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A 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.

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September 17 20102010-09-17September 17 20102010-09-17A large hall with white draped ceiling and colourful striped hanging banners with orange tassels. Many people in white clothes sit cross-legged on orange and cream mats, performing a hand-over-eyes meditation practice with palms covering their closed eyes. In the foreground a bald man in white kurta and orange-and-maroon dhoti sits in lotus-style posture, and beside him a man in a white T-shirt with a printed portrait of a woman in orange, wearing a rudraksha mala with an orange sash, does the same. A small deity murti or altar figure appears in the far background, with a few people in saffron-coloured clothing among the crowd.2010-09-09A 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.2010-09-09A large hall filled with seated devotees dressed in white, sitting on orange, red and blue striped mats and cushions on a white tiled floor. In the foreground a man in white sits cross-legged on a red and white striped mat, hands raised to his face in a meditation or breathing posture, with others beside him doing the same. Colourful striped fabric drapes hang from the ceiling along the pink walls. A cameraman with a tripod-mounted camera films from the left, a figure in a yellow scarf stands nearby, and a golden ornate seat is visible at the far end near the front of the hall.2010-09-03A large hall filled with many people dressed in white ritual clothes, seated on orange mats in rows. Most have their hands raised to their eyes in a shared meditative gesture, while a few seated in front press palms together. Some wear yellow or red waist cords and red sashes. Orange and striped banners hang from the ceiling, and a camera on a tripod stands at the left edge. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2010-09-17A 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.2010-09-17September 17 20102010-09-17A wide hall filled with many seated devotees in white clothing on orange, blue-striped and patterned mats, arranged in long rows across the floor. Many people sit with hands raised in mudra-like gestures, some with eyes closed in meditation. White fabric drapes the ceiling, with tall colourful cylindrical banners hanging in rows and orange cloths at the top corners. Backpacks and bags lie among the mats in the foreground. At the far end of the hall a golden deity murti and a small altar are visible. Windows line the walls and a wall clock hangs above the entrance area.2010-09-03A wide view of a large indoor hall with a white fabric canopy and tall decorative cylindrical pillars in red, yellow, blue and orange hanging from the ceiling. Several hundred people sit in rows on striped and plain mats and cushions, most dressed in white with white head bands, some in orange or yellow. In the foreground a woman in white sits alone on a striped mat facing the rows, with a white raised platform to the left. Others hold rudraksha malas. Seated figures near the front wear orange and yellow clothing. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from this distance.2010-09-02A large hall with white draped ceiling and colourful striped hanging decorations, filled with a crowd of devotees seated on striped mats, most in white clothes, many with hands raised to their faces in a meditation or energy practice posture. In the far background a small stage area with a draped backdrop and a red-orange cloth is visible. Several participants at the front wear white kurtas and lanyards, and one man in the foreground wears headphones. Numerous people fill the hall, making a crowd well over twenty.2011-02-27September 17 20102010-09-17