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Night outdoor ritual at the Bengaluru Aadheenam beneath a banyan tree. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl holds a brass aarti lamp with a flame, offering it toward a framed printed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a garland of orange and yellow flowers, placed on a white-draped seat. Three people stand at right with palms pressed together in namaskar, including a youth in white with orange shawl and glasses. Brass bowls with flower offerings and sweets sit on the ground below the portrait, with scattered petals and a broom at right.

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November 05 20072007-11-05November 05 20072007-11-05Night outdoor ritual beneath a leafy tree. A group of about a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing orange shawls, stand in a semicircle clapping and smiling as they face a small altar on bare earth. On the altar is a framed devotional picture of a seated deity in orange and gold surrounded by garlands, with brass lamps and oil lamps lit before it, and a brass vessel nearby. The setting is an open clearing at night, reflecting an arati offering to a deity under the tree.2007-11-05November 05 20072007-11-05November 05 20072007-11-05November 05 20072007-11-05November 05 20072007-11-05A photograph of a ritual scene under a thatched roof with sugarcane stalks and mango leaves. Central is a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a seated man in orange robes with a white flower garland, one hand raised, garlanded with yellow marigolds, resting on a white draped table. Before it are brass oil lamp, bell, kalasha-style cups, a banana leaf with coconut and offerings on a striped mat. Around it stand devotees: a woman in white with orange shawl and gold border kneeling at right, placing an item on the mat; a man in orange shawl and rudraksha mala beside her; several men in white dhotis and orange wraps at left and rear.2008-01-16November 05 20072007-11-05November 05 20072007-11-05Night outdoor bhoomi puja on bare reddish earth. A man in white dhoti and saffron-orange shawl, barefoot, bends low and digs or tends the soil with a tool. Around him, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand watching, one with a rudraksha-style necklace. In the foreground right, a framed printed portrait with a garland of orange and yellow marigolds is set on a white-draped seat or chair; the portrait shows a figure in orange robes and beads seated beneath a banyan tree. Before it sit a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a steel plate of flowers and fruit, a bowl of grains, and a pair of sandals. A large tree stands in the background.2007-11-05August 17 20072007-08-17