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April 16 2014

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August 03 20132013-08-03 +1 copiesSeptember 22 20132013-09-22October 31 20132013-10-31 +1 copiesTemple pada puja scene with a shaved-headed priest in a rust-orange robe and white sacred markings on his arms, holding a lit oil lamp at a golden throne (peetha) draped with a zebra-striped cloth bearing a tiger face. On the throne sits a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a seated figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, one hand raised in blessing, before a banyan-tree backdrop. Ornate gold lions flank the throne, with hanging brass bells and chains above and small oil lamps at the sides. Pink, green and yellow painted temple pillars frame the shrine.2013-04-05A golden throne (peetha) stands in a shrine niche framed by painted yellow-and-red pillars with deity figures holding lamps. Centered on the throne is a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA", showing a smiling man in an orange turban, orange shawl and red tilak mark. A tiger-skin cloth covers the seat. Hanging brass oil lamps and rudraksha-style bead strands surround the throne. In front, three seated people in orange and white ritual clothing attend the shrine; one kneeling figure in an orange robe faces the throne, while another in a white dhoti sits at the right. Lit oil lamps and flower offerings sit on the altar in the foreground.2013-09-20November 01 20132013-11-01October 31 20132013-10-31October 23 20132013-10-23September 29 20132013-09-29Inside a temple shrine, a large framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" sits atop an ornate gold throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth. The portrait shows a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and orange shawl. Three devotees in orange-brown robes kneel before the throne at a gold-trimmed altar, one raising a lamp or offering while others tend to the offerings. Hanging brass oil lamps and bells surround the shrine, and a clustered lit oil lamp stand glows in the foreground; a gilded deity murti stands at the left edge.2013-09-20April 14 20142014-04-14September 23 20132013-09-23