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Interior of a white temple hall with polished floor. On the left stands a dark stone deity murti in an orange sari with a gold border. At centre a canopy umbrella with coloured panels stands near a pillar. On the right a framed portrait is garlanded with red and white flowers and placed on a wooden seat draped with a tiger-striped cushion, with a tray of offerings on a red rug. In front a person in white clothes prostrates on the floor beside a black yajna or fire pit with brass vessels and ritual implements. The portrait shows a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, which is a depiction labelled with the Swamiji-candidate cues in the image.

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Indoor temple photo showing a homa fire pit built of brick with offerings, two men in white and yellow sitting on the floor performing a puja. Behind them a bronze statue in an orange sari stands by a white pillar beneath a multicoloured parasol, and at left a deity murti decorated in red and gold sits in a shrine. At right, a framed portrait labelled Swamiji's name hangs on a wall inside a garland of red and white flowers, showing a figure in orange robes with rudraksha beads, placed on a tiger-striped couch on a red rug. Plates of fruit, sweets and flowers sit on brass trays on the floor.2009-10-17Interior temple hall with white pillars and polished reddish-brown floor. Two seated devotees in white clothes, one with a yellow shawl, perform a homa at a low white brick fire pit with wood sticks and lamps, surrounded by brass plates of fruit, sweets and offerings and many small brass lamps in rows. Behind them stand two orange-saffron painted statues of female figures with raised arms flanking a shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands. On the right, a wooden bench with a striped cushion holds a framed portrait of a figure in orange garments with a rudraksha mala, draped with red and white flower garlands, with a red carpet before it. Visible objects include a ceiling fan and framed pictures on the walls.2009-10-17Temple hall with white ornate columns decorated for a Navaratri-style puja. Three goddess murtis sit on gold-framed thrones, draped in pink, red and white garlands. A dark standing deity murti in an orange-gold sari with a garland stands at centre. In the right foreground, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling figure in saffron robes with a garland of red and orange flowers, placed before a tiger-skin-covered seat and a wooden throne. A white-draped priest sits at a low altar in the foreground; a brick-walled fire pit stands in front of the thrones with brass lamps and kalashas around the floor. A notice board with photographs is on the wall behind. Statues and a printed portrait only; no living person beyond the priest is visible.Interior of a white temple hall with pillars and a ceiling fan. Two people sit cross-legged on the polished floor at a low brick fire pit with oil lamps, brass bowls and fruit offerings, performing a ritual; one wears white and the other a yellow-trimmed garment. In the centre a shrine holds a small deity murti adorned with a garland. Two statues in orange robes stand flanking the shrine. To the right a framed portrait draped in red and white flower garlands rests beside a striped throne-like seat and a red mat with plates of offerings.2009-10-17Interior of a white temple hall with polished reflective floor and decorated pillars wrapped in colourful patterned cloth, garlanded with green leaves. In the centre, a framed portrait labelled on the page as Swamiji's image shows a robed figure with long hair and beads seated on a striped throne-like seat with cushions. In the foreground a devotee in orange robes lies prostrate on the floor before the seat. To the left a standing man in white dhoti and shawl holds a tray or offering, and a dark-clad attendant in yellow stands near the pillar. A gilded deity murti in a shrine niche appears at right, with a small lamp. The scene is a prostration before a portrait at a temple.January 14 20102010-01-14Interior of a white temple hall with a small shrine doorway flanked by two tall dark statues in orange-draped saris. Several devotees in white and pink clothes stand and kneel near the shrine entrance. In the foreground, three seated figurines of goddesses adorned with yellow and orange garlands sit on gold-edged platforms, with brass oil lamps beside them. A square fire pit with a white stone rim lies at the lower left. On the right, a wooden throne with a cushion and a garlanded framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure with long dark hair stands on a red rug; the portrait is labelled by a visible frame only, with no readable name. Red and orange garlands decorate the throne.2009-09-21January 14 20102010-01-14A photo inside a temple shrine room with a glossy reddish-brown floor and white walls decorated with multicoloured woven pillar banners in red, blue, yellow and white. A figure in an orange robe stands before a shrine holding a deity murti in red-and-gold dress, surrounded by many lit oil lamps. Two statues of female figures in yellow and orange saris stand beside the shrine. On the right, a framed portrait shows a long-haired man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, resting on a tiger-striped cushioned seat with red cushions. Two seated devotees in white and blue clothing face the shrine, and white blocks with offerings lie on the floor in front.2007-11-24Inside a white temple hall, a seated priest in white dhoti and shawl sits at the lower left, bent over a small brass lamp on the floor in front of a row of decorated deity murtis. Several gilded arched halos frame female deity figures in colourful sarees with garlands of marigolds. A tall black stone statue of a deity stands in orange cloth at the centre. At the right, a framed portrait garlanded with red and white flowers rests on a wooden stand draped with an orange cloth; the portrait shows a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a pearl necklace. A tall brass oil lamp stands on the floor beside it, and a wooden seat with a tiger-striped cloth sits nearby.2009-09-21A temple interior with white pillars and carved wall niches. In the centre, a framed portrait labelled with a framed photograph hung with red garlands and white jasmine strands sits on a wooden throne-like seat with a cushion. A seated woman in a red sari and glasses, a man in white shirt at the right, and a woman in a yellow top in the foreground attend a lamp flame and metal bowl. At left, a dark deity murti in an orange-gold draped cloth and a pink-clad figure with garlands stand beside a brass oil lamp, with a seated priest in white at left.2009-09-21October 17 20092009-10-17