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December 12 2009

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November 22 2009

A large hall filled with seated participants in white and cream clothing, many wearing lanyards with ID badges, sitting cross-legged on orange and blue mats for a group meditation or satsang session. Green and dark yoga mats printed with NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM lie in the foreground, and a bald man in a light blue shirt sits with his back to the camera at the bottom. Several people hold books or small bags on their laps. Decorative banners with a deity image hang on the left wall, and a wooden stage is visible at the back right. Some attendees wear green and saffron tops and one wears a yellow shirt.

A large seated congregation fills a bright hall with white walls, a white ceiling and hanging colourful cylindrical banners with geometric patterns. Hundreds of devotees sit on orange and patterned mats, most dressed in white with lanyards, while a few wear saffron or yellow garments. In the foreground, a man in white with a saffron shawl sits on a chair beside a man in white with a lanyard, and bags, books and water bottles lie on the mats. A painted deity mural is visible at the left wall, and a wall clock and a framed notice are on the right.

A large hall filled with seated devotees in meditation or prayer, hands pressed to chests in anjali-like gestures. Many wear white kurtas and dhotis, others wear casual shirts and jeans; some have lanyards. They sit on orange and blue mats with bags and water bottles nearby. A painted deity mural hangs on the upper left wall. The audience is seated in rows on a tiled floor.

A large indoor hall filled with seated participants in white clothes during a yoga session, many with palms pressed together in namaste on colourful striped mats and cushions. Hanging decorative banners in yellow, orange and blue patterns line the ceiling. A camera on a tripod stands at left, and a painted backdrop with a deity murti image hangs at the far end near a raised platform. Some participants wear orange garments. The scene matches an ashram yoga programme.

A large hall filled with seated devotees on orange mats during a satsang or Inner Awakening session. Most attendees wear white kurtas and dhotis, some in yellow, orange and dark shirts, and many wear lanyards. Colourful decorative hanging pillars with patterned fabric and yellow tassels line the ceiling, with ceiling fans and lights above. At the left a painted deity mural is visible. No single speaker is clearly identifiable in the frame, and the seated crowd is dense across the room.

July 07 2009

A large hall with cream tiled floor and orange curtains shows a crowd of many participants kneeling and bowing forward with foreheads touching the floor, in a prostration posture. Most wear white tops with light trousers, while others wear blue, yellow, green and teal clothing. Several stacks of folded striped mats and bedding are stacked along the left wall. A few people in the background stand near shelves. No identifiable a person figure is visible among those kneeling; the scene reads as a group pranam or prostration during a retreat-style gathering.

A large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and colourful hanging pillar banners holds a seated ritual gathering of many devotees on mats in rows. Most sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, dressed in white kurtas and dhotis, with yellow lanyards around their necks. A few wear orange or blue clothing. Brass plates and small oil lamps sit on the mats before them, and a shrine with a deity murti stands at the left against the wall. The scene suggests a homa or tharpanam offering.

January 16 2010

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A large indoor hall with a white tiled floor and white walls hung with decorative vertical banners in orange, blue and yellow. Several hundred people sit cross-legged in neat rows on orange and blue mats, most wearing white clothing and white blindfold-style headbands over their eyes. Many wear lanyard badges around their necks, and some hold small orange bags or cushions. A man in the foreground wears a white dhoti and shirt with a yellow lanyard, while another sits with his eyes covered, and a person in a blue shirt reclines on the mat at right. A white mat is rolled out on the floor at left, and water bottles sit among the rows.

A wide photograph of a large hall filled with seated participants on mats, many in white clothing and some in orange, with notebooks and bags beside them. Rows of chairs sit along the sides and a tall blue and yellow patterned pillar stands at left. Colourful hanging tassels with decorative motifs decorate the ceiling, and ceiling fans hang overhead. No single speaker is clearly identifiable at the front of the room, so the scene appears to be a seated yoga or meditation session.