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A photograph of a decorated ratha-style shrine with carved golden lion figures and a red backdrop, housing a pair of standing deity murtis: one male figure holding a trident and wearing a crown and rudraksha-style garlands, and one female figure in a teal and green sari with jewelled ornaments. Both murtis are garlanded with marigold strands. In front, a framed portrait shows a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a beaded mala, placed beside brass puja vessels, flowers and oil lamps. A single person's dark hair is visible at the bottom edge of the frame.

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A photograph of a decorated deity murti on a carved stone shrine with lion figures and an ornate arched top. Two figures stand side by side, one with a crown and trident and the other with a tall crown, both adorned with layered necklaces, garlanded in marigold and orange flowers, one in green and red garments and the other in blue and green drapery. A framed portrait stands at the lower left showing a man in saffron/orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, carrying a staff. Orange and yellow flags frame the left edge, and a few devotees stand in the foreground at the bottom. Flower offerings sit at the base of the murti.A photograph of a temple shrine with a large pair of deity murtis seated on a raised pink-draped platform beneath a golden arched niche. The figure on the left holds a trident and wears a red turban and layered gold necklaces; the figure on the right wears a red and gold garment and a crown with ornate jewellery. Both are garlanded with yellow and purple flower garlands. In front stands a framed photograph of a smiling man in orange robes with a white garland and rudraksha-style beads, decorated with flower garlands. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine, and a worshipper in orange robes bends at the lower right corner. The photograph depicts a portrait rather than a physical person, and the framed portrait is the only identifiable subject, not verified as the a person.2009-12-06January 31 20092009-01-31Photograph of a gilded shrine arch framing a golden murti of a deity couple, the male figure in an orange turban and blue dhoti holding a trident and damaru, the female in orange with heavy jewelled necklaces, seated before a red curtain with brass lamps and garlands of red, yellow and green flowers. In front of the murti stands a framed photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair, red bindi and orange saffron robes with a white flower garland, seated in lotus pose before a banyan tree; the framed print bears the caption "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and is garlanded with flowers. The photograph is in the swami's presence only as a printed portrait, with no physically present devotees.2010-07-08July 05 20092009-07-05August 16 20122012-08-16A stone temple shrine with a dark-blue draped backdrop holds two gilded deity murtis of a seated Shiva-like figure and a consort, decorated with garlands and a tall white-and-gold cloth. In front, a large printed photograph of a seated man in orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and raised hand, is framed by white jasmine garlands and captioned in Tamil script; the photo depicts a printed portrait, not a physical person. Below it stands a white-draped platform holding a wooden staff with a marigold, and red-and-gold patterned rugs lie on the floor with a folded orange-and-gold cloth and garland. No physical people are visible.2007-09-24August 03 20122012-08-03August 16 20122012-08-16Photo 11694621April 01 20152015-04-01July 21 20102010-07-21