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A large hall filled with rows of seated devotees in white clothes with red or yellow waist sashes, sitting on orange and green mats and practising a hand-to-face meditation posture with fingers over eyes and ears. Some seated figures in the foreground have shaved heads. A figure in orange robes sits at the left edge on an orange mat. Overhead hang tall cylindrical banners in colourful patterns with orange tassels from a white draped ceiling, with ceiling fans and a camera on a tripod visible. A grey mat bears a small logo at the lower left. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person by the cues described.

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A large hall filled with a seated crowd of devotees in white clothing with orange and red sashes, sitting on orange mats in rows and performing a hand-over-eyes meditation gesture. In the foreground, a man in white with a red sash covers his eyes with both hands on a green mat, and a mat printed with a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo lies on the floor. In the far left, a few figures in orange robes sit apart from the group. Colourful woven hangings in red, blue, yellow and orange with orange tassels hang from the white ceiling, and a video camera on a tripod films the session. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in person.2010-09-09September 17 20102010-09-17September 17 20102010-09-17September 17 20102010-09-17A large hall with pink walls and a white ceiling draped with fabric, decorated with tall colourful patterned pillars trimmed with orange tassels. Many rows of people in white clothes sit cross-legged on orange mats, many with yellow or red waist cords, performing a meditation with hands covering their ears and eyes. Camera tripods stand at the left edge. A black mat in the foreground reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Some people in the front wear white shirts with a printed portrait. Hands over the face and ears indicate a listening exercise.2010-09-09September 17 20102010-09-17September 17 20102010-09-17A large hall with pale pink walls and a white ceiling draped with fabric, hung with tall colourful cylindrical banners of red, yellow, blue and white with orange tassels. Many people in white clothes sit on striped blue-and-white floor mats and orange cloths, most with both arms raised over their heads in a seated yoga or meditation posture. Several men in front are shaved-headed and wear white kurta-style clothes with rudraksha malas; one in the foreground wears blue trousers. Hundreds of participants fill the room, arranged in rows across the polished white floor.2010-08-26A large hall at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style yoga session with a crowd of several hundred people seated on orange and green mats in rows, mostly in white clothing with red or yellow waist cords. Many are covering their eyes with their hands in a meditative practice. A camera on a tripod films the group from the left. Colourful striped cloth pillars with yellow tassels hang from a white ceiling, and ceiling fans turn overhead. A black mat bears the printed text Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. On the right, a seated figure in a white shirt with a printed photo sits near an ornate golden throne-like seat.2010-09-09July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesAugust 31 20072007-08-31A large hall with a white fabric ceiling and tall decorative cylindrical pillars with colourful patterns and orange tassels hanging from the ceiling. Hundreds of participants in white ritual clothes with yellow or red waist cords sit cross-legged on orange and white mats in rows, many with palms over their eyes or ears in a meditative practice. A few people in orange robes sit at the far left, and a single figure in white stands at the right edge beside a chair. A black mat with a printed Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo lies in the foreground. A tripod-mounted camera is set up at left.2010-09-17