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A man in saffron-orange robes performs aarti with a brass oil lamp flame in a small room with lavender walls and a barred window on the left. He holds a small brass bell in his other hand. Before him on a white-draped table stand fruit, flower offerings, brass lamps and a microphone. To the right, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds and red flowers. Scattered petals lie on the floor and a saffron banner hangs at the top right.

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