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Outdoor ritual aarti scene in front of a white building with a sign reading Nithyananda Library. A figure in saffron-orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair holds a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame, facing a group of devotees. Several people in white and cream clothing and orange shawls press their palms together in prayer, while children in white kurtas with rudraksha malas stand close. A woman in a cream sari with gold bangles and a girl in a purple dress watch nearby. a person, depicted by long swept-back hair and saffron robe, performing aarti with the lamp.

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Outdoor photo of a devotional arati at an ashram-like setting. A figure with long, dark, wavy hair in an orange shawl over orange robes faces away from the camera, holding a brass arati lamp with a visible flame toward a group. Around them, devotees in white and cream clothing, including a woman in white with an orange shawl holding a trident-shaped staff, and several children in white with rudraksha malas, stretch their hands toward the flame. Behind them is a white building with a sign reading Nithyananda library, a green shrub, and a tree. Light tones dominate the scene.2009-12-23Outdoor photo of a ceremonial arati in front of a palm tree and an orange-walled building. A man with long, curly dark hair and an orange shawl with maroon borders, seen from behind and in profile, extends his hands toward a brass arati lamp with a flame. A woman in an orange sari with maroon border holds the lamp. Nearby, a woman in white with glasses and an orange shawl, along with several men and women in white clothes, stand with palms pressed together. A man in a yellow-and-white garment on the left holds a silver trident. A framed picture sits in the background. The arati lamp is the ritual focus. Probable Swamiji is the man in orange in the foreground; the appearance cues are long curly hair and orange shawl.2009-12-23Outdoor crowd gathered in front of a white building with a corrugated roof and a sign reading "Nithyananda Library". In the foreground a long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe with a dark red border stands with their back to the camera, facing the crowd. A woman on the left wears a white sari with an orange border and holds a silver trident, with hands pressed together in namaste. Beside her a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl holds her palms together. A boy in white with a rudraksha mala stands in front, and a bald older man in white is at right. Several devotees in white clothes stand with hands folded in prayer, while a young child in a purple dress is held at far right.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered around a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a heavy gold necklace of beads and a large gold pendant, long dark hair swept back, arms extended outward in a blessing gesture. Beside him a man in an orange shawl holds a brass bell and spreads a fine mist, and devotees with raised, cupped hands reach toward the blessing. Others wear white with orange shawls, including a woman holding a camera and an older bald man in white. Many people behind wear orange robes and white dhotis, some with folded hands in namaste. The scene suggests a darshan or blessing moment.2008-12-23Outdoors beside a palm tree and a pink-and-cream building, a man with long dark wavy hair and an orange shawl with maroon borders faces right and makes arati gestures toward a brass oil lamp with a visible flame held by a woman in an orange sari with maroon border and gold bangles. Around them, several people in white and white-and-orange clothing stand close, some with hands raised in prayer, and a woman in white with glasses and a red garland is nearby. A tray of flowers and offerings sits on an orange-covered table at right. a person: the man with long swept-back hair in orange shawl performs arati, a ritual of honouring a deity or guru.2009-12-23Outdoor ritual aarti at a large banyan tree. A man in an orange saffron wrap with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a brass plate with a burning flame. Around him devotees stand with palms pressed together in prayer. A woman on the left wears a white sari with a red border and red and gold bangles. A bearded man in a white shirt holds a brass handbell while praying. Other devotees in white and cream clothes, several wearing glasses, stand close together under the tree's aerial roots.2006-07-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 06 20112011-12-06Outdoor photograph under a corrugated shelter with trees behind. In the foreground, a figure with long, dark, curly hair wrapped in an orange saffron cloth, seen from behind, faces a group of devotees. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl, hands pressed together in anjali. Behind him, an older man and several women in white saris stand with palms joined in prayer, one with gold bangles. Two women are at the left edge, also in white, with hands folded. The setting suggests a welcome or greeting ritual at a temple or ashram.2008-11-11Outdoor photograph of an evening aarti at an ashram under leafy trees. A man in a long saffron-orange robe with long dark hair holds a bell in his right hand and gestures with his left, facing the flame. Beside him a man in white kurta with an orange shawl holds a brass plate of yellow flowers and a lit oil lamp with a burning flame. Around them stand a crowd of children and adults in white clothes, several with hands joined in prayer, including a boy in a pink and purple jacket in front. a person cues: long hair and saffron robe, with the man holding the bell being the most.2007-12-07Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal and bamboo pavilion with green trees behind. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, holds a silver aarti plate with a flaming oil lamp in his right hand and a brass handbell in his left. Around him, women in white and cream saris with gold borders stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, one wearing a rudraksha mala and gold bangles. Seated devotees, some in white with tilak markings, sit on the grass to the left. A saffron cloth hangs from a white pole at right. Parked cars are visible in the background, and the scene reads as an aarti performed before an assembled group.2008-11-11