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A large seated audience fills a bright hall at Nithyananda Peetham for a Shivasthamba Yoga event. In the foreground, young initiates in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas sit clapping, many with white tilak marks on their foreheads. Beside them a woman in a white sari with a red bindi and a small child in a purple outfit clap along, and a young boy in a teal top sits nearby. On the right, a bearded man in orange and an elder in white dhoti sit on a row of chairs, with more people seated across the hall and red-draped tables and large screens behind them. A deity murti stands near the back wall.

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A large seated audience in an indoor hall, mostly young people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, clapping and watching an event off-frame. A child in a teal kurta and a child in a purple vest sit in the foreground. Red-draped tables, a large screen with figures, and gold deity statues appear in the background. Many more adults in white and dark clothing sit behind them.2017-10-03August 01 20172017-08-01A seated group of young sannyasi-style devotees in orange saffron robes and orange turbans fills the foreground of a hall, many with rudraksha malas and white vertical forehead markings. Several sit cross-legged on orange mats with hands in anjali or resting on their knees. Behind them, adults in white and pastel clothes sit among gold-topped pillars, and a woman in a green-and-pink sari stands near the left edge. A blurred table with blue cloth and a framed picture appears at the top. No clear a person figure is visible among the people shown.2017-11-15A large seated crowd of devotees in an indoor hall, mostly young people in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. Many sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, some clapping or raising hands, others resting chins on hands. A woman in a white sari with a red bindi sits among them, and older men in white dhotis and shirts stand or sit in the background near white walls and a golden-yellow backdrop. No clearly identifiable central figure is in view, and no one stands out as a candidate for the a person; the scene reads as satsang or a discourse audience.2018-11-22November 27 20172017-11-27November 26 20172017-11-26A large crowd of young saffron-robed disciples sits closely packed in a hall, many wearing orange turbans and rudraksha malas with white forehead markings and bare arms. In the foreground, several young people press their palms together in prayer. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and white clothing fill the room, with a pink-draped stage and gold deity murti visible at the back. The setting suggests a satsang or yoga gathering. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance; a shaved-headed man in white and a tall man in red-orange shawl are present among the crowd.2017-10-03 +1 copiesOctober 19 20172017-10-19June 01 20172017-06-01October 19 20172017-10-19October 03 20172017-10-03February 14 20162016-02-14 +1 copies