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A photograph of a Navaratri worship hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Three standing men in white dhotis and white kurta-style shirts wear orange shawls and ring handheld bells upward, one holding a bell aloft near an orange flag. Behind them a deity murti is decorated with flower garlands and a red cloth, set before a magenta backdrop with ornamented panels, a brass kalasha-style vessel and brass oil lamps. Several seated devotees in white clothing kneel on the floor on the right, and a row of brass lamps sits in the foreground. This appears to be a puja or aarti with bell ringing.

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October 13 20072007-10-13A ritual performance in a whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof, where three standing young men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls hold brass ritual implements. The man on the left holds a bell and a small lamp, the central man holds a bell and a brass vessel, and the man on the right holds a bell and a small brass item. Several seated participants in white clothes sit on mats before rows of brass oil lamps and a brass deity murti set, while a larger seated audience in white fills the background. Hanging decorative banners in red, blue and yellow patterns, a speaker and a fan are visible. Four people are prominent, with a larger group seated behind them.2007-10-13Indoor evening puja under a corrugated metal roof at Aadikailaasa, Bengaluru. Three priests in white dhotis and orange shawls stand at left, centre and right, raising a lit aarti lamp and a silver lamp stand high, with bells in their other hands. Left, a deity murti decorated with yellow marigold garlands sits on a green-draped platform before a magenta cloth with gold motifs. Centre-right, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a saffron-robed figure with a mala. Seated devotees fill the lower right. Visible orange, white, and bright flower colours dominate. The right priest wears a white forehead mark and a mala, and the left priest wears a forehead band.2007-10-13Indoor temple-style ceremony under a corrugated metal roof with a ceiling fan. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with a saffron-orange shawl raises a large brass aarti lamp with lit flames, while several men in white kurtas and orange shawls on the left hold similar lamps aloft. To the right a young man in orange robes with a white turban and garlands holds a trident beside a colourful umbrella, and devotees seated in orange and white sit with hands folded. Brass bells and a metal railing are visible, with banners and framed images on the back wall.2008-12-29Evening aarti in a covered hall with a corrugated roof and white walls. Three male devotees stand at the front raising lit multi-wick brass lamps in one hand and ringing handbells in the other. The two on the left wear white dhotis with orange shawls; the one in the centre wears a white kurta with an orange shawl and a red thread around his neck. A boy in white with a yellow shawl kneels at the lower left, and rows of seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the floor on the right. Rows of brass oil lamps stand on a mat in front, and framed photographs hang on the wall behind them.2009-02-16October 13 20072007-10-13Three standing men in white dhoti-style clothing with orange shawls perform aarti in a whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof. The man on the left holds a flaming wick lamp with a tilak on his forehead, the centre man holds a brass lamp with a lit flame, and the man on the right holds a brass lamp stand with flames. Several seated people in white garments sit on mats in the background and foreground, with brass lamps arranged on the floor. Woven patterned banners in orange, blue and red hang on the walls, and a small speaker and wooden table are visible.2007-10-15October 13 20072007-10-13February 16 20092009-02-16July 17 20082008-07-17Photo of a homa or yagna in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and painted banners hanging from the ceiling. Three young men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand holding lit oil lamps and bells, with the one on the right raising a lamp high. A fire burns on a white square altar in front, with fruit, flowers and brass vessels nearby. A young woman in an orange top and white skirt kneels and tends the fire, while seated boys in white and orange line the room behind, with a small deity murti decorated with flowers on a purple cloth at the left. Around 40 people are visible.2007-12-10December 29 20082008-12-29