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June 01 2014

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Photo inside a gold-and-blue temple hall during a padapuja-style offering. Standing devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with gold-yellow shawls and ash marks offer coconut, bananas and fruit on silver plates. Women in orange, maroon and pink saris with white jasmine garlands kneel and offer fruit, and a brass kalasha and oil lamps sit nearby. Gold deity figures with raised arms flank the throne, and tropical fruit and flowers cover the carpeted floor.2013-06-19June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesMay 12 20152015-05-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja-style honouring in an orange-and-gold stage setting with arched cutouts and a red velvet throne. A seated man in a maroon-and-orange dhoti-style garment with a saffron shawl, a pink-and-gold turban, and a long garland of orange and yellow flowers receives offerings. A woman in a red-and-green sari and a gold-bordered shawl bends forward, while a woman in a gold saree with a white bag holds a silver plate of flowers. An older man in white ritual dress stands nearby. A man in white kneels at the right holding a tray of oranges, and a standing man in an orange robe is at the far right. Brass oil lamps and a red carpet are visible. Several figures are visible, including a child at left. The seated figure's identity is not established from appearance alone, so he is described by role.2014-06-01A photograph of a ceremonial indoor event in front of an orange and gold stage backdrop with decorative arches. A woman in a gold-bordered purple silk saree smiles while holding a brass tray. Beside her, a woman in a red silk saree with a green blouse and flowers in her hair holds a tray. A man in a white dhoti and shirt holds red fruit or offerings. An older man in white clothes stands at right, and a seated man in white gestures toward the group. A man in a light blue shirt holds a baby, and another child is in the frame. A brass lamp stands near a cushioned wooden seat, and a white handbag rests on the floor.2014-06-01September 16 20132013-09-16 +1 copiesAugust 21 20112011-08-21A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a red-and-white head wrap and a purple-and-yellow flower garland sits on a red-cushioned brown leather throne against an orange and gold stage backdrop with arched panels. A devotee in white dhoti and shirt kneels at his feet on a red mat, with a wooden footstool and a white cloth offering nearby. A shaved-headed attendant in orange stands at right beside brass lamps. Several devotees in colourful saris, including a woman in a pink and turquoise sari and another in purple with green, stand at left, and a man in a purple shirt and jeans holds a child. a person (saffron robe, flower garland and head wrap on a throne, being honoured by a kneeling devotee) at the centre of a padapuja-style darshan. Photo credit text reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam at lower right.2014-06-01December 20 20092009-12-20Photo 11688165 +2 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial gathering in a decorated hall with red and pink draped fabric and a floral canopy of pink, orange and white flowers. A large gold throne draped with red cushions and garlands sits on the right. A man in a red shawl sits near it. A bearded man in an orange robe stands centre, with a man in white clothes beside him. A young girl in a white dress with red trim and a boy in a patterned pink kurta bend down at the base of the throne, while a woman in a red and maroon sari with white flowers in her hair watches. Other attendees in white shirts and white saris stand around, and a young woman in a white sari with gold border stands at right. Several people wear orange, white and yellow clothing.2009-02-21