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A 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.2014-06-06A woman in a rust-orange sari with a leopard-print blouse-wrap stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a shrine. Behind an ornate golden arch, two large deity murtis wear orange and gold garments, garlanded with red and yellow flowers; one holds a trident-like staff. In front, a small black Shiva linga with a rudraksha-style garland and a gold-framed altar display fruit, flower petals and offerings. A smaller standing figure in orange robes with folded hands stands in a green niche at right. Purple drapery frames the shrine and the room is open to greenery on both sides.2014-06-06 +1 copiesJune 06 20142014-06-06Photograph 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.2014-06-06June 06 20142014-06-06 +1 copiesTwo priests in saffron-orange dhotis perform a puja at a shrine before a gilded arch and a deity murti with a lingam-like form. The priest on the left, bald and bending forward, holds a tray, while the priest in the centre, with hair tied up and bare upper body, lifts a brass lamp over the lingam. Flower garlands in pink, yellow and orange drape the altar, and bananas and fruit sit on a plate in front. A standing figure in a shrine niche on the right wears a red crown and garland. The shrine is open-sided with glass walls and trees outside.2014-06-06A temple shrine with gilded arch and grey stone pillars. A man in a red-orange dhoti and leopard-print shawl, with a yellow-and-green flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, smiles while holding a red sign that reads Nithyananda Satsang. Behind him stand two painted deity murti with gold crowns, orange garments and garlands. Between them sits a shivalinga-like murti draped with a rudraksha mala and red-pink flower garlands, with a kalasha and offerings of fruit and flowers in front. A small figure in saffron-orange robes stands in a niche at right. Red flower petals scatter the floor.2014-06-06A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-framed arches and large deity murtis of a male and female form, one holding a trident, both adorned with jewelled necklaces, flower garlands and orange-and-white draped skirts. In front, a shaved-headed priest in a red-orange dhoti sits cross-legged on a raised stone platform, tending brass pots and kalasha vessels near a jewelled throne-like seat. To the right, a standing person with long dark hair, a tilak and a rudraksha-bead necklace wears a red-orange robe and gold armlets, facing the altar. Lamps and a small figure stand in the background shrine.2013-04-06A photograph of a temple ritual at an outdoor shrine decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands. A young man in orange robes and a gold necklace holds a brass lamp with an orange cloth on its base. Beside him, a person in orange robes with long dark hair leans forward, arm extended toward a large gold kalasha on a flower-draped altar. Behind them stands a deity murti with a crown and jewelled gold ornaments, and a seated goddess-like figure in red and gold sari with a garland, and a blue-draped figure in front. Purple and white garlands wrap the altar. Two people are visible, performing puja.2009-12-24June 19 20142014-06-19 +2 copiesA woman in an orange sari sits cross-legged on a stone platform performing puja before a shrine. Her forehead bears a white tilak. Before her are brass vessels, a bowl of flowers and leaves, and a lamp. Behind her, a deity murti pair in a gilded arch on a magenta drape: the left figure wears a red turban, rudraksha-like beads and four arms, the right wears a golden crown and a garland. Between them stands a black lingam draped in red cloth, garlanded with red and yellow flower strands. A small bronze deity murti sits in front. The setting is a stone temple sanctum with carved pillars.2013-08-03 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20172017-09-05 +1 copies