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A large hall during the Yoga Spurana Program, with a banner reading "Yoga Spurana Program" hung in front of dark red curtains. A white throne-style chair sits on a raised platform beside a small table with flowers and a microphone. In the foreground, many devotees dressed in white kneel and bow forward, foreheads to colourful striped mats, in a padapuja-style prostration. A woman in a white outfit with a yellow shawl stands at the right near a video camera on a tripod. Yellow and patterned hangings and ceiling fans are visible overhead. A chakra chart is on the right wall. The throne is unoccupied in the frame.

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A photograph of a Yoga Spurana Program session in a hall with dark red drapes and ceiling fans. In the foreground, around twenty people in white clothes kneel and bow forward in prostration on mats, with some wearing orange or yellow garments. At the front, a woman in white with a yellow shawl stands beside a white-covered throne-like chair with a white cushion, flanked by vases of orange flowers. A hanging banner reads Yoga Spurana Program with a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda and the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo. No person is seated on the throne; the seat is empty.2009-08-26August 26 20092009-08-26November 19 20092009-11-19A large hall full of participants doing a yoga session on purple, blue, pink and green mats, most bending forward into child's pose with arms stretched out. Most wear white kurtas or white clothing, while a few wear coloured garments. A woman in white stands at the left edge near the front, watching the class. Hanging yellow and multicoloured decorative banners with elephant motifs line the ceiling, and a painted deity backdrop with garlanded decorations hangs on the far wall beside a golden throne-like seat at the left.2009-06-03A large hall during a yoga session, with dozens of participants in white clothing bent forward in a prostrate or child-pose position on colourful mats and yoga rugs. A single standing figure in an orange robe stands at the front near the centre left, apparently overseeing the session. Decorative hanging panels with elephant motifs in blue, red and gold are suspended from the white ceiling, and a painted deity backdrop with a multi-armed figure hangs on the far wall. Ceiling fans, tripods holding cameras, and a tented white canopy complete the scene. Photo shows a group yoga practice in a temple-style assembly hall.2009-08-26A hall with a red velvet curtain and white ceiling drapes shows a large group of people kneeling and bowing forward on yoga mats, foreheads near the floor, in a yoga or prostration posture. Most wear white, with some in orange, maroon, and dark clothing. A single figure in white stands on a raised platform at the far end, apart from the group. Wall signs and a few chairs appear at the right edge.2009-12-14A large hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging colourful striped banners with elephant motifs. Thick rows of participants lie on their backs on yoga mats in white and grey clothing, arms extended, in a relaxation pose. A single instructor in a white top and yellow-trimmed garment stands centrally between the rows, facing the stage. Scene suggests a yoga session in an ashram hall.2009-11-17 +1 copiesA large hall with a white fabric canopy and hanging decorative banners in blue, red, yellow and orange panels. Many people lie supine on purple, green and blue yoga mats in rows across the floor, facing a central stage. On the stage a figure in white robes stands beside a white round pedestal or altar with a small table, with a dark maroon curtain and gold trim behind. A whiteboard and microphone stands flank the stage. Lamps and fans hang from the ceiling. The scene reads as a yoga or meditation session led from the front, with the person on stage in white clothing and a shaved head, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2010-01-01December 01 20092009-12-01 +1 copiesA large hall with pale blue walls, exposed roof trusses and ceiling fans hosts a group yoga session. Thirty-plus practitioners, mostly in white clothes, kneel or sit forward on coloured yoga mats in pink, green, blue and purple. A woman in a white dress with a red-orange scarf stands at the front, speaking into a microphone. Some practitioners wear orange, red and striped clothing, and a few mats hold small offering trays. Open doors and windows line the side wall, and orange cloth hangs over a chair in the right foreground.2009-06-21June 03 20092009-06-03December 01 20092009-12-01