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A large indoor hall with polished white floor where many women sit cross-legged on colored yoga mats, hands pressed in namaste, most wearing saris in orange, white, yellow and green. Two portrait photos hang on the back wall, one a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and a second framed picture beside it. Chrome stanchions line the right side and an orange cloth draped on a stand sits behind the seated crowd. Standing attendants in white move between the rows. A few people sit in the front row wearing ID badges on their clothing.

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A large, bright hall with polished white floor where a group of around a dozen people sit in meditation on colored yoga mats, hands in anjali mudra at chest. Most wear white, cream or light patterned clothing; one woman in the foreground wears a green patterned top and another in dark grey sits at right. Metal dumbbells are placed among the mats. Framed portraits and deity pictures hang on the walls, and orange cloths are folded in the background. No one at the front is identifiable as a person.2011-08-31August 31 20112011-08-31A seated satsang gathering in a hall with pale walls and a tiled floor. In the foreground, women sit cross-legged on the floor with eyes closed; a woman in an orange saree with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak sits at centre-right, with another in a teal saree at left. Many more devotees in white, maroon, red and green sarees and white kurtas fill the room, some seated on chairs at the back. Small brass items and water bottles sit on the floor in front. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2013-02-03A group of about a dozen students performs standing yoga exercises on colourful mats in a bright hall with cream walls. Several participants raise their fists and arms; one older woman in a white top with pink floral print and light trousers is prominent in the foreground, and a man in a white polo with a yellow collar stands beside her. Behind them, framed portraits with red drapes hang on the wall, showing a deity murti and a long-haired figure in orange clothing. Steel stanchions and a small blue water bottle sit near the mats.2011-08-26September 27 20142014-09-27August 31 20112011-08-31September 10 20112011-09-10A large bright hall with cream walls, red curtains and a glossy white tiled floor holds a yoga morning session. Many participants sit cross-legged on coloured mats in meditation pose, several with hands in anjali mudra or resting on knees. Most wear white or cream loose clothing, while two front-centre men in orange t-shirts with a printed portrait and orange dhoti-style lower garments sit with palms pressed together. Small metal weights sit beside some mats. Framed portraits hang on the back wall and a banner stands at the right edge.2011-08-01December 01 20112011-12-01July 07 20092009-07-07A large polished-floor hall with cream walls and framed devotional pictures hung high above red-curtained windows. Many people sit on colored yoga mats in a stretching or meditative posture, dressed in white, cream, green and teal clothing. A woman in a dark green kurta sits upright at centre with a water bottle beside her, and a woman in white bends forward at lower right. Brass lamps and steel water bottles stand on the floor among the mats.2011-08-26A large hall with a white fabric canopy and maroon draped valances overhead hosts a yoga session. Several hundred people sit cross-legged on colourful mats in rows, mostly dressed in white, with some in orange, red and yellow saris. Yellow, orange and white cushions cover the floor at the front. Ceiling fans hang from the roof, and tall windows line the walls. A logo with a purple bird appears in the upper left corner. Several women seated at the front wear white and sit upright with eyes closed in meditation. The scene reflects a yoga session at an indoor programme.2009-12-02