January 07 2008 - Nithyanandapedia

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January 07 2008

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A large indoor hall with white walls and a corrugated roof shows thirty or more people kneeling and bowing forward with foreheads to the floor in prostration, many in white clothing with white head cloths. A few wear coloured sarees and salwar in teal, pink and orange. On the right, a man in an orange robe and orange shawl sits on a red-cushioned seat beside a table draped in white, with a kalasha-like object on it. Several people in the foreground wear white with red and white cloth, with bags and sandals on the floor. Camera tripods stand among the devotees, and framed posters hang on the back wall. The scene suggests a group prostration or darshan session.

A large hall during a yoga session, with dozens of participants in white clothing bent forward in a prostrate or child-pose position on colourful mats and yoga rugs. A single standing figure in an orange robe stands at the front near the centre left, apparently overseeing the session. Decorative hanging panels with elephant motifs in blue, red and gold are suspended from the white ceiling, and a painted deity backdrop with a multi-armed figure hangs on the far wall. Ceiling fans, tripods holding cameras, and a tented white canopy complete the scene. Photo shows a group yoga practice in a temple-style assembly hall.

A photograph of a meditation or yoga session in a whitewashed hall with terracotta floor, ceiling fans and orange cloth-draped walls. Many participants in white clothes kneel or bow forward, foreheads to orange and blue-striped mats. A woman standing at the centre wears a white top and an orange stole, speaking into a microphone. An elderly man in white sits near a table with water bottles at the left edge. Several folded striped mats and bags sit along the right side.

October 04 2008

A large hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls hung with framed banners. Many devotees in white clothes, some with orange and yellow garments, kneel and prostrate on mats across the floor, foreheads touching the ground. A tripod-mounted video camera and a handheld camera operator in white clothes stand in the centre among them. Near the back, a figure in orange robes stands by the open doorway, and a few other people are seated further away. The scene shows a group prostration in an ashram-style hall.

November 28 2008

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A large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof supported by white arched steel trusses and overhead lights. Well over a hundred people sit cross-legged on mats across the white floor, most wearing white clothes, with a few in orange or saffron robes, many with hands folded or eyes closed. At the right, a figure in white sits on a raised purple-covered seat on a dais, facing the crowd. A banner reading Nithyanandam hangs on the left wall, and a faded portrait is visible behind the audience.

October 04 2008

A large indoor hall with a curved metal roof and white steel arches holds a seated crowd of many devotees, most wearing white clothes and white blindfolds over their eyes, with some in green, orange and maroon. In the foreground, a man in a white shawl and orange garment sits with his back to the camera before a microphone and a vase of flowers and a water bottle. Rows of devotees sit on mats and striped rugs facing a stage with a painted backdrop of a deity figure. Signs and banners on the walls include a Nithyanandapeetha temple sign.

A large hall with a vaulted corrugated roof and white steel arches holds a seated congregation on green, red and white striped mats. Most attendees wear white clothing and white headbands, and many have hands pressed to their faces in prayer or meditation. Several women and men in orange, saffron and maroon robes sit among them. White plastic chairs line the left side. Behind the crowd are banners and a framed display with printed text. Spectators could be counted as roughly a hundred or more.

A large hall full of participants doing a yoga session on purple, blue, pink and green mats, most bending forward into child's pose with arms stretched out. Most wear white kurtas or white clothing, while a few wear coloured garments. A woman in white stands at the left edge near the front, watching the class. Hanging yellow and multicoloured decorative banners with elephant motifs line the ceiling, and a painted deity backdrop with garlanded decorations hangs on the far wall beside a golden throne-like seat at the left.

A large hall with pale blue walls, exposed roof trusses and ceiling fans hosts a group yoga session. Thirty-plus practitioners, mostly in white clothes, kneel or sit forward on coloured yoga mats in pink, green, blue and purple. A woman in a white dress with a red-orange scarf stands at the front, speaking into a microphone. Some practitioners wear orange, red and striped clothing, and a few mats hold small offering trays. Open doors and windows line the side wall, and orange cloth hangs over a chair in the right foreground.