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A group of about 17 people sit cross-legged on mats across a grassy lawn in meditation, hands in gesture or pressed together, eyes closed. In the foreground a woman in a blue shawl and patterned dress sits on a light green mat with the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo visible on it. Behind her, men in white dhotis and kurtas and one man in a grey shirt sit on pink and blue mats. On the far right a bald man in white sits with palms joined, and an older man with white hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a blue mat in white clothes. Thatched pavilions and a two-storey building stand behind them. No one in the frame is clearly identifiable as a person by the listed cues.

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Outdoor group meditation on a lawn with many seated participants on blue and green yoga mats, eyes closed, hands resting in laps. In the front, a young woman in an orange and red sari sits cross-legged on a green mat with hands folded, next to a plastic water bottle and sandals. Men in white kurta-style clothes and light shirts with lanyards, and women in white and a teal top, sit behind her under tall trees. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the scene.2012-09-08Outdoor group meditation on a green lawn with palm trees behind. In the foreground a man in a white kurta and white dhoti sits cross-legged on a blue mat with eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. Behind him, several participants sit on mats in lotus or cross-legged postures: a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style necklace, a man in a red shirt, a woman in red, and others in white and blue. Sandals lie on the grass beside the foreground mat. Participants appear to be in meditation or yoga practice.2012-09-08Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees seated cross-legged in meditation on woven reed mats laid over a paved courtyard, eyes closed or lowered, hands resting on knees. Most wear white kurtas, shirts and dhotis or trousers, with some in grey t-shirts and a few with rudraksha-style neck beads. A figure at centre-right wears an orange-red shawl and a grey cap, seated among the white-clad participants. Behind them stands a red-orange building, a small raised white structure at right, and a row of grey statues along a wall at upper left, with bare earth and a small tree beyond. The setting suggests a satsang or meditation session.2010-11-30September 08 20122012-09-08 +1 copiesOutdoor group meditation on green lawn in front of a tall hedge and palm-like trunks. Several people sit cross-legged on yoga mats: in the foreground a man in white ritual dress with a white shawl sits on a green mat, another man in white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala sits on a blue mat at right, and a man in an orange-red polo sits centre on a purple mat with palms raised. Behind them a woman in red and white, a woman in a blue top and a woman with a red shawl sit on mats. Sandals rest on the grass.2012-09-08Outdoor yoga session on a lawn in front of a low building with thatched palm-roof shelter. A man in center wears a white dhoti and white kurta with gold-bordered shawl draped over his shoulders, standing on a light green mat with a phone beside him. Around him, about six people on colored mats (blue, purple) bow forward in white kurtas and dhotis, one woman in red and white salwar, and a man in orange shirt watches. Shoes rest on the grass. Mostly ordinary white ritual clothes; no distinctive a person cues visible.2012-09-08September 08 20122012-09-08Outdoor group yoga session on a lawn in front of a two-storey cream building with red-and-white arched balconies and a thatched hut behind. Several people stand on blue and purple yoga mats with arms raised overhead, palms open. Foreground figures wear white kurta and dhoti-style clothing; a man in the centre wears a lanyard. One man on the right wears a white kurta, and another in a red shirt stands behind. A woman in a white top and red salwar stands with hands raised. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a sash stands centre-right with eyes lowered. No identifiable a person appearance is clearly visible, so no candidate is named.2012-09-08Outdoor group meditation on a lawn with many participants seated cross-legged on yoga mats in blue, green, orange and purple, hands pressed in namaste. Most wear white or pale clothing; one front-row woman wears pink, a woman in black sits centrally, and a woman in a red headscarf and teal outfit sits at right. Some eyes are closed and some hands hold mudra or prayer poses. Palm trees, a thatched gazebo and garden furniture surround the grassy area. The large group is seated in rows on the grass, with a visible pink cloth on the front mat. No deity, throne or stage is visible.2012-09-07 +1 copiesOutdoor yoga session on a green lawn with a light-coloured building and red stacking chairs behind. Participants sit on coloured mats in blue, pink and orange, performing forward-bend stretches. Most wear white kurta-style clothing; one man in front wears white with grey trousers and a lanyard, and another in a dark blue top sits with legs extended. A man in a white kurta with a long white beard sits to the right, and a young man in white sits at the far right. A small device sits on the grass in the foreground. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance, so the figures are described by role and clothing only.2012-09-07Outdoor yoga session on a lawn in front of a two-storey building with thatched palapa-style shelters. Several men and women in white kurta-style clothes and white dhotis stand on coloured yoga mats (blue, green, purple) in forward-bending stretches with arms extended. One woman wears a red salwar with a white top, and a man in a red shirt and dark trousers stands at the right edge. A white bag rests on a mat in the foreground and sandals are scattered on the grass. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so no candidate is asserted.2012-09-08Outdoor yoga session on a grassy lawn at an ashram-style campus. Several participants in mixed casual clothing stand barefoot on pink, purple and blue yoga mats, performing a standing balance pose on one leg while holding small metal objects in their hands. A woman in white with orange beads at the front and a woman in black with an orange sash stand in the foreground. A thatched hut and a two-storey building with a balcony sit behind them, with red chairs and small white dumbbells scattered on the mats. No individual can be confidently identified as a person, so no candidate is marked.2012-09-05