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A large hall with a white fabric ceiling and tall decorated columns wrapped in colourful patterned cloth with orange tassels. Dozens of people sit on striped mats in rows doing a seated arm-raising exercise, mostly in white clothes, with women in saris and salwar. In the background a blue draped stage holds a small white and orange deity murti and a dais, flanked by two screens. The camera shows the rear of the hall, with a few people in the foreground and a red flower visible in one woman's hair.

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June 03 20092009-06-03September 02 20092009-09-02A large hall with pale pink walls and a white ceiling draped with fabric, hung with tall colourful cylindrical banners of red, yellow, blue and white with orange tassels. Many people in white clothes sit on striped blue-and-white floor mats and orange cloths, most with both arms raised over their heads in a seated yoga or meditation posture. Several men in front are shaved-headed and wear white kurta-style clothes with rudraksha malas; one in the foreground wears blue trousers. Hundreds of participants fill the room, arranged in rows across the polished white floor.2010-08-26A large hall with white tiled floor and pink walls holds many people doing a group yoga or meditation session on striped mats, most in white or colored clothing, with arms raised overhead in a shared posture. In the foreground, a bald man in white kurta sits cross-legged facing the stage, and another bald man in white sits on a blue and white striped mat. Women in white, orange, pink and teal saris and salwar sit on red and white striped mats. At the front, a stage with blue drapes and a white platform holds a small figure. Colorful striped and orange decorative banners hang from the ceiling, and a gold deity murti and ornate decorations stand at the left side. Around 100 people are visible.2010-08-26A large hall with a blue draped backdrop and a raised stage where a figure in orange sits on a red and gold throne with flowers beside it. Many participants sit on striped mats and blue mats, most wearing white and some in orange or light blue, with yellow scarves draped over a few shoulders, all raising their arms overhead in a stretching exercise. A projection screen above the stage shows the seated figure, and colourful woven banners with orange fringe hang from the ceiling. Swamiji (probable) is the figure on the throne, identified by a crown-like headdress and orange ornate clothing; he is seated, not standing, in the hall. Counted people are approximately 40 visible participants.2010-08-26June 02 20092009-06-02Wide view of a large hall where dozens of seated participants in mostly white clothes, some in blue, red or orange, raise both arms overhead with hands clasped behind their heads, performing a guided stretching exercise on striped cushions. At the front, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate red and gold throne before a blue draped backdrop, flanked by vases of flowers and orange and multicolour hanging banners. A camera operator stands near the stage and projection screens show a figure as well. The pictured figure on the throne resembles a person, seated in orange robes on the peetha, a presentation cue.2010-08-26October 08 20102010-10-08September 17 20102010-09-17September 02 20092009-09-02A large hall filled with seated devotees dressed in white, sitting on orange, red and blue striped mats and cushions on a white tiled floor. In the foreground a man in white sits cross-legged on a red and white striped mat, hands raised to his face in a meditation or breathing posture, with others beside him doing the same. Colourful striped fabric drapes hang from the ceiling along the pink walls. A cameraman with a tripod-mounted camera films from the left, a figure in a yellow scarf stands nearby, and a golden ornate seat is visible at the far end near the front of the hall.2010-09-03September 02 20092009-09-02