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A large hall with cream walls and colourful festoon banners hung along the upper walls. Many people sit kneeling on coloured yoga mats in rows, with small metal dumbbells placed beside some mats, hands pressed together in anjali mudra. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head wears an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and bangles, sitting upright with eyes closed. Beside him, a man in a white sleeveless top kneels with palms joined. Other participants wear orange robes, black shirts and white clothes. Several people sit on the floor in a paada puja style practice, with a second saffron-robed monk kneeling on a green mat at right. The scene is a group prayer or puja session in an ashram hall.

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February 21 20132013-02-21A large bright hall with cream walls, red curtains and framed portraits on the walls, where a group of practitioners sits in namaste on yoga mats during a morning yoga session. Several men in orange kurta-style clothing sit in front, while others wear white kurtas and white pants. Small metal dumbbells lie beside many mats, and a few people wear white sleeveless tops. Some participants sit cross-legged with palms pressed together, while others are seated further back in the room. Several framed pictures and banners hang on the far wall.2011-08-01March 01 20132013-03-01Large indoor hall with a white marble floor and draped grey ceiling, decorated with tall multicoloured striped pillars with tassels. Thirty to fifty men in orange and saffron clothes sit and kneel on yoga mats in purple, blue and green, many with their palms pressed together in prayer. Some have small metal dumbbell-like objects placed beside their mats. In the foreground a young man in a blue and white striped polo sits cross-legged on a green mat facing forward, while a man in a red and blue shirt kneels nearby. A woman in white stands near the back centre. Maroon curtains and a red-cushioned bench line the right side. No single presenter is clearly identifiable.2013-03-01A 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.2011-08-01A large indoor hall with a polished floor where many people kneel on coloured yoga mats in rows, hands pressed together in anjali mudra. Most wear orange or saffron robes, while others wear black, white, or striped shirts. Metal dumbbell-style weights are placed between mats. Colourful ceremonial banners in red, blue and orange hang from the ceiling, and a framed picture hangs on the left wall. A man in front wears an orange robe with his head shaved. The group appears to be in a prayer or meditation session. The count of visible people is roughly 21-100.2013-02-21March 03 20132013-03-03A large bright hall with cream walls and red curtains where a yoga morning session is underway. Many people sit cross-legged on mats, most with eyes closed and hands in anjali mudra at chest height. In the foreground a man in orange kurta and orange dhoti sits on a black mat with palms pressed together, and beside him another in orange sits on a red mat. Others wear white kurtas and white dhotis, and some sit bare-chested in white vests. Small silver dumbbells rest on the floor between mats. Framed portraits hang on the walls and a stack of folded mats sits near the back. No individual can be identified as a person from the visible appearance, so the figures are described by their clothing and role as practitioners.2011-08-01A wide indoor hall with glossy cream floor and recessed ceiling lights, where many people sit cross-legged in meditation posture on coloured mats, hands pressed together in prayer. Most wear white or light clothing; one man in orange robes sits at left and another in yellow shirt sits nearby. Small dumbbells lie beside several mats. Red curtains hang at the windows and framed pictures hang on the walls at the back. A blue mat at the lower right bears printed Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam lettering. The scene looks like a group yoga or meditation session.2011-07-10January 26 20132013-01-26A photograph of a large hall with polished cream floor where a group of about 40 people sit in meditation on yoga mats in rows, facing a stage at the far left draped with a dark curtain. Many wear white clothing; one man in the foreground sits with palms joined in front of a purple mat printed with Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Others wear orange, red, grey and blue striped clothing. Steel dumbbells sit beside the mats, and red-curtained windows line the wall with framed pictures between them.2011-07-06A large bright hall with a polished white floor where a yoga morning session is underway. Many people in white and orange clothes sit or bend forward in seated forward-bend stretches on coloured yoga mats in red, blue, green, purple and grey, with silver dumbbells placed beside them. In the foreground, two men in orange robes stretch with their hands reaching toward their feet, and a man in dark shorts and a bare-chested man in red trousers stretch on mats to the left. Framed portraits hang on the back wall between red curtains, and banners stand along the right side.2011-08-01