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A photograph of a ritual scene with young devotees in orange and saffron clothing performing aarti before a framed portrait garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers. The framed portrait shows a smiling figure with long dark hair in orange robes and a beaded necklace, labelled by its frame context as a devotional picture. A devotee in the foreground holds a lit oil lamp toward it, and smoke from a fire pit rises in the background where another figure in orange sits. Banners behind read Kalpataru Darshan and a Shakti poster with colourful deity panels. Five people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.

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Photograph of a homa or fire ritual in an outdoor temple courtyard. Several young men in saffron-orange robes sit in rows with their backs to the camera, some with hands joined in prayer, while a priest in orange performs the fire offering amid rising smoke. Marigold garlands and offerings lie on a white altar in front. Behind them is a framed portrait of a smiling man with long hair, draped with red-and-white flower garlands; the portrait is a printed picture, not a person. A large Kannada-script sign reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple, and a poster titled Shaktim with decorated deity images hangs on the wall.2008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08Outdoor photo of a group of young men in saffron-orange robes seated on the ground before a low table, several with bare heads or short hair, one holding a brass dish with smoke rising from a flame or incense. In the foreground, a man in orange reaches toward the smoke while others sit with hands joined in prayer. Behind them stands a framed picture of a woman with dark hair, garlanded with red flowers. A white wall displays posters including a 'Kalpataru Darshan' poster and a 'Shaktim' poster with small circular deity images, and a sign reading 'Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana'. Palm trees and a red-and-white striped border complete the scene.2008-10-08Outdoor ritual on orange cloth at a white building with the sign Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. Six or seven young men in orange robes sit with hands joined in prayer or worship, some with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders and marigold garlands on their necks. Before them lie a silver tray with offerings, orange marigold flowers, a cluster of green limes, and a framed portrait garlanded with red flowers. Posters on the wall advertise a Kalpataru Darshan and a Shakti program with deity images. Palm trees and flags are visible behind the building.2008-10-08Several devotees in orange robes sit on the ground in front of a framed portrait garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strands, set on a dark stone platform. The portrait shows a seated figure in orange with long hair, and a small blue deity murti stands before it with flower offerings. Devotees with folded hands pray, while others hold brass plates of petals and offerings. A white temple facade behind reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with a cameraman filming and banners reading Kalpataru Darshan beside the entrance.2008-10-08October 08 20082008-10-08July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph inside a plain whitewashed room with a tiled floor. A man in an orange turban and orange garments holds a lit oil lamp or aarti lamp toward a framed portrait display draped in white cloth, decorated with flower garlands and marigold petals. Two other men in orange robes stand to the left, one holding a white cloth or plate. The portrait display shows a large framed photograph of a figure in orange robes beside a smaller framed portrait, both with garlands. This appears to be an aarti or puja performed before the portraits. Three physical people are visible.2008-07-27A photo of a samadhi-shrine ceremony outdoors under a canopy of palm fronds and orange-and-yellow marigold garlands. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulder holds a lit camphor aarti plate, flame rising, with rudraksha beads on his chest. Three saffron-robed sannyasis stand beside him with hands folded in namaste, one with a long beard and one with a shaved head. Two white-clad devotees with folded hands stand at right. Beside them, a large framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is garlanded with white and red flowers, and a bed of orange and red flowers lies at its base. The portrait is a depiction of a person, not a physical presence in the scene. Five physical people are visible.2007-08-09Three men in saffron-orange robes stand in a bare, whitewashed room with a tiled floor and a barred window. The man in front, wearing an orange-red turban with a white garland and an orange sleeveless top, holds a lamp with a flame toward a shrine table. The table, draped in white with marigolds and petals, holds framed portraits decorated with pink flower garlands and a framed photo of a figure in orange headwear. Two attendants behind him in orange dhotis stand with folded cloth and a hand near the chest. The setting appears to be a ritual aarti before the framed images.2008-07-27June 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of a small room with white walls where a man with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears a red-orange sleeveless top and a garland of white jasmine with green fruits on his head, holding a lit oil lamp (diya) toward a framed poster. The poster shows a seated saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala beneath a banyan tree, with a white flower garland above it and the printed caption "Paramahamsa SRI NITHYANANDA SWAMIGAL". At left, a green-backed poster shows a smiling man in a yellow turban. On the right, a man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, looking toward the lamp, with a red tilak on his forehead and a bangle on his wrist. The scene suggests an aarti offering before the poster, though no clear a person identification is made from appearance.2009-08-08