January 16 2010 - Nithyanandapedia

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January 16 2010

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A photograph of a large hall with a pale pink wall and tall windows, where rows of participants sit cross-legged on green and blue mats with notebooks and pens in front of them. In the foreground a young man in a white collared shirt and grey trousers sits upright with his hands folded, looking to the side. Behind him men in white shirts and grey trousers sit in a line writing. At the right a monk in orange robes kneels on a mat at the edge of the room, bending over a notebook. Orange drapes hang along the walls, stacked mats lie against the back, and a metal ladder stands on the right.

Indoor satsang hall with a row of devotees seated cross-legged in meditation on blue-striped mats along a polished floor. A foreground man in a plain white T-shirt and brown trousers, wearing glasses and a name badge, sits with eyes closed and hands in a mudra. Behind him, men in white kurta-style clothes with rudraksha or beaded malas sit in rows. Framed gold-toned religious paintings and deity images hang on the walls, and red chairs line the back. The scene suggests a meditation session or satsang.

March 31 2012

A group of people sit cross-legged in meditation on a blue-and-white striped mat in a bright hall. In the foreground a man in a cream collared shirt and dark trousers sits with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. Behind him a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes lowered, and a younger man in a similar white dhoti with a gold border and mala meditates with hands resting. On the left a bespectacled bearded man in an orange t-shirt with a dark mala sits in lotus-style posture. A man in a white shirt sits at the far left and another in a light shirt sits at the right edge. A red chair and a red curtain stand in the background, with a window to the right.

November 11 2011

A photograph of a group Nithya Kriya session in a bright tiled hall with red curtains and chairs along the wall. Participants sit cross-legged or in yogic postures on blue-and-white striped mats, many in white kurta or shirt clothing. In the foreground a man in a light striped shirt with a name badge and black trousers sits with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. Beside him a man in a grey t-shirt sits with legs extended. Behind them several others are seated, and a folded red cloth and small cups lie near the front mat. No one in the scene is identified as a person.

October 09 2012

A seated group meditation in a hall with a glossy white floor and pale pink walls. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on blue-and-white striped mats facing away from the camera. In the foreground a young man in a white t-shirt, dark trousers and glasses sits with eyes closed and hands in mudra, wearing a name badge. Others wear white kurta-style clothes or grey shirts. Framed deity pictures and red curtains hang on the walls, with golden palanquin-like stands at left. No speaker is clearly visible in the frame.

A large indoor group of devotees sits on striped and pink mats in a hall, performing a seated exercise with arms crossed over the chest and hands on shoulders. Many wear white kurta-style clothing; a bearded man in front wears a rudraksha mala and white clothes, and a man on the right wears an orange top with a lanyard. Water bottles, backpacks and a rolled blue yoga mat lie on the floor. Gold-framed shrine decor and a framed painting appear in the background.

A group meditation session in a bright hall with lined rows of people seated cross-legged on mats with eyes closed. In the foreground a bald man in a white graphic t-shirt and grey trousers sits with hands resting on his knees. Centre, a man in an all-white kurta and dhoti sits in a meditation pose with hands in mudra, wearing a name badge. Beside him an older man in white with grey hair sits with hands on his knees. To the right, men in striped and checked shirts sit with badges, and bookshelves line the background. Mats in purple and yellow lie on a reflective floor.

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A photograph of seated devotees in a hall during a satsang or discourse. In the foreground, several men in white kurtas sit cross-legged on red mats, some writing in notebooks and others with eyes closed in meditation. Name badges hang from their necks. Behind them, a row of people in white clothing and others in orange and red sit on the floor, with a woman in white at the far left. The floor is polished and the walls show framed artwork.

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