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April 08 2014

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Photograph inside a temple-style hall with a red carpet. In the centre, a man with a shaved head and white sandalwood markings on his arms and chest, wearing an orange cloth and a brown-beaded mala, holds up a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with lit flames. Two seated women in orange saris sit to the left, hands joined. Behind them, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling figure in an orange turban. Two painted deity murtis with four arms, gold crowns, gold necklaces and red-and-green dhotis flank the shrine, with brass lamps standing along the sides and a gold throne in front of the portrait.2014-04-10July 10 20142014-07-10Photograph inside a temple shrine with painted pillars in pink, green and gold. At the centre, a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and sunglasses sits on an ornate gold throne-like seat, flanked by two painted deity murti with multiple arms holding lamps and implements. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in an orange wrap and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward the shrine. Three people in orange and maroon clothing sit on a red carpet with hands joined in prayer, and a bearded man in white dhoti with a white shawl also sits with hands folded. Brass lamps stand on both sides of the shrine. The portrait is a depiction of a person, not a physical presence in the scene; the seated devotees are the physical people counted here.2014-06-03June 02 20142014-06-02June 11 20142014-06-11Photograph of a temple shrine with a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes seen from behind, holding a multi-tiered brass lamp with lit flames. Two women in dark red sarees sit kneeling on a red carpet to the left. Two painted deity murtis with multiple arms, holding ritual objects and wearing gold ornaments and orange-green cloth, flank the shrine. Behind them a framed portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe, seen as a printed portrait, not a physical person. Garlands of white flowers hang above the portrait and brass oil lamps stand on either side. A second person in white sits near the shrine.2014-06-02September 22 20132013-09-22A priest in orange robes, seen from behind with a shaved head and white sacred markings on his arms, performs aarti with a tiered silver lamp holding many lit flames before a shrine. The shrine features painted multi-armed deity murtis in orange and green dress flanking a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and robe, set on a golden throne with a tiger-skin cushion. Brass oil lamps line the floor, and two other robed attendants sit at the side.2013-10-29 +1 copiesJune 02 20142014-06-02September 22 20132013-09-22A photograph of a temple shrine during an aarti. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with rudraksha malas and white tilak marks on his arms and face holds a tiered silver lamp with many lit flames. Behind him, two orange-robed devotees sit on the red floor. The shrine has painted pillars and two standing dvarapala figures with golden crowns and gold ornaments. At the centre is a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban, set above a gold throne. Brass oil lamps stand along the sides. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical person, and the priest's appearance does not qualify him as the candidate, so his identity is left unsure.2014-04-10April 14 20142014-04-14