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September 24 2012

September 24 2012

Empty interior hall with polished black granite floor and steps leading up to a raised altar platform. A framed portrait of a person in white robes stands on the wall, garlanded with a green-and-white garland and set on a dark draped cloth. In front of it sit a small orange-robed statue or figure, a brass lamp lantern with a flame, and small brass vessels. Wood-panelled walls, white pillar, and side windows frame the room. No people are present.

November 27 2012

Photograph of an indoor shrine set against a plain grey wall. Two tall standing portrait banners flank a central framed picture, all garlanded with marigold and orange flower garlands. The left banner shows a man in white and cream robes with a white turban and a rudraksha mala; the right banner shows a figure in saffron-orange robes and orange turban with long dark hair and a mala. The central framed picture shows a seated figure in orange robes before a white background. In front of the framed picture on a round concrete platform are brass lamps, a small kalasha-style pot, a brass plate and loose white and yellow flowers. No physical people are present; the figures are printed portraits.

A photograph inside a plain whitewashed shrine room where a standing devotee in an orange robe and red sleeveless top holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame toward an ornate golden peetha throne. The throne carries a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a beaded necklace, draped in magenta and orange cloth and garlanded with marigolds. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, and trays of flowers and fruit sit on the floor below. A large black-and-white photograph hangs on the wall behind, and a small framed picture rests on a golden swing with flower garlands at right. A second orange-robed person stands at the left edge with hands folded in prayer.

A photograph of a shrine room with a dark curtain backdrop. A man with long, swept-back hair stands at right with his back to the camera, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti with an orange shawl draped over his shoulder. He faces a raised altar holding a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes and beads, several painted deity statues in orange and red, a golden peetha with a small figure, brass lamps and a woven mat on the floor. Hanging orange and patterned banners decorate the upper right.

A photograph inside a temple shrine. In the lower foreground a person in white ritual clothes with short hair and glasses kneels and lights an oil lamp or flame on a brass tray with offerings. Behind them are several small seated deity murtis in gold-framed arches, decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands. A tall dark deity statue wearing an orange-gold draped cloth stands at centre. On the right, a framed portrait on a wooden seat draped with a red and orange cloth is garlanded with red and green flowers and bears a rudraksha-style necklace; it is a portrait, not a physical person. A tall brass oil lamp stands on the right, and a tiger-skin cover lies on the wooden bench.

A festival puja display set against a painted wall mural. On the left, a large grayscale painted portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, wearing a white shawl, is labelled with a painted presence rather than a physical person. In the centre stands a small shrine with a golden tiled dome, pink and blue columns and a backdrop of bark-like fabric, housing a deity murti draped in green and red with a flower garland and crown. In front sit a murti in orange robes and garland beside a blue-and-gold clad figure, with a steel vessel, brass plates, fruit and a kalasha-style lamp. On the right, a tiered white step display holds many small clay figurines, deities, and framed pictures. No physical people are visible.

Photograph of an empty ceremonial hall with a large ornately carved wooden throne draped in a teal green cloth and an orange-gold silk cloth, flanked by carved lion figures. Behind the throne is a large black-and-white portrait of a person with long hair, and a smaller framed photo on the throne shows a seated figure in orange robes with a white beaded necklace. Foreground includes a brass oil lamp, offerings with garlands and flowers, a lit lamp on a stand at right, red curtains, and a floor with a kolam design. No physical people are visible in the scene.

Interior of a decorated room with a raised altar platform draped in red cloth, brass kalashas and pots with flowers, and garlands of flowers and tinsel strung from the ceiling. In the foreground a person in orange robes with long dark hair stands with back to the camera, facing the altar. On the lower right, a white-draped seated figure sits near the altar. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" in Tamil script, garlanded with white and orange flowers, sits on the altar steps beside brass lamps and a brass vessel. The walls show a peacock-patterned hanging.

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