A photograph of a yoga session in a hall with a thatched roof, white walls and ceiling fans. A man in orange robes sits on a cream armchair on a stage draped with dark red curtains, with a framed portrait placed on a side chair beside him. Rows of seated participants in white clothes with yellow shawls face the stage on mats and cushions. A banner reads - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a yoga session in a hall with a thatched roof, white walls and ceiling fans. A man in orange robes sits on a cream armchair on a stage draped with dark red curtains, with a framed portrait placed on a side chair beside him. Rows of seated participants in white clothes with yellow shawls face the stage on mats and cushions. A banner reads

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January 13 2010

A photo of a Nithya Yoga session in a hall with a tiled roof and white walls. Thirty or more participants in white clothes sit on striped mats facing a raised front area, several wearing yellow scarves or sashes. A seated instructor in white with yellow trim speaks at the front beside a framed portrait on a yellow chair. A white banner reads Nithya Yoga and partially reads 'ing Enlighten'. Some participants hold books or notebooks.

January 13 2010

A seated group session in a hall with an orange floor covering and striped mats. Many participants wear white clothes with yellow shawls or sashes and sit with their backs to the camera, facing a woman in white with a yellow shawl who stands at the front. Behind her hangs a banner reading Nithya Yoga and a partial line of text. A framed portrait sits on a white chair on the stage at left, and a few people in the back wear white or cream outfits. Several people hold papers, notebooks and laptops, and water bottles are visible on the floor.

A seated audience of many people in white clothes and yellow shawls fills a tiled hall, sitting on striped mats facing a raised area. At the front, a woman in a cream sari gestures toward the group while standing near an empty cushioned chair with a framed portrait placed beside it. A banner reading Nithya Yoga hangs on the right wall, and an oil lamp sits near the chair. Backpacks and a small notebook lie on the floor in the foreground.

Photograph of a seated group session in a hall with a striped mat floor. Rows of people in white clothes, some with yellow sashes, sit facing front. Near the front, a person in yellow and white stands beside a framed portrait on a cushioned chair. A white banner on the right reads 'Bringing the body for peace and enlightenment' in stylised script. Several people in the foreground are seen from behind.

A wide view of a thatched-roof hall where a seated gathering faces a raised orange-draped platform. On the platform, a figure in orange robes sits on a throne-like seat with a small flower arrangement on a white stand beside them. Behind them hangs a dark maroon curtain with a framed portrait on it. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor on orange and purple mats; many men wear white kurtas and white dhotis, while women wear saris and salwar kameez in red, yellow, white and pink. A white ceremonial box with a small window sits in the central aisle, and white ceiling fans hang overhead. A projection screen and a wooden lectern stand at the right.

A photograph of a seated figure in orange robes on a raised orange-draped platform, speaking into a microphone to an audience seated on the floor in front of him. The audience is mostly young people in white shirts and white trousers, sitting cross-legged on blue and orange mats; a few wear striped or grey tops. Behind the speaker hangs a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes seated on a platform, and a vase with flowers sits beside him. A white board on an easel stands to the right, with ceiling fans, a thatched roof and a dark maroon curtain behind. A small sign at the left reads in English about a programme for children under 15 years old. The speaker wears an orange garment and is seated in a golden-brown armchair. Swamiji (probable): the speaker has long dark hair and wears orange robes, which are distinctive ascetic cues, and the page identifies this event as featuring Swamiji.

A photograph of a hall with a seated audience of young men and women sitting on mats and cushions, most wearing white shirts and white clothing, facing a stage. On the stage a woman in orange robes sits in a wooden armchair with a microphone, beside a small table with a flower and water bottle. Above her a framed portrait shows a woman in orange robes. A blue banner on the left reads in English and other text, and a whiteboard stands at the right beside a fan and dark red curtains.

A large indoor hall with a tented roof and red drapes hosts a seated gathering of many devotees on mats. A figure in orange robes sits on a raised platform before an orange-draped backdrop, a microphone stand in front of him. Most attendees wear white clothing with yellow shawls or scarves, and several sit at the front with notebooks and a laptop. Some are bald men, others have long dark hair. Orange-clad participants sit among the white-clad crowd on the right.

A photograph of a seated audience in a hall with a dark curtained stage backdrop, a framed portrait of a woman in orange robes on the back wall, and ceiling fans. A figure in orange robes sits on a raised white and orange platform behind a microphone stand, with a flower arrangement beside them. Many people in white clothing sit on orange mats facing the stage, with some women in colourful saris on the right. A whiteboard, a television set and a blue sign on the right wall are visible.