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A large white tent with red and white draped ceiling holds a yoga programme. Rows of red plastic chairs and seated participants on green mats face a stage backed by a banner reading Arogya Yoga and a portrait of a sannyasi. Many participants wear white clothes and white headbands. In the foreground a table holds stacks of books and DVDs, and a person in an orange shawl sits at the right edge. A distant figure in orange stands on the stage beside a microphone and lectern.

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Article - November 26 20062006-11-26A large tented hall with red and white draping and overhead lights holds a crowd of hundreds of men seated on green carpet, most in white clothes with white cloth bands tied over their eyes and heads. Rows of red plastic chairs line the front and sides. At the far end a red-draped stage has a large banner showing a bald, older bearded man and a portrait, with a speaker and a seated woman near a lectern. Speaker stacks flank the stage. The foreground has an easel with a painting on the right edge.2006-11-26Article - November 26 20062006-11-26A large tent hall hung with red and white drapes holds a dense audience seated on green carpet, most on red plastic chairs and some cross-legged on the floor. Many attendees wear white clothing with white headbands. At the front, a red-draped table and podium stand before a banner of a smiling saffron-robed man, with a second banner at right. A figure in white stands at the podium, a candidate for in_person appearance uncertain from this distance. The scene appears to be an arogya yoga meditation programme.2006-11-26Article - November 26 20062006-11-26A large white tented hall with red draped valances and ceiling fans hosts a yoga programme. Hundreds of participants sit on green floor mats and red plastic chairs, most in white clothing with white head cloths tied over their eyes. A few wear orange or saffron garments. At the far end a stage with a red dais holds a figure seated in front of a banner with a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and Tamil text. Banners and printed brochures lie on a table at the lower right.2006-11-26A large tented hall with a white canopy and maroon valances holds a dense audience seated on red plastic chairs over green carpet, most dressed in white. The stage at the far end has a red-draped table with a seated speaker and a backdrop banner in Tamil script with a portrait of a bald man in orange and a saffron-clad figure. Ceiling fans and stage lights hang overhead, with speakers on stands at the sides.2006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25A large tented hall during a seated yoga session. Hundreds of participants sit on green mats wearing white headbands and mostly white or light clothing, with some in yellow, orange, blue and red saris. Near the front, a figure in an orange-saffron garment stands beside a red-draped table on a stage. Above the stage hangs a large portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". Banners in Tamil and English frame the stage, and loudspeakers flank the scene under red and white canopy drapery. The stage portrait is a depiction and the standing figure's identity is uncertain.2006-11-26A large tent interior at an Arogya Yoga program in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. Hundreds of seated participants, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, sit cross-legged on green carpeting in rows, many wearing white blindfold-style cloths tied over their eyes. At the front, a figure in an orange-toned sari sits on a raised stage with a red-draped table. Above the stage hangs a banner with a portrait of a bald-headed man in a white garment. Red and white bunting drapes the tent ceiling and side panels, and printed banners flank the stage.2006-11-26November 25 20062006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25