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A large crowd of women seated on green mats under a tent at an Arogya Yoga program in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. Most wear white or cream saris with coloured borders, and some wear yellow, green, orange or lavender saris. Many have lanyard ID badges around their necks, and several sit with hands folded or hands near their faces. A banner on the left reads Ananda Galleria with Books, DVD/VCD, Tapes and Gift articles, and the website . A white-clad man stands at the far left edge of the crowd. The scene is seated and attentive, with no a person visible

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Article - November 26 20062006-11-26A large seated audience of mostly women fills a hall with green mats, attending what appears to be a programme session. Many wear white or cream saris with coloured borders, along with yellow, orange, lavender and green saris, and several have name badges clipped to their clothing. Most sit cross-legged or on the floor, watching forward with calm attention, some with hands folded or resting in their laps. A banner on the upper left shows the a person.org website and product text including DVD, ACD, tapes and gift articles. No speaker or dais is clearly in frame, and the audience numbers roughly several dozen people.2006-11-25 +1 copiesArticle - November 26 20062006-11-26A large tent full of seated participants in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged on green mats in meditation, eyes closed, many wearing lanyard ID badges and rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Red plastic chairs line the back rows where women in saris, including one in yellow, sit among the crowd. Behind them hang banners for Ananda Galleria showing books, DVDs and tapes, and a banner with a portrait captioned with a name and dates. The scene suggests a yoga or meditation program.2006-11-26November 25 20062006-11-25Article - November 26 20062006-11-26March 27 20062006-03-27A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees stands under a white marquee at a person Spurana program. Foreground: an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style trousers, a woman in a cream sari with gold border, and a woman in a cream sari with green floral pattern and a dark beaded necklace, wearing a convention badge on her blouse. Behind them, men in white shirts and white mundus stand and look ahead. A white banner on the right reads Ananda Galleria with Books and DVD/CD listed, and shows a portrait of a figure with a white turban and beard. Metal poles and plastic chairs fill the lower area.2006-12-15A large seated audience of men fills a hall with a green floor during an evening programme. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many with lanyards and name badges, and some wear rudraksha-style necklaces. Banners on the back wall show book and DVD sales for Ananda Galleria, with portrait photographs of a bearded man in a white turban and robes. The camera looks over the crowd from the front. The people are sitting on the floor and on red chairs in the rear rows.2006-11-26A large crowd of mostly men in white shirts and dhotis stands in front of a stage at an evening event. Behind them a banner reads Ananda Galleria with a portrait labelled "Books, DVD/ACD, Tapes, Gift articles" and the website www.nithyananda.org. A portrait on the banner shows a smiling man in a cream turban and dark embroidered robe. On the right, a man in white with an orange-saffron shawl stands with palms pressed together, and a woman in an orange-saffron garment smiles nearby. Some attendees raise hands in greeting. Many people are visible, partly obscured by the crowd in the foreground.2006-11-26A large crowd of seated men fills a tented hall during a person Spurana convention session. Most wear white shirts and trousers, with some in pale checked shirts; a few wear orange or saffron garments, including a shaved-headed man in an orange shawl in the lower centre. Many have white identity lanyards around their necks. Some listen attentively, others look on or rest a hand on the chin. A blue banner and display boards with book and DVD sales signs hang above, and tent poles frame the right edge.2006-12-15A large seated audience of men in white kurtas and dhotis fills a red-carpeted tent during a person Spurana programme. Many sit cross-legged on the red floor facing forward, some on white plastic chairs on the right, one man in a red t-shirt and another in a grey shirt among them. Behind them a blue tent wall displays three framed portraits, one of a bearded figure in a white turban and saffron cloth, with orange flower garlands. On the right an Ananda Galleria stall with a banner shows books, DVDs, CDs, tapes and gift articles. Water bottles and a yellow notebook lie on the carpet.2006-12-17