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Night aarti performed in an ashram hall before a decorated deity murti seated on a white bull vehicle, adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands and a crown. A woman in white robes with an orange shawl holds a bell and raises a brass lamp toward the deity. Beside her, a second woman in orange shawl and white clothing holds a lit oil lamp and a bell, and a third person in grey-white garments with an orange shawl also holds a bell. Children in white sit on the floor watching. Behind them hang a banner reading 'Dhyanapeetam' in colourful patterned fabric, green and orange draped cloth, and open flames from oil lamps. The scene is a devotional evening ritual.

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Indoor evening aarti ceremony in a hall with white walls and a corrugated metal ceiling. A woman in the centre wears a white sari with an orange shawl and holds a brass bell in one hand while raising a flaming brass lamp, her hair pulled back. Two women to the left and right, also in orange shawls, raise oil lamps and a flame. Behind them a banner reading "Nithyanandapeetam" hangs with orange and teal drapes, colourful pillars and a seated deity murti decorated with a garland. Children sit along the right side watching. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering in a dhyanapeetam hall.2007-10-16Evening aarti ceremony in a hall at Aadi Kailaasa, Bengaluru. Three women in white dhotis or saris with orange shawls stand in front of a throne-like seat draped with a green and orange cloth banner reading Dhyanapeetam. The woman at centre-right holds a brass bell and flaming oil lamp, the woman at centre-left holds an oil lamp and bell, and the woman at far right holds a lamp and bell. A seated girl in white and orange kneels in front, and rows of seated devotees in white line the right side. A kalasha wrapped in marigold garlands stands at the left. Colourful woven panels hang from the ceiling.2007-10-16October 16 20072007-10-16Indoor evening ritual in a hall with a corrugated metal roof, with several standing and kneeling devotees performing aarti with oil lamps and handheld bells. Standing in front are two women in white garments with orange shawls, one holding a lit oil lamp and a bell. A young woman in white with an orange shawl and a tilak on her forehead also holds a bell. Behind them is a decorated peetha/throne draped in green and orange cloth, garlanded with flowers, flanked by tall painted banners in blue, red and yellow. Seated children and adults in white line the room, and a kalasha sits at the left. Printed text on a banner reads Dhyanapeetam.2007-10-16Indoor evening aarti at a hall with a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam banner in saffron, green and orange hanging above. Four women in white dhotis or saris with saffron-orange shawls hold lit oil lamps aloft and ring handbells, one standing barefoot at centre, others kneeling on mats. Behind them a seated figure is partly visible, a deity murti sits on a draped stand with flower garlands, and a brass kalasha-style vessel with marigold garlands stands at left. Seated children and onlookers watch from the right.2007-10-16October 16 20072007-10-16Indoor evening aarti at a hall with a tiled floor and corrugated roof. Several women and young people in white dhotis and white saris with saffron/orange shawls stand and kneel, raising lit oil lamps and brass bells. A kneeling woman in front holds a lamp high while a standing woman in white and orange lifts another. Behind them, a seated audience in white clothes sits on mats. A decorated canopy with orange drapes and a colourful banner hangs above a seat draped with cloth and garlands. Brass lamps and bells lie on the mats in the foreground.2007-10-16Indoor evening ritual in a corrugated-roof hall with whitewashed walls and painted cylindrical pillars in blue, red and yellow. Three men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls stand barefoot, raising brass aarti lamps with lit flames overhead. Seated devotees in white fill the lower left, and a bearded man in orange sits at a wooden stand near a sound system. Smoke drifts through the air.2007-10-15October 15 20072007-10-15October 17 20072007-10-17Evening ritual in a whitewashed hall hung with tall striped banners printed with white birds and orange flowers. Several women in white saris with orange shoulder cloths stand and kneel holding lit oil lamps with raised arms, while other women and seated devotees in white and orange clothing watch. At the right edge, a figure in red and gold drapery stands beside a white deity murti and silver ritual vessels. A brass kalasha-style pot sits on a stand at the left, with a small table nearby.2007-10-17October 16 20072007-10-16