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A large indoor hall with rows of participants kneeling on coloured yoga mats—blue, green, purple, pink and maroon—performing a seated neck or shoulder stretch with hands on the shoulders and elbows lifted. Most wear white or light kurta-style clothing; a man in the foreground wears a grey shirt and grey trousers with a rudraksha mala and a name badge, and a man at right wears white with a red waistband and rudraksha mala. Hanging yellow and orange banners and a wall-mounted sign are visible in the background. No a person candidate is visibly present.

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June 04 20092009-06-04June 04 20092009-06-04June 20 20152015-06-20A photograph of a large yoga session on a tiled hall floor, with many participants seated on coloured yoga mats in purple, blue, orange, green and pink. Most wear white or cream clothing, while a few wear shirts and trousers. Their arms are extended forward at chest height, palms and fingers in a stretching posture. Lanyards with name badges hang from several necks. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta sits cross-legged and another in a pale pink kurta sits on a blue patterned mat. No speaker or teacher stands out at the front of the frame.2015-06-20 +1 copiesA large hall with white walls and tiled floor where many people kneel on coloured yoga mats, arms raised with hands behind the head in a kneeling stretch. Most wear white or orange and peach clothing, with some in pink and a woman in a white shawl at front. Blue and pink mats are laid in rows, and white plastic chairs line the wall. Hanging yellow and blue lanterns decorate the ceiling, and a shrine with a deity murti is visible at left. A logo on a mat reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Several dozen participants are visible, seated in a yoga session.2009-06-04A large indoor hall where many devotees sit on coloured yoga mats in rows, performing a seated yoga practice with arms extended forward at shoulder height. In the foreground a man in a cream kurta and white dhoti, with a hand-lettered name badge, sits on a purple mat, his hands held in a mudra. Beside him a man with a long dark ponytail wears a pale yellow kurta and white pants. Another man in a light pink kurta sits on a blue patterned mat at right. Behind them more participants in white and pastel clothing fill the room, with golden ornate decorations along the back wall. Yellow mats and cushions lie scattered across the tiled floor.2015-06-20A large indoor hall with white walls and a light floor where many people sit on coloured yoga mats, mostly in white clothing, facing forward in a seated meditation or yoga session. In the foreground, a bald man with long greying hair and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in white on a purple mat, and a man in a grey-beige shirt sits nearby. Behind them rows of participants in white and some in orange, yellow and green sit on mats. Colourful banners hang from the ceiling at the left, and a doorway and wall signage appear at the back. A bolster lies on the floor at the left.2009-06-03June 04 20092009-06-04Many people sit in rows on blue and purple yoga mats in a large hall, performing a seated neck-stretch posture with both hands clasped behind the head. Most wear loose white garments; one man in the foreground near the centre wears a black t-shirt and grey shorts. Beyond them, a golden ornate throne-like seat with a framed portrait stands on a raised platform before a white backdrop, flanked by red drapes. Blue banners hang at the upper left.2009-06-04June 04 20092009-06-04A photograph of a seated group of devotees on blue-and-white striped mats in a hall with red chairs and a red curtain. In the foreground, a young man with a tilak on his forehead wears white clothes and a rudraksha mala, eyes closed, hands raised to his shoulders. Beside him a man in white shirt and dhoti with a bald head holds his hands at his chest, eyes closed. Behind them more people in white and light clothing perform the same hand movements, some with malas and ID badges around their necks. Everyone appears absorbed in a guided practice or meditation.2011-09-09December 16 20092009-12-16