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April 23 2011

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April 23 20112011-04-23A large hall with rows of seated participants on colored yoga mats, facing away from the camera toward a central stage. Most wear white clothes; some wear pastel or teal tops. Behind the stage hangs a large banner showing a smiling woman in orange and the words "Life Bliss Engineering" beside a golden gilded throne with a gold kalasha-like ornament. Colourful striped festoons hang at the top corners, and a few people sit near the walls. The scene shows a group meditation or yoga session, with a golden throne visible as the focal point.2009-06-04A seated man in white ritual clothes and a yellow sacred thread sits cross-legged on a purple mat, eyes closed in meditation, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white vertical mark on his forehead. Brass puja plates, a small brass lamp, brass bowls and a bell lie on the floor before him, alongside plastic containers and a teal lid. Several other people sit on mats around the hall in white and grey clothing, some with hands folded in meditation. The scene shows a group meditation program with puja items.2009-08-29July 26 20112011-07-26Indoor temple hall with a large seated congregation during a puja. In the foreground, shaved-headed priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and rudraksha malas sit on the floor before brass plates, oil lamps and offerings. Behind them, rows of devotees in white and colourful clothing sit on mats, including a man in an orange t-shirt and children in white. Red curtains and framed devotional portraits line the back wall, with a gilded deity shrine at right. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2011-11-21August 29 20092009-08-29December 31 20102010-12-31October 24 20122012-10-24A hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof holds a seated group performing a ritual with brass plates and oil lamps on mats. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a white sacred-thread line and tilak sits with palms pressed together. Behind him rows of devotees sit on mats; several women wear yellow and orange saris and men wear white. A red carpet runs along a metal railing toward the front, and framed banners hang on the wall above.2010-10-03Large indoor hall with white fabric ceiling and ceiling fans, where a seated congregation of devotees in white and yellow clothing performs a puja. Many participants sit on an orange cloth with brass plates of fruit, flowers, incense and small oil lamps before them. Some wear yellow shawls and orange-red stoles. A banner on the stage shows a large portrait of a figure with a tall orange turban, labelled with a title and year; the portrait is a printed depiction and no one on stage is clearly identifiable. Decorative hanging tassels and a large screen are visible above the rows.2009-12-27A photograph of a large bare hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, where a seated group practises meditation on woven mats. In the foreground, several women in white cloth sit cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting on their knees, some wearing green or red beaded necklaces and red tilak marks on their foreheads. Further back, rows of men and women in white garments sit in the same posture. Along the walls hang colourful woven textile banners, and a framed poster labelled with the words Nithya Yoga shows a seated figure in white. The scene is calm and orderly, with light coming through the side windows.A seated group of men in a bright hall performs a puja ritual on mats. Most wear white dhoti-style garments and white shawls, with a few in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas. The priest at front right wears an orange robe, a rudraksha mala and white tilak markings on his forehead and arms, and holds a ritual item. Those around him hold lamps and offering plates set before them. Behind them seated children and adults in casual clothes watch. Two framed portraits hang on the pink wall above red curtains, and a golden ceremonial palanquin stands at the left edge.2011-06-24