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A photograph of a yoga session at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with children practising on mats on a terracotta tiled floor. A girl in a white t-shirt with a red and grey vest and blue jeans crouches on a blue mat printed with Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Yoga Mat lettering, looking to her right. Another girl in a purple top and grey trousers sits on a dark mat in the foreground. Behind them, several children sit or crouch on yellow, orange and purple mats in pyjama-style clothes, including a girl in a pink top and a girl in red and white striped pyjamas. Adults sit further back in the dimly lit hall, and a few bare feet are visible at the right edge.

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Indoor meditation session with children seated cross-legged on yoga mats and cushions across a tiled floor, eyes closed and hands resting in laps. In the foreground a girl in a purple top and brown pants and a boy in a grey vest with red-trimmed white shirt sit on blue and dark mats, with an orange cloth draped beside them. Behind them more children in red, pink, white and striped tops sit in rows, and an adult in white with a yellow sash kneels at the left edge. A few older participants are visible near the back wall. The setting suggests a yoga or meditation class.2010-12-05A photograph of a yoga session in an indoor hall with terracotta tiles. Many children and a few adults lie or kneel on colourful yoga mats in a forward-bend or child's-pose position, heads down. Mats are blue, purple, yellow, pink, red and orange; one mat reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Yoga Mat. A young girl in the foreground wears a white top and grey trousers with hands clasped above her head. A woman in a yellow sari sits upright at the back, and white pillars and a few chairs are visible behind.2010-12-05A group of children practise yoga on blue, purple and yellow mats on an orange tiled hall floor, with a white pillar at left and a black curtain at the back. Many children bend forward with palms flat on the mat, while a few stand with hands joined in prayer or raised overhead. A girl in a red top and blue trousers stands centre, and a boy in a light blue shirt stands at left. Several adults in casual clothes supervise near the back, and a blue banner is visible on the right wall.2010-12-05A young girl with dark hair tied up with a red ribbon performs a yoga posture on a blue yoga mat, leaning forward with her hands planted and feet raised. She wears a grey and white t-shirt with red trim over blue jeans. Behind her, other children on orange and black mats are visible in an indoor hall with a wooden floor and an orange wall panel. The mat carries printed yoga lettering. Another young girl and a seated boy appear in the background.2010-12-05Indoor yoga class in a whitewashed hall with terracotta floor tiles. Many children, mostly girls in pink, white and striped tops and boys in grey and blue, are doing yoga stretches on coloured mats, some bending forward and some kneeling. A woman in white with a yellow shawl, seen from behind at right, leans over to guide them. A blue mat in the foreground reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Yoga Mat. Orange and yellow curtains hang at the doors, and a seated adult and an adult in a teal top stand in the background.2010-12-05A yoga session on a tiled orange floor with colourful mats. Two young girls in the foreground bend forward into a standing forward fold on a blue mat printed with NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM. The girl on the left wears a purple top and brown trousers, with her hair in a ponytail. The girl on the right wears a grey top with red straps and has her hair in buns decorated with red clips. Behind them, other participants stand or bend on yellow, orange and blue mats, and a person in white kurta-style clothing stands at the right edge.2010-12-05Indoor yoga class in a bright hall with terracotta floor tiles and white pillars. Many children and young people sit on colourful yoga mats and folded blankets, mostly cross-legged or stretching their legs forward. A girl in a red top and blue trousers sits front left, a girl in a purple top sits at the lower left, and a small child in a white and red vest sits at the bottom. Older women in saris, one in orange and green, sit on chairs and mats along the back wall near orange and yellow curtains and a water cooler. A few adults in white clothes sit at the back. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-12-05A yoga class in a large hall with terracotta tiled floor, white walls, a thatched roof and orange-and-yellow striped curtains at the windows. Many children, mostly schoolchildren in t-shirts, kurtas and jeans, stand and stretch on colourful yoga mats and cloths, some in lunge or wide-legged poses with arms raised. A few adults move among them, including a woman in a purple top at left and a man with a folder at the back. No a person figure is visible in the scene.2010-12-05A indoor hall with a tiled floor where a group of children and some adults sit on yoga mats and colourful mats, performing seated yoga postures with hands raised to the face or head. A child in a red top and blue trousers sits at left, a girl in a purple top and brown trousers leans forward at lower centre, and a boy in a blue shirt sits at right on a blue mat marked with 'Yoga Mat' lettering. Several adults in white and cream clothing sit at the back near a black curtain. Orange cloth covers part of the floor and a blue banner is visible at the top right. No identifiable presenter is clearly visible.2010-12-05A group of children and some adults practice yoga stretches in a whitewashed hall with terracotta floor tiles and orange-and-yellow checked curtains on the windows. Most participants stand in a wide lunge pose on navy, blue and orange mats, with arms relaxed at their sides. A boy in a light blue shirt and brown trousers stands in the foreground, a boy in a teal shirt crouches on a navy mat, and a girl in a white top and pink leggings stretches nearby. A woman in a white dress and a woman in a red top stand among the group. Wooden pillars line the room and a chair sits near the left wall.2010-12-05A hall with terracotta tiled floor and white-washed walls under a thatched roof, where a group of children practise yoga on coloured mats, mostly navy, purple, pink, yellow and blue, laid over an orange cloth. Several children stand in a balanced pose with hands on hips, while others stand in the background. Adults in white and yellow-trimmed clothing, one with a green sash, watch from the left and centre. A blue mat reads Nithyananda Yoga Mandiram.2010-12-05A photograph of children seated in meditation in a hall with a tiled floor and a white pillar. In the foreground a girl with pigtails and a white striped t-shirt sits cross-legged on a blue and white striped mat, hands clasped in her lap, eyes lowered, wearing red plaid trousers and a gold bangle. Behind her, other children sit on striped mats; one in a pink hooded top and green plaid trousers, another in a light blue top and purple skirt. An adult in orange stands at the left, and orange and yellow checked cloths hang on the wall. No a person is visible.2010-12-18