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June 06 20142014-06-06June 06 20142014-06-06A woman in a rust-red blouse and leopard-print wrap stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp or aarti flame over a Shiva lingam decorated with garlands of red, pink and yellow flowers. Behind the lingam, two gilded deity murtis with ornate crowns and gold necklaces sit on a purple draped platform beneath a golden arch. At right, a smaller statue of a standing figure in orange and gold clothing with a rudraksha-style necklace stands in a niche. Fruit, flowers and a brass plate sit on the white-draped altar in front of the lingam, inside an open temple pavilion with stone pillars.2014-06-06September 21 20142014-09-21 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25June 06 20142014-06-06A night-time temple ritual photograph. A man in a rust-red dhoti and matching shawl, with a red turban and long dark braid hanging down his back, stands at a stone shrine before a deity murti of Shiva wearing a gold crown and holding a trident, garlanded with yellow, purple and red flower strands. Beside him a younger man in saffron-orange cloth with sandalwood and rudraksha adornments holds a brass bowl. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands in the foreground. A second murti in purple and gold is set on a silver stand with marigold petals, and lit lamps burn at the right. Text reads Nithyananda Paramashivam and Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam.2017-12-02August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesJune 04 20142014-06-04 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine with two priests in orange-red dhotis performing worship before a central deity murti. A bald priest on the left, bending forward with bare upper body and a sacred thread, offers something from a white bowl. A second priest in a patterned cloth seated beside him holds a small vessel. Behind them stands a gold arched frame around a pair of deity figures in orange and purple garments with crowns, garlanded with pink and yellow flowers. A lingam-like object with a silver snake hood sits in front, draped in marigold and pink garlands. A standing devotee figure in a niche on the right wears red and white. Fruit, flowers and offerings lie on the floor. This is a padapuja-style puja setting in a temple.2014-06-06August 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copies