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A photo from a Patanjali Yoga Sutra discourse event. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a red floral-patterned sofa, receiving a woven basket from a woman in a white sari with a yellow and green border. A microphone stand is at right, a leopard-print mat lies on the floor in front, and an orange banner reading Yoga Sutras hangs behind. A YOGA sign and white flower arrangements are visible at the edges.

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A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron robe on a floral red-and-gold sofa, speaking into a microphone on a stand. He has long swept-back hair, a red mark on the forehead and a rudraksha-style neck adornment, matching the Swamiji cues. Before him, a woman with a long braid, wearing a white sari with yellow and green borders, leans in to hand over a pink gift box tied with a gold ribbon. Behind them hang an orange backdrop and a large framed portrait of a long-haired figure. A white and orange banner and a small statue of a standing figure appear at the right edge.2009-04-29February 24 20072007-02-24September 30 20082008-09-30July 07 20092009-07-07April 16 20082008-04-16A photograph of a seated teacher in orange robes on a red floral-upholstered sofa, holding a white device in his lap, with his feet bare. A microphone stand is angled toward him. Behind him hangs an orange banner reading Yoga Sutras with a golden figure and a framed portrait of a smiling woman with a red dot on her forehead wearing orange. Orange drapes frame the backdrop, with flower arrangements on draped side tables and a leopard-print cushion in the foreground. The seated figure has long dark hair and wears an orange shawl and orange garment, with a red tilak on his forehead. No other people are visible.2009-04-29September 30 20082008-09-30A woman in a white sari bends forward on a stage to offer a yellow cloth and a small gold vessel to a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe, wearing a white flower garland and long dark hair. The seated figure sits on an ornately decorated throne draped in thick garlands of white, yellow, orange and pink flowers. A man in white with an orange shawl stands behind the offering, and a microphone on a stand is at the front. A dark curtain forms the backdrop. The scene appears to be a paada pooja, with devotees offering respect at a seat of honour.2007-07-29A stage event with a seated figure on an ornate gold throne wearing an orange garment and a long beaded necklace, flanked by devotees in front. Standing to the right are a man in an orange robe, a woman in a pink patterned sari, and a man in a white shirt, beside a red-draped table holding a gold bowl and a brass lamp stand. A printed banner above shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with the words Yoga Sutras. Behind the stage hang embroidered wall panels with elephants and trees. On the left, a woman in a gold-bordered sari and an older woman in a white sari with a red-striped shawl stand with hands joined in greeting.2009-10-01September 30 20082008-09-30A man in orange-red saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak sits on an ornate gold throne with red tiger-striped cushions, garlanded with red roses, yellow marigold and purple flower strings. A woman in a white saree with gold border kneels before him, her palm open as she speaks to him. The woman is a devotee receiving darshan.2008-10-04A seated figure in an orange saffron robe and shawl sits on a red floral-upholstered sofa in front of an orange banner reading "Yoga Sutras" with a golden figurine on the right. The seated person wears long dark hair, a red bindi and holds two white boxes in their hands while speaking toward a microphone on a boom stand. A small pink-and-white flower arrangement sits on a gold-draped table at the right edge. A person's hand at the left edge holds a stack of books. A portrait on the upper left shows a smiling figure with long hair in orange clothing and beaded necklaces, labelled as an image in the backdrop. The lower foreground shows a fur-like rug.2009-04-29