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A large dim hall with a tiled floor where a crowd of many people sits cross-legged on colourful yoga mats during a Nithya Yoga session. Some participants wear dark or blue clothing and sit with hands in prayer. A standing instructor in an orange-brown outfit at the right faces the group and holds a phone. Hanging decorative lamps with fabric streamers, framed photographs, and a shrine-like altar at the left line the ceiling and walls, and a camera on a tripod is set up on the left.

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A large hall with a dark, dimly lit ceiling, hung with many ornate hanging lamps and decorative banners. Several hundred people sit in rows on black yoga mats, facing a stage at the far end, in a meditation or yoga session. Wall panels with framed images line the room. A camera operator with a tripod stands at the left edge, and a standing figure in an orange garment is visible at the right edge.2018-12-22December 22 20182018-12-22A large hall filled with many shirtless men seated on yoga mats in a meditative posture, hands pressed together in front of the chest with arms raised overhead in a prayer-like gesture. Some wear dark trousers, others grey or black pants, and several wear rudraksha malas around their necks. Hanging decorative lanterns and umbrella-like ornaments in orange, red and gold fill the ceiling, and framed pictures line the white walls. Yellow and black mats cover the polished floor. This is a group yoga and meditation session in an ashram hall.2018-12-22December 22 20182018-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20182018-12-22December 22 20182018-12-22December 19 20162016-12-19A large tented hall filled with several hundred seated participants on striped mats during a yoga session. A bearded man in an orange-brown robe stands at the left front, facing the crowd. Many attendees sit cross-legged in black, grey and white clothes, with some in orange. Colourful paper lanterns and streamers hang from the white tent ceiling. Projection screens line the walls, and a red-cushioned seat sits at the front.2016-12-19A photograph of a meditation or yoga session in a hall with a tiled ceiling hung with decorative lanterns and bright red and orange ornaments. Many seated participants in black t-shirts and dark clothing sit on coloured yoga mats, green, blue and brown, facing a stage at the far end. A large screen shows a glowing standing figure in orange and red garments, and gold ornamental pillars and a gilded arch frame the room. The people are seated in meditation posture, and the scene is a group practice session rather than a ritual performance.2018-12-22A large tented hall with a striped ceiling of hanging colourful streamers and paper lanterns. Hundreds of participants sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats during a yoga session. A figure in a long orange-brown robe stands near the front with arms at his sides, facing the seated crowd. Several men in black and white clothing sit in front, one in a blue top with hands joined in namaste, and a bearded man in an orange robe sits on the right. Screens display a close-up of a speaker, and a red-cushioned seat is visible at the far front. a person appears as the standing robed figure leading the session, with the appearance cues of long hair and a saffron robe; he is shown in person addressing participants.2016-12-19December 22 20182018-12-22 +1 copiesNovember 20 20092009-11-20