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October 29 2013

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Inside an ornate temple hall, a shaven-headed man in saffron robes kneels with his back to the camera, holding a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with lit oil lamps before a golden throne. Above the throne hangs a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron clothing. Two painted standing deity figures with four arms, red dhoti and green sashes flank the shrine. Brass lamp stands line the walls, and two other saffron-clad devotees sit beside the throne. White sacred markings are on the kneeling man's arm and chest, and he wears rudraksha beads and a bangle. The floor is polished white tile with red rugs.2013-10-29A photograph inside a temple shrine with red carpet and painted pillars. In the foreground, a bald man in a rust-red robe and rudraksha beads, seen from behind, holds a tiered silver aarti lamp with lit flames. Two seated boys in white and saffron sit to the left. Behind the shrine, two gilded deity murti flank a framed portrait of a man in an orange turban and saffron robe, labelled as a portrait. Brass oil lamps stand along the sides. Only the three visible people are counted. The priest is a presumed candidate only by setting, so the appearance is too uncertain to name him.2014-04-04September 22 20132013-09-22November 13 20132013-11-13April 14 20142014-04-14October 31 20132013-10-31 +1 copiesDecember 31 20132013-12-31 +2 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with painted colourful pillars and two tall painted dvarapala guardian figures with four arms, orange-red dhoti and green sashes. In the centre, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robes, displayed on a gold throne with a tiger-skin cloth. Below it, several people in saffron and maroon robes sit in front of the throne; one figure in orange raises both arms in front of the altar. In the foreground, a priest in a pink-maroon wrap seen from behind holds a ritual tray beside a brass lamp with lit flames. Brass lamps and bells hang near the doorway.2013-10-31 +1 copiesA priest in saffron robes with a shaved head and white-painted arms stands with his back to the camera, lifting a tiered silver aarti lamp lit with many oil lamps before a shrine. Painted pillars with pink and green details frame a central doorway. Two painted dvarapala-style guardian figures stand on either side with crowns and raised implements. Inside the shrine, a framed portrait of a bearded man in an orange turban sits on a gold-trimmed throne, flanked by brass oil lamp stands, and another robed figure is seated at the back. The floor is polished white marble with a patterned rug.2013-11-06June 01 20142014-06-01A shrine room with painted pink, green and blue columns frames a gold throne draped with a tiger skin. On the throne sits a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, a printed image rather than a living person. Two painted standing deity murtis flank the throne, one on each side, each with multiple arms and gold ornaments. In the foreground, a bald priest with a rudraksha mala and orange cloth stands at left, holding a tiered brass lamp stand with many flames. Seated devotees in orange garments sit near the throne, and oil lamps line both sides of the shrine floor. This is a puja or aarti at the shrine.2013-07-20Interior of a temple hall with painted pillars in red, green and blue, flanked by two standing deity figures with multiple arms and crowns, one holding a trident. A shaved-headed person in an orange-saffron robe and orange shawl stands in the foreground, holding a tiered silver lamp with several lit oil lamps. In the centre a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling figure in an orange turban, set above a gold ornate throne with a canopy, with a golden ritual lamp and garlands nearby. Brass lamp stands line the floor and a red carpet lies at the base.2013-09-28