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A large indoor hall filled with seated audience members on red plastic chairs over green mats, viewed from behind. Most attendees wear white or pastel saris and salwar kameez, many with long braided hair. On the raised red-draped stage, a figure in white sits on a seat before a banner reading the Tamil headline for Arogya Yoga, with a large portrait of a saffron-turbaned man on the backdrop. Another portrait stands at the left, and a camera on a tripod is visible at stage level. Overhead, string lights and maroon swags decorate the tent ceiling.

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Article - November 26 20062006-11-26Article - November 26 20062006-11-26A large tented hall full of seated attendees on red plastic chairs, facing a raised red-draped stage. A central figure in a white chair wears an orange-saffron garment and is seated at the front of the stage. Behind the stage, a large banner shows a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and robe, beside Tamil script announcing an Arogya Yoga programme. Most attendees are women in white and cream saris and salwar, many with long braided hair decorated with white flowers; some wear pink, green and yellow. Ceiling fans and stage lights hang overhead, and smaller banners flank the stage.2006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25A photograph of a large indoor programme hall with a crowd of devotees seated on red plastic chairs, mostly in white clothes, viewed from behind. In the foreground a woman with a long braid wears white and another has a white flower garland in her hair. A raised red-draped stage holds a seated figure in orange robes in front of a backdrop. Above the stage, a printed banner shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and reads "Arogya Yoga" in English and Tamil. A second banner beside it shows another portrait. Stage lights, speakers and white drapery hang overhead, and a microphone stands at the left side of the stage.2006-11-25Large seated audience of men in white shirts and dhotis fills red plastic chairs under a tent at an Arogya Yoga event. At the front, a figure in saffron-orange clothing and a saffron turban sits on a white ornate throne behind a red-draped table with a microphone and a white podium. Behind the stage hangs a large banner portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" showing a man in an orange turban, with smaller banners and side posters of the same figure. Audio speakers and a video camera stand near the stage, with a red and white canopy overhead.2006-11-26 +1 copiesArticle - November 26 20062006-11-26A large open-air yoga hall with a crowd of many people seated in red plastic chairs on green mats, viewed from behind. Most attendees wear white, cream, yellow and green clothing, and many women have long braided hair. At the front, a figure in white sits on a red-draped stage with a microphone. Behind the stage hangs a banner showing a portrait of a man in an orange turban and saffron clothing, with Tamil text reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda and Arogya Yoga. Smaller banners and a stage backdrop frame the event, and overhead lights and speakers hang from a draped ceiling.2006-11-26Photograph of a large seated audience at an indoor yoga programme hall with red plastic chairs filling most of the frame. Many attendees wear white or pastel salwar and saris, and several women have long braids, some with flowers. At the front, a figure in a saffron-orange turban and robe sits on a white chair on a red-draped stage, with a microphone stand and a white podium nearby. Behind the stage is a large banner with a portrait of a smiling man in orange headwear and the English and Tamil text of the Arogya Yoga programme, plus side banners and a white tent canopy with red valances. Probable Swamiji is seated centrally on the stage in a saffron turban and robe, with long swept-back styling visible in the banner portrait.2006-11-25Article - November 26 20062006-11-26A large tented hall filled with seated devotees on red plastic chairs facing a raised red stage. Most attendees wear white clothing, with women in white and pastel saris and braided hair, some with flowers. On the stage, a figure in white sits at a podium. Behind the stage hangs a large banner reading the Arogya Yoga title, beside a portrait of a smiling figure in saffron-orange headwear and clothing, and a second banner with a portrait. Green matting covers the floor, and drapery and string lights line the side walls.2006-11-25Article - November 26 20062006-11-26