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A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands in a hall, raising a brass multi-branched oil lamp (aarti) in his right hand and holding a small brass bell in his left. He wears a long rudraksha-style mala with gold beads, a gold chain, bangles and a white tilak. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the floor behind him, and lit oil lamps stand at right beside a sign reading NITHYANANDA TV NOT LIVE. The setting looks like a ritual aarti in an ashram hall.

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March 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18A young man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap stands centrally, bare-chested, raising a thin wooden stick overhead in his right hand while holding a small brass handbell in his left. He wears layered rudraksha malas and a heavy gold-toned necklace, with a white horizontal forehead mark, dark dreadlocked hair tied up, and gold bangles and an armband. Behind him, seated devotees in white clothes with orange and red accents fill the hall, and a camera on a tripod stands at the right beside a brown sign reading NITHYANANDA. The setting is a pale pink-walled hall with a red fire extinguisher on the wall.2017-03-18March 18 20172017-03-18Photo of a group of devotees in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl performing an aarti ceremony in an indoor hall. In the foreground a young man with hair tied in a bun, white tilak markings and rudraksha mala holds a brass lamp with a bell-shaped handle and rings a small handheld bell. Behind him several more men in orange garments hold up lit brass oil lamps with flames. A striped cloth covers a table at left and a bright pink-cream wall is behind them. Warm lamplight dominates the scene.2017-03-18A young man in orange saffron robes stands on a stage in front of a large seated audience, holding a brass oil lamp aarti in one raised hand and a brass handbell in the other. He wears dreadlocks tied in a topknot, white forehead markings, white marks on his arms and shoulders, a rudraksha mala, and beaded bracelets. Behind him rows of women in mostly white, orange and blue clothing sit under a white tent ceiling with hanging lights and speakers. The lit lamp suggests aarti being performed.2016-05-21A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border stands on a red carpet holding a brass oil lamp (aarti) raised in his right hand and a brass bell in his left, performing a ritual. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, earrings and a white tilak with red bindi, with long dreadlocked hair piled on his head. Behind him, seated devotees in white and a golden deity murti are visible in a hall.2016-05-02May 21 20162016-05-21July 19 20162016-07-19A young man in orange sannyasi attire stands in a hall performing aarti. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border, a rudraksha mala and beaded necklaces, white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms, and a red bindi. His long dreadlocked hair is tied up on his head. In his raised right hand he holds a silver aarti lamp with a flame, and in his left hand a brass handbell. Seated devotees in orange shawls, white and coloured saris fill the background, with a few people in the foreground.2016-05-21A standing young man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered sash performs an aarti ceremony in a hall with a red floor. He wears a tall tiered hair knot, white tilak on his forehead, multiple strands of rudraksha malas and a gold chain, and holds a brass oil lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other. A second brass lamp stand appears at the right edge. Behind him, a seated man in white dhoti with gold border and a white tilak sits on the floor, and other people in colourful clothing sit in the background.2016-05-02