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Outdoor photo of a decorated golden ratha-style shrine on a wooden platform. A man with curly dark hair, wearing an orange upper cloth and orange dhoti with maroon border, stands with his back to the camera holding a lit flame toward two large metal deity murtis with crowns, draped in pink and magenta silk and garlanded with white jasmine and yellow-red flower strands. A small blue-robed statue sits in front, also garlanded, with an offering tray of betel leaves and fruit. To the left stands a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a smiling man in orange seated in meditation posture, with a flower garland. Golden carved lion and figure reliefs decorate the shrine pillars. A brass tray with money sits on the floor at lower left.

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November 18 20082008-11-18A photograph inside a decorated temple shrine. A man with curly dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe with a maroon-edged shawl and a gold necklace, holds a lit camphor flame toward two metal deity murti with gold faces, crowns and jewelled adornments, garlanded with white and yellow flower malas. Red curtains and gilded carved pillars frame the shrine; a large photograph of a smiling man in orange robes with a flower garland hangs on the left. A partially visible person's head is at the bottom edge and a white placard is at the right. This looks like an aarti at a deity shrine during the Kodikkan ratha procession event. +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine showing a standing priest in an orange-saffron robe with a gold border and a white and maroon flower garland, holding a lit flame in one hand and a handbell in the other. Behind him are two golden murtis of deities seated on a raised platform, adorned with jewelled necklaces, crowns, and sacred garlands, framed by yellow marigold decorations and red-and-white flower strings. A small golden deity figure and a brass kalasha sit at the base of the platform. The setting suggests an aarti or puja.2007-01-01A priest in an orange sleeveless garment and orange dhoti stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a shrine. Behind him stands a large gold-toned deity murti of a male figure with a red turban and a trident, beside a female murti in a magenta sari with green border, both adorned with red and yellow garlands. In front, a seated white figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits beneath a golden canopy and green leaves, surrounded by brass lamps, marigold petals, flower plates, lemons and fruit. The setting is an ornate gold-framed temple shrine.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21December 29 20072007-12-29July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands. Two gilded deity murtis, one with a crown and ornaments, sit before a backdrop with arched red and white motifs. A single person in the left foreground, seen from behind with long dark hair, wears an orange and gold-bordered garment and holds a lit oil lamp toward the murtis. Flower petals lie on the stone floor, and a small brass figure and kalasha stand at the base of the shrine.2007-01-01December 30 20082008-12-30A flower-decorated shrine with a seated statue of a saffron-robed sage wearing a red turban, rudraksha-style beads and a flower garland, placed beneath a heavily garlanded arch of white petals and multicoloured blossoms. Behind it stand two large gilded deity murtis: one with a crown and trident, the other with a tall golden crown and pink lower garment. A woman in an orange sari with red flower garland stands at left holding a silver vessel and oil lamp, with brass lamps and incense in front. Marigold and mixed flower garlands frame the whole altar.2013-01-01March 02 20112011-03-02 +1 copiesDecember 31 20082008-12-31