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A photograph of a yoga teachers training session in a large hall with a concrete floor and white walls. A man in an orange robe with a saffron shawl sits cross-legged on a white-draped platform at left, speaking with a microphone, a small brass lamp and a brass figure beside him. Seated students on red and yellow mats face him, including a person in white with an orange shawl in the foreground and a woman with long curly hair in black. A tall banner with a Nithyananda Namaskar Pantha poster hangs behind the speaker, with a cross-shaped stand at left and a laptop on the floor. Speakers hang on the walls and dark banners with yellow fringe decorate the ceiling.

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A large tented hall with white canvas ceiling and hanging decorative banners in blue, red and yellow patterns. Many seated participants sit on red and yellow yoga mats and cushions in rows, mostly in white and orange clothing, some wearing orange shawls. A video camera on a tripod films the group. At the far end, on a raised pink-draped platform in front of a blue backdrop, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a red head covering sits in a meditative posture. Nearby, a few people stand or sit at a side table. The scene suggests a teacher training session or satsang.2008-01-13January 14 20082008-01-14A standing woman in a white kurta and a light blue dupatta speaks into a handheld microphone in a large hall with white-draped windows and colourful striped pillars. Participants sit cross-legged on red, orange and yellow mats in rows, many in white or orange clothing, while a woman in a black top sits at left and a camera on a tripod is set up near the centre.2008-01-14A hall with a red and yellow mat floor where seated participants face a raised white platform at the left. A man in orange robes sits on the platform holding a microphone, with an ornate deity picture and brass oil lamps beside him. Several participants in yellow and white sit on yellow mats, some in orange shawls, one woman in white and another in a yellow top close to the front. A vertical banner with printed text and a figure stands behind the platform, and colourful woven pillars frame the hall. The seated man in orange is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so he is described by role only.2008-01-13A photograph of a seated meeting in a tent-like hall with yellow walls and colourful woven mats on the floor. In the foreground, a young man with short curly dark hair wears a saffron-orange top and orange shawl, seated behind a metal table with a microphone on a stand, speaking. Beside him an older man in an orange garment sits at the table. Audience members in white ritual clothes, several with lanyards, sit cross-legged on the mats, some writing in notebooks, including a young blond man in white with a yellow shawl. A small white plastic chair and water bottle sit on the table.2008-09-30December 11 20082008-12-11A photograph of a large tent-covered hall during an inner healing convention at Aadikailaasa. Rows of seated attendees sit on striped woven mats in front of a raised stage with a dark curtain. Several attendees wear white clothing and some wear orange-saffron garments. A figure in saffron sits on the stage near a green patterned backdrop, while a camera operator in saffron stands at right with a tripod. Colourful hanging cylindrical banners with geometric patterns and yellow fringe decorate the ceiling. Plastic white chairs are placed at the front row.2008-01-09A seated audience of devotees fills a large tented hall with a striped woven mat floor. Many attendees wear white and some wear orange or purple; several wear headphones and take notes on papers and pads. A woman in white with a yellow scarf sits near the centre front. At the right edge, a man in white sits at a small table with a microphone on a stand, addressing the audience. Colourful hanging tassel decorations and a saffron cloth hang from the tent ceiling, and a painted deity mural is visible on the left wall. A man in orange clothing sits beside a small table near the front.2008-09-30A indoor hall with a red mat floor where a group of participants sits cross-legged on yellow and green mats, many in white clothing with lanyards, during a yoga or meditation session. Water bottles, books and bags lie on the mats. A man in white with silver hair sits near the centre, and a woman in a black top sits at the front-centre. A woman in pink sits to the right, and an older woman in a white sari sits at the back right. Colourful woven hangings and a stage with a red-draped figure appear at the left. A printed banner hangs high on the right wall. a person is not clearly identifiable by appearance, so no candidate is named.2008-01-14December 11 20082008-12-11A seated man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a red tilak, sitting on a maroon quilted cushion and holding a black walking cane. Around him people sit on orange and yellow cloth in a plain room: several in white with yellow or orange shawls, hands folded in namaste, and bearded men in orange robes behind him, one holding a microphone on a stand. Fruit offerings are visible at the lower right edge of the frame.2008-03-22A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a hall, many women in white and yellow-trimmed garments, with a few wearing yellow shawls. In the centre, a figure with long dark swept-back hair and an ornate rudraksha mala wears a saffron/orange robe and sits on a white-covered seat with a red quilted cushion, holding a staff. Orange and yellow banners hang from the ceiling. In the lower right, a bearded man in orange robes sits beside a microphone stand. a person seated as the speaker before the satsang audience, with a bearded sannyasi nearby.2008-03-22