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October 02 20082008-10-02October 04 20082008-10-04October 01 20082008-10-01A night-time photograph of a decorated deity murti pair seated within a golden arched niche in a stone temple hall. The seated figure on the left wears a red and gold robe, a yellow turban with a crown ornament, and holds one hand raised; beside him a figure in a blue-green embellished garment and jewellery sits with a large brass pot in front of them. Both are heavily garlanded with white, yellow, orange and purple flower garlands, and tall brass oil lamps with flower garlands stand on either side. This is a statue scene with no physical people visible.2008-12-29October 02 20082008-10-02December 29 20082008-12-29 +16 copiesOctober 04 20082008-10-04A photograph of a temple sanctum at night showing a pair of decorated deity murti seated side by side within a gilded arched niche backed by red drapery. The figure on the left holds a trident and wears a red turban with a jeweled crown, a white jeweled necklace and a red and gold garment. The figure on the right wears a white and gold garment, a jeweled crown and silver adornments. Both are garlanded with red and yellow flower strands. In front stands a large silver kalasha wrapped with flower garlands on a silver peetha, with a smaller figure in red and orange garlanded at its base. Brass oil lamps with lotus-shaped tops line both sides, and a few small offerings sit on the floor at the bottom.2010-07-13December 27 20082008-12-27 +12 copiesDecember 29 20082008-12-29A gilded shrine in a temple-style alcove hung with red curtains. At the centre stands a large deity murti of Shiva with a trident and drum and a consort figure in a pink-and-gold dress, both wearing heavy gold necklaces and garlands of orange, yellow and magenta flowers. Below them a golden kalasha-like pedestal holds a white-draped object with a footwear-shaped form, and a small framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" sits at the base, showing a figure in saffron with a rudraksha mala. Brass oil lamps and a small framed image of a deity flank the shrine. No people are visible.2010-09-29October 02 20082008-10-02