A yoga demonstration on a raised stage in front of deep red velvet drapes. A woman in white clothes with a yellow sash performs a balancing pose on hands and knees, one leg extended straight back and raised high. A large audience of seated people in white and light clothing faces the stage from the foreground, with backs and heads visible. The scene suggests a Nithya Yoga session. - Nithyanandapedia

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A yoga demonstration on a raised stage in front of deep red velvet drapes. A woman in white clothes with a yellow sash performs a balancing pose on hands and knees, one leg extended straight back and raised high. A large audience of seated people in white and light clothing faces the stage from the foreground, with backs and heads visible. The scene suggests a Nithya Yoga session.

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December 14 2009

A woman in a white outfit with a yellow sash performs a yoga posture on a white stage in front of a deep red velvet curtain, lifting one leg high behind her while balancing on her hands and knees. A seated audience of many people in white and light clothing faces the stage from the foreground, with heads and backs visible. The setting suggests a nithya yoga session.

A large indoor hall with a light concrete floor and a raised stage at the back draped with red curtains, where a figure in white stands. Thirty to forty people lie prone in a yoga posture, heads down and hips raised, on coloured mats in blue, green, black and grey. Most wear white, cream and light kurta-style clothing, with some in black, navy and yellow. Backpacks and bags sit on the floor beside the mats, and folding chairs line the far right wall.

A photograph of a large hall with a deep red curtain backdrop and warm stage lighting. Many people in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor in the foreground, seen from behind. On the stage, a group of people in white stand in a row on the left, some wearing yellow or orange shawls. Near the centre, a figure in white and saffron-orange garments stands before a low white-draped platform with a white circular backdrop, while others in white attend nearby. A woman in white stands on the right beside a whiteboard, and a saffron-orange shawl hangs on a seated figure near the right edge. A hanging textile banner decorates the upper right corner.

A stage event at a hall with a deep red velvet curtain backdrop and a white circular platform in the centre. A central figure in orange-saffron robes with a garland stands on the platform while a woman in a cream and orange sari with a saffron shawl reaches toward him. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas stand around the stage, some with hands folded in namaste, and a white-clad figure kneels at the platform's edge. A camera on a tripod stands at the right, and a large dense audience of seated people in white fills the foreground. A colourful painted pillar stands at the upper right edge.

A hall with a red velvet curtain and white ceiling drapes shows a large group of people kneeling and bowing forward on yoga mats, foreheads near the floor, in a yoga or prostration posture. Most wear white, with some in orange, maroon, and dark clothing. A single figure in white stands on a raised platform at the far end, apart from the group. Wall signs and a few chairs appear at the right edge.

A hall with a maroon velvet drape behind a raised white stage. On the stage, a person in white clothing with an orange sash stands on the orange-cushioned seat, arms raised high, beside a large gilt-framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a figure in orange robes on a throne. Several white-clad and orange-clad people sit cross-legged on the floor in rows facing the stage, including a man in a yellow shirt. Two standing fans, a microphone stand, a projection screen and a ceiling fan are visible.

December 06 2009

Indoor yoga session in a hall with a dark red curtain backdrop. A woman in a white kurta and white pants stands on a raised stage at the top, holding a microphone, wearing a yellow-gold stole. Thirty or more participants in white clothes lie on coloured yoga mats in cobra-type backbend poses, on green, purple and orange mats, many with their hands on the floor. Some wear grey or green tracksuit tops. A wall sign reads Photography, Video Course, Mobile Course and Audio Counselling with a Strictly Prohibited notice, and bags are placed near the front rows.

A large indoor hall with a maroon velvet curtained stage at the back, edged in gold fringe. Many seated devotees in white clothes fill the foreground, mostly men, some wearing white shirts and white dhotis, with a few women in white and pastel saris. On the stage area, a line of people in white stand while a few figures in saffron and orange robes move near the centre, one holding a white umbrella-like canopy above a figure. Some people wear orange cloth and garlands. Floor mats are laid out, and a white banner-like panel and a tall lit light fixture appear at the upper right. The scene looks like a satsang or ritual gathering.

December 29 2006

A photograph of a satsang hall with a seated audience facing a raised stage. A woman with long dark hair and white clothing sits in an ornate gold-and-cream throne-style chair holding a notebook, with a flower garland around her neck, behind a small white podium and microphone. Behind her hangs deep maroon drapery flanked by orange and multicoloured banners. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on red and grey striped mats and orange cushions, most dressed in white, some bald or shaved-headed, with a bare-shouldered man at left. Camera equipment on a tripod and a monitor stand at the right edge of the stage.

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