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December 22 20182018-12-22November 28 20202020-11-28A photograph of a small ornamental shrine set on a black cloth backdrop. An arched golden frame with a light blue backdrop shows a deity murti with multiple stacked faces and many arms, flanked by an upper figure and a smaller blue-skinned figure. In front of it, a seated figure with dark hair and a beard wears white and is draped with a large garland of green, red and gold ribbon-like strands on a silver-patterned pedestal base. No physical people are present; the figures are printed images or statues.2017-01-27A shrine scene at night lit by warm lamps. Two painted deity murti stand in the centre, one wearing a green and red turban and multi-strand necklaces, the other in a blue garment with a tall crown, both in front of a large pink-and-gold swan-like vahana carving and a golden arch. Strings of yellow, orange and red marigold garlands drape the figures and a decorated kalasha or pillar sits at the front, with a small orange-robed figure seated below. Blue curtains frame the side openings and a bright lamp-lit stone base surrounds the altar. No people are visible.2008-12-28 +1 copiesA composite graphic with a man seated on an ornate golden throne with eyes closed and a faint smile, wearing a large black turban with a silver crescent ornament and white vertical tilak on his forehead, with rudraksha beads visible at his neck. Beside him is a painted illustration of a multi-headed, multi-armed deity figure with many faces and raised weapons, alongside a green-faced goddess in red and gold sari and jewellery. The background shows a dark forest scene with glowing light.2020-11-12May 04 20182018-05-04 +1 copiesMay 04 20182018-05-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual stage setup with a golden arched frame holding a printed image of a multi-headed, multi-armed deity with many faces stacked in a pyramid, a blue figure at its side, all on a dark background. In front sits a small golden-rimmed shrine or throne with a crowned, turbaned figure partly visible above a cluster of gold-tipped rods wrapped in green, red and white cords, and a red-and-gold patterned base with offering flowers and a rudraksha bead. A second golden arched frame stands at the right edge and a small framed picture of a figure in orange and red garments appears at left. No clearly identifiable physical person is in the scene; the crowned figure is seen only partially and is not a clear candidate.2016-12-21A seated man in ochre-red robes, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold armlets sits cross-legged on a golden throne with a leopard-print cloth, eyes closed, hands folded, a red tilak on his forehead and a red cap. Behind him a large LED backdrop shows a crescent moon filled with a pyramid of multi-armed deity faces in blue and red tones, a trident rises on the right, a brass trident stands at left and a small lit oil lamp sits on a side table, with a microphone stand in front. a person appears as the seated figure, a presiding teacher during satsang, with the printed credit reading 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam.2018-02-13March 02 20182018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02A seated man in a rust-red robe wears a leopard-print cloth at the waist and many rudraksha malas, with a red and gold turban-style headpiece and a red tilak on his forehead. He sits on a crescent-moon throne with a golden trident staff and gold lion-form armrests, gesturing with raised hands beside a microphone stand. Behind him a large backdrop shows a pyramid of repeated deity faces in red and blue tones, with a red star-pattern design and a trident. A probable Swamiji is the seated speaker, identified by the mala-adorned saffron robe, the crown-like headpiece and the ceremonial throne with trident. A brass lamp sits to the side.2018-02-13