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July 07 20142014-07-07A photograph of a temple-style stage set for ritual worship. Two large painted deity figures with multiple arms, holding ritual objects, flank a central gilded throne-like seat that holds a framed portrait of a smiling man in saffron and orange robes with a yellow-orange turban. Golden-brown ornate pillars and white scrollwork frame the stage, with flower garlands above. In the foreground, a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with his back to the camera beside a tall brass oil lamp with many lit wicks. Three people in orange clothing stand at the altar making offerings near the throne. The gold-draped stage has a red carpet below.2014-07-07 +1 copiesInside a temple shrine, a priest with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing a brown-orange cloth, raises a multi-tiered lit aarti lamp toward a golden throne. On the throne is a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange turban and orange robes, with a tiger-skin cloth draped over the seat. Two seated devotees in orange and white clothes sit near the throne. Flanking the shrine are tall painted dvarapala-style figures with four arms, gold jewellery and green-orange dhotis. Brass lamps stand along the walls and a red carpet lies on the floor.2013-07-16Inside a temple shrine, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" sits on an ornate gold throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth. The portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe. Two painted, multi-armed guardian figures with crowns, gold necklaces and pink and green dhotis flank the doorway. In the foreground, a tiered oil lamp with many lit flames blurs the view, and several people in red and orange robes reach toward the throne, apparently lighting lamps. The scene suggests a puja or aarti. No live individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-11-19Aarti performed before a shrine with two tall painted guardian statues flanking a golden throne on which a framed portrait is placed. The portrait labelled with a printed caption shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron garment, displayed as a depiction on a screen-free wall frame. Two standing statues with multiple arms, crowns and gold jewellery stand beside the throne, wearing orange and green dhotis. In the foreground a blurred figure in white lifts a lit oil lamp or aarti plate, while brass oil lamps stand along the platform. Two women in orange garments with folded hands sit at the right and left edges, observing the ritual.2014-04-22A golden throne in a temple shrine holds a framed portrait of a saffron-robed man seated with one hand raised, set against a tree backdrop. A gold parasol canopy and hanging bells hang above the seat, with a tiger-skin cushion on the throne base. Two painted standing deity murti flank the throne, one at left and one at right, each with multiple arms, crowns, gold jewellery and red or green cloth. A brass oil lamp stands at the right edge, and in the foreground a person in a brown-orange robe is seen from behind facing the shrine.2013-06-13July 28 20132013-07-28September 06 20132013-09-06April 17 20142014-04-17October 22 20132013-10-22A shrine interior photographed from the front, with a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe set on a golden throne-like seat draped with cloth. Two large painted statues of four-armed deities with golden crowns, orange dhotis and green sashes flank the doorway, holding objects in their hands. In the foreground a priest in a white dhoti sits on the red carpet offering prayers at the altar while a second man in orange robes sits nearby. A tall brass lamp stand with many lit oil lamps stands to the left, with brass lamps and a puja tray with offerings in front. Hanging lamps are visible within the shrine.2014-07-11July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies