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A yoga session in a bright hall with pale pink walls and polished floor. Several people in white clothes stretch on coloured yoga mats: one man lies prone with palms down, another in grey top and dark trousers arches backwards with arms raised, and a bald man in a white shirt and trousers bends forward on the left. A standing man in white with glasses looks on at right. Behind them stands a golden throne-like seat holding a deity murti pair adorned with white garlands and a green cloth backdrop. Chairs and a water bottle are scattered around the room. The people visible total about six.

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A yoga session in a hall with cream walls and a brown wall, decorated with orange and colourful hanging fabric panels. Many participants in white clothing stand, bend and stretch on mats across a polished reflective floor. In the foreground a man in white stretches forward on an orange mat, and a man in a gold shirt with dark trousers and a neck mala stands in a forward bend on an orange mat. Some people raise their arms overhead, others with hands joined above their heads. Red chairs line the back wall and a stack of folded blankets is visible at right. A yoga group practice is in progress.2010-09-05August 29 20112011-08-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a large hall with many devotees doing a forward-bending yoga posture on coloured mats, pink, blue, green and red, on a polished white floor. Most wear white kurta or shirt-and-dhoti clothing, with some in grey, orange and red tops. Their hands rest on the mats and heads are lowered. Framed portraits and a small altar area are visible at the back of the hall, and a yellow bag sits on the floor near a folded white cloth.2013-09-14July 05 20142014-07-05November 05 20102010-11-05June 04 20092009-06-04A group yoga session on a concrete floor, with participants in white clothing on coloured mats. In the foreground, a man in white kurta and pants, barefoot, bends forward into a downward-facing stretch with his palms on a purple mat printed with 'Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam' style lettering, feet on an orange block. Other participants in white and grey clothes, on blue and green mats, are visible at the edges, bending in similar poses. No clearly identifiable throne, garland or deity is shown.2009-12-14September 10 20112011-09-10Several men perform a yoga cobra-type backbend on mats in a bright hall with red curtains and framed portraits on the walls. In the foreground a young man in a grey long-sleeved top and white trousers lies on a green mat, palms pressed down, with dumbbells beside him. Behind him a man in a grey top and dark tracksuit trousers and a bald man in an orange top are in similar poses on blue and purple mats. A wheelchair user and other participants in white clothes are visible further back.2011-07-16A large indoor hall with a tiled floor and white plastic chairs along the walls, where many people in white clothing are practising yoga on colourful mats. Most are bent forward in a child's pose or prostration, with heads down and arms extended. In the right foreground, a man in a white t-shirt with a dark logo and checked shorts kneels with arms raised toward the group. A blue plastic water bottle stands on a green mat at left, and a wall plaque is visible at upper right. Participants wear white tops and shorts, with a few in yellow, orange and red clothing further back.2009-06-04A group of yoga practitioners bend forward in standing forward-fold poses on coloured yoga mats in a large hall with a white ceiling and hanging decorative banners with yellow tassels. Most wear white kurtas or white tops with grey, black or orange trousers, and one person in the foreground wears an orange robe-like garment. Mats in red, purple, green, blue and grey cover a tiled floor, and a painted wall mural of a deity figure with a temple arch is visible at the left. A man in white stands at the back of the group.2009-06-04A photo of a large hall with a glossy tiled floor where many people in yoga practice bend forward with palms flat on coloured mats (pink, purple, green, blue). Most wear white or black clothing, and one man in a navy tracksuit stands at the left edge. In the foreground, a young man in white kurta pants has his eyes closed in a forward-folding asana. Red curtains line the walls and ceiling lights run down the room. Several other participants are visible in the background, and a figure in black stands near the centre.2013-05-11