pink and white flower garlands. A portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is shown on the framed picture. Near the sanctum, a man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands facing a deity murti with an oil lamp. Several children and a woman in a yellow-green sari and purple blouse stand barefoot with hands folded in prayer, facing the shrine.A photograph of devotees gathered at an illuminated stone shrine during evening worship. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with yellow shawls, stand at the shrine's edge with hands joined in prayer. A woman in a yellow kurta faces the shrine at right, and a woman in a yellow sari with a red blouse stands beside her with palms pressed together. Inside the gold-framed arch, a deity murti adorned with red and orange flower garlands is flanked by brass lamps and a brass kalasha. Orange curtains hang from the pillars, and brass oil lamps and a brass vessel sit on the foreground ledge.2010-07-13A photograph of devotees queuing at a temple shrine for darshan. On the left, a deity murti is dressed in a blue and purple cloth, with gold ornaments, a crown-like headdress and marigold and red flower garlands draped over it. A golden kalasha-style vessel and brass lamps stand before it. Several devotees in white shirts and blouses, a woman in a teal sari, and a young boy in white reach toward the shrine, one man holding a blue book. Orange curtains and carved grey stone pillars frame the scene, with an orange-and-yellow decorated enclosure behind. Roughly six visible people are present in the frame.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOctober 03 20082008-10-03A rotated photograph of women in a temple shrine. In the foreground, a woman in a pink and red patterned sari with hair tied back stands with palms pressed together in prayer, with another woman in a magenta sari beside her. Beyond them, a richly dressed deity murti in orange and gold garments, decorated with garlands, stands within an ornate silver-framed shrine niche, with a small oil lamp burning at its base. Above the shrine, a man in white clothes stands near a framed picture. The space has dark polished floors and yellow-gold decorative drapery on the right.A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with red and orange marigold garlands. On the left, a priest in white dhoti and shirt stands at the shrine, reaching toward a silver-clad deity murti adorned with a crown and garlands, with a brass lamp stand beside it. On the right, four devotees stand in a row with folded hands in prayer: a woman in a lime-green sari, a woman in a pink sari, a woman in a magenta outfit, and a boy in a yellow shirt and dark trousers. Brass oil lamps line the threshold and the floor is polished and reflective. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.