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August 27 2011

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A large hall with cream walls and polished floor holds a group yoga session. Thirty-plus participants sit on coloured mats, arms lifted and legs extended in a boat-pose style, with small dumbbells placed beside them. Most wear white or light clothing; a few wear yellow, and one man in the foreground wears an orange shirt and black shorts. Red curtains line the windows, a folded striped mat stands at left, and framed pictures hang on the walls. Banners with orange and green panels are displayed along the right side. A person in a green shirt watches from the left.2011-08-01August 26 20112011-08-26August 26 20112011-08-26A large bright hall with cream walls and a polished white floor where a group yoga morning session is underway. Many participants sit in forward-bend stretches on coloured yoga mats in purple, blue, pink, green and grey, with steel dumbbells placed beside them. Most wear white clothing, while several men near the foreground wear saffron-orange robes or orange tops. Maroon curtains hang along the back wall, and framed portraits and banners hang on the walls. Ceiling fans and recessed lights are visible overhead. Several people are partially visible at the edges of the frame.2011-08-01A large indoor hall with polished white floor where many women sit cross-legged on colored yoga mats, hands pressed in namaste, most wearing saris in orange, white, yellow and green. Two portrait photos hang on the back wall, one a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and a second framed picture beside it. Chrome stanchions line the right side and an orange cloth draped on a stand sits behind the seated crowd. Standing attendants in white move between the rows. A few people sit in the front row wearing ID badges on their clothing.2011-09-17A large hall with cream walls and red curtains hosts a seated group meditation or yoga session. Many participants sit cross-legged on purple, blue and grey mats in white or light clothing, hands in anjali mudra. A man in a khaki shirt and a bald man in a white T-shirt sit prominently near the centre, and a man in a pink shirt sits at lower right beside a pair of dumbbells. A framed picture of a deity murti hangs on the back wall beside a wooden shrine, and a red cloth draped over a stand is visible. Brass stanchions line the aisles. The floor is polished tile.2011-07-04A large bright hall with cream walls, red curtains and recessed ceiling lights where a seated group meditates on individual mats. Many participants wear white or light clothing and sit cross-legged, with some on pink, blue, green and striped mats. Two men in the foreground wear white and pale yellow. Wall paintings and a small framed picture hang on the walls, and a dais with a golden item stands at the far right. Some participants are seated on chairs at the back. The scene shows a group meditation or yoga session in an ashram-style hall.2011-07-04August 27 20112011-08-27A photograph of a large indoor hall with a polished reflective floor where a group of about two dozen women sit kneeling on yoga mats in rows, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, in a meditative or prayerful posture. Most wear black tops and dark trousers; one woman in front wears a red patterned top, another a dark blue top, and a woman at the front right wears a black top with a purple waistband. Small silver dumbbells and water bottles sit between the mats, and yellow-and-orange cloth banners hang along the top of the room. At the back, a few people sit near tables with white cloths and a buffet. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the participants.2013-03-16A large bright hall with cream walls, red curtains and a polished light floor where many people sit on blue, purple and pink yoga mats doing forward stretches. Most wear white clothing; a few wear white shirts and light trousers. Small silver dumbbells rest on the floor. In the background a man in an orange robe sits near a decorated altar with gold and red drapery. The ceiling has recessed lights and vents.2011-07-16A large hall with cream walls, red curtains and a polished tiled floor shows about twenty participants seated cross-legged on purple, blue and green yoga mats in meditation. Most wear white kurtas or white shirts; one man in the foreground wears a dark rudraksha mala and closed eyes. Behind them a man in a tan uniform kneels, and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure hangs on the right wall. The scene shows a group meditation session.2011-07-04August 27 20112011-08-27