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August 15 20082008-08-15 +1 copiesIndoor puja in a temple-style hall with carved pillars and hanging woven textiles. A standing priest in saffron-orange robes holds a lit lamp near an ornate canopied shrine with a gold kalasha-like top and floral decorations. Seated devotees on striped mats fill the foreground, many with hands folded in prayer; several girls wear long braids with flowers and sarees. A framed portrait on the right shows a figure in orange robes with a garland, labelled only by the image. A small figure in white stands at the left edge beside the shrine.Devotees sit on mats in an open-sided pavilion during an evening puja before a shrine with a golden arched canopy and a deity murti dressed in red cloth, with gold ornaments and lamps. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi is set on a red-cushioned seat in front of the shrine, decorated with garlands. Men in white dhotis and women in white, green, pink and purple saris sit on the floor in rows. Brass lamps and offerings are arranged on the platform, and red-and-white striped pillars and small decorative pennants frame the scene.2010-06-06Indoor temple puja in a white-walled shrine hall. A priest in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl sits at left beside brass vessels, while a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged before a wooden canopy with pink flower garlands and a lit oil lamp. Around a plant-decorated kalasha-like altar, about a dozen women and girls in colourful saris and salwar kameez sit in rows with braided hair and white flowers. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs on the right beside a cane chair with a red cushion, and two stone guardian figures flank the back.2008-08-15Indoor temple gathering in a white-pillared hall with a seated audience on red and patterned mats. A man in an orange-saffron robe with long hair sits with hands folded in front of a small golden canopied shrine with a kalasha-like top and green fringe, decorated with pink flowers and small lamps. Behind him a second seated man in white and a standing figure in dark clothing stand near a wicker armchair with red cushions and a framed picture of a deity. Several women in saris and girls with braids sit in the audience, along with a bald man in a checked shirt and a boy in a blue shirt in the foreground. The image is blurred. Possible satsang or puja setting.A photograph inside a white temple pavilion with painted pillars in red, green and yellow. A figure in orange robes sits on a white throne-like chair facing a seated crowd of devotees on the red floor. Several people in orange and saffron clothing sit near the chair, while devotees in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a floral sari and women in white sit cross-legged. On the right, a large framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a garland of yellow and pink flowers rests on a tiger-striped seat with small offerings and a flower tray. A deity murti in saffron cloth stands in the doorway behind. Roughly 25 people are visible.2009-09-14August 15 20082008-08-15 +1 copiesA photograph inside a white temple hall with a polished reddish floor. A priest in white clothes sits cross-legged at left beside a small white square fire pit with brass lamps, and a white-clad person sits near it. Facing them on floor mats sit women and girls in saris and dresses: a green sari, a red outfit, a magenta sari, a yellow sari, and a girl in a lavender dress; a toddler in orange sits in front. Behind them a framed portrait of a smiling person with long hair and orange clothes is garlanded with red and purple flowers on a red-draped stand. A gilded deity murti in a golden arch stands at left, a dark-robed figure with a sword-like object appears at the top left, and a wicker chair sits by the right columns. Their faces are turned toward the altar in prayer.2009-09-22Indoor temple shrine at night where a group of people sit on a striped cloth in a semicircle facing the altar. A large framed painting on the back wall shows a smiling saffron-robed figure with a white-and-orange turban, and a smaller framed portrait sits beside it. On the altar stands a decorated lotus-shaped kalasha or sacred vessel with white swan-like ornaments, flanked by brass lamps and a lit oil lamp. A seated man in white dhoti and white shawl and a man in saffron-orange robe lead the gathering, with devotees in white shirts, an orange shirt and a woman in a lavender sari in the foreground. Brass vessels and offering plates sit on the floor before the altar.2011-10-02April 17 20112011-04-17August 15 20082008-08-15 +1 copies2008 - KAILASA in Hyderabad - Sripura Sarvajnapeetham