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A large tented hall with red and white draping and overhead lights holds a crowd of hundreds of men seated on green carpet, most in white clothes with white cloth bands tied over their eyes and heads. Rows of red plastic chairs line the front and sides. At the far end a red-draped stage has a large banner showing a bald, older bearded man and a portrait, with a speaker and a seated woman near a lectern. Speaker stacks flank the stage. The foreground has an easel with a painting on the right edge.

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Article - November 26 20062006-11-26Article - November 26 20062006-11-26A large outdoor tent hall with a green carpeted floor where hundreds of people sit in rows facing a stage. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers and white headbands tied over their eyes. The stage has a red-draped table, a microphone, and a large banner behind it showing a portrait of a bald, saffron-robed figure labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda in Tamil. A second banner on the right shows another portrait and Tamil text. A seated woman in orange clothing sits at the stage. Red chairs stand at the right edge, and black speakers flank the stage.2006-11-26A large tent interior at an Arogya Yoga program in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. Hundreds of seated participants, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, sit cross-legged on green carpeting in rows, many wearing white blindfold-style cloths tied over their eyes. At the front, a figure in an orange-toned sari sits on a raised stage with a red-draped table. Above the stage hangs a banner with a portrait of a bald-headed man in a white garment. Red and white bunting drapes the tent ceiling and side panels, and printed banners flank the stage.2006-11-26November 25 20062006-11-25November 26 20092009-11-26November 26 20092009-11-26November 26 20092009-11-26A large tented hall with a white canopy and maroon valances holds a dense audience seated on red plastic chairs over green carpet, most dressed in white. The stage at the far end has a red-draped table with a seated speaker and a backdrop banner in Tamil script with a portrait of a bald man in orange and a saffron-clad figure. Ceiling fans and stage lights hang overhead, with speakers on stands at the sides.2006-11-25August 25 20092009-08-25A large indoor yoga session in a tented hall with green mats on the floor. Many participants in white shirts and white trousers sit cross-legged in rows, most wearing white blindfold-style headbands, with their backs to the camera. On the left, a woman in an orange sari stands on a stage with a red and white backdrop and a projector screen. Behind the audience a pink banner shows a figure in orange robes, and a large black speaker stands at the top right. Red plastic chairs are scattered among the seated people on the right, where a man in white with grey hair sits in the foreground. A large banner with Tamil script hangs at the top of the hall.2006-11-25 +1 copiesA large tented hall during a seated yoga session. Hundreds of participants sit on green mats wearing white headbands and mostly white or light clothing, with some in yellow, orange, blue and red saris. Near the front, a figure in an orange-saffron garment stands beside a red-draped table on a stage. Above the stage hangs a large portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". Banners in Tamil and English frame the stage, and loudspeakers flank the scene under red and white canopy drapery. The stage portrait is a depiction and the standing figure's identity is uncertain.2006-11-26