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A group yoga session in an indoor hall with a light tiled floor. Many people in white clothing stand on coloured yoga mats in a wide-legged warrior pose with arms stretched out sideways. The most prominent figure in the foreground, seen from behind, has curly dark hair, a white kurta and an orange sash at the waist. Nearby, a man in white shirt, plaid shorts and another man in beige shorts with suspenders join in. Behind them a large banner shows a smiling woman and the words a person, with a yellow lantern hanging from the ceiling. A rudraksha-style mala lies on a mat at lower left.

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A group of men practise yoga in a hall on coloured mats, arms raised overhead with palms together in a standing lunge pose. A central figure in white kurta with an orange sash faces away from the camera. Others wear white or grey-white clothes and checked shorts. A large banner behind them shows a portrait of a smiling woman and reads Life Bliss and Engineering. Yellow decorative hangings and a golden throne-like seat are visible at the right. A mala lies on a pink mat in the foreground. The scene shows a yoga session with about a dozen participants.2009-06-04June 04 20092009-06-04A group of yoga practitioners bend forward in standing forward-fold poses on coloured yoga mats in a large hall with a white ceiling and hanging decorative banners with yellow tassels. Most wear white kurtas or white tops with grey, black or orange trousers, and one person in the foreground wears an orange robe-like garment. Mats in red, purple, green, blue and grey cover a tiled floor, and a painted wall mural of a deity figure with a temple arch is visible at the left. A man in white stands at the back of the group.2009-06-04A large group of men in white kurta-pyjama and checked shirts stand on coloured yoga mats across a polished hall, bending forward with arms raised overhead in a standing forward-bend yoga posture. Mats in pink, blue, green and red lie in rows; a yellow cloth and folded white towel sit on the floor at left. Reflections of the people show on the glossy floor. Background shows a wall with a purple bird logo. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-09-14June 04 20092009-06-04A large group of participants practise yoga in a bright hall with white tent-style ceiling and hanging decorative cylindrical banners in blue, red and yellow. Most people wear white or light tops and grey or dark trousers, standing barefoot on coloured yoga mats in a warrior pose with both arms raised overhead. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and grey trousers and another in a red-striped shorts stand with arms upraised. Behind them a framed deity image and a gold-coloured throne-like seat are visible at the back of the hall. Watermarked archive photo text is omitted.2009-06-03A photograph of a yoga session in a hall with a tiled floor and white-painted walls. Many devotees bend forward with arms raised overhead on coloured yoga mats in pink, purple, blue and orange. Most wear white or cream clothing; a few women wear yellow saris. Behind them hangs a large painted backdrop of a deity murti seated on a throne with a trident, flanked by a jungle-like scene of trees. A pink-and-green cushioned platform sits centrally, and a mat in the foreground carries a white bag. A small logo appears at the upper left. Overhead, metal lighting trusses and a yellow hanging banner are visible. Around twenty people are visible.2009-09-02June 21 20152015-06-21September 02 20092009-09-02A large indoor hall with cream walls, red curtains and a glossy light floor holds a yoga morning session. Many participants stand on coloured mats in warrior-style lunges with arms raised overhead, some in white kurta-style clothes with yellow sashes, others in white vests and shorts or grey sportswear. Small hand weights sit beside the mats. At right, a man in an orange top and orange trousers with a framed portrait printed on his chest stands in a lunge with arms overhead. Framed portraits hang on the walls at left and right, and banners are visible at right. The people in the scene are numerous, though most are partly visible at the edges and depth of the hall.2011-08-01A large hall with a white tiled floor where many people in white kurta-style clothing perform a yoga exercise on colourful mats, mostly in a kneeling or crouching forward-bend pose with arms extended. Yellow and multicoloured decorative hangings with geometric patterns hang from the ceiling and pillars, and fans are mounted above. A framed painted deity image with a garlanded altar stands at the back left wall. A woman in white with a yellow scarf stands among the rows, observing. Several mats show the printed logo of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham. Part of the scene is visible at the front right, where a seated older man in white is also on a mat.2009-12-01A large tent hall with a white canvas ceiling and colourful striped hanging pennants in red, blue, yellow and green. Thirty-odd people stand on coloured yoga mats with arms raised overhead, many in white kurta-style clothes and some in grey, black or olive casual wear. Behind them a stage with maroon drapes and gold trim displays a banner and a framed portrait of a smiling man in orange, with the words Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam visible on the banner. The scene reads as a group yoga or stretching session.2009-06-04