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A photograph of a seated group of women in a training room with red curtains, many wearing black over-ear headphones. Several have a hand raised near the face or nose, apparently performing a breathing or nasal practice. Women wear white, orange-and-white, striped and teal clothing; some have bangles. Chairs line the back wall, and a small table with bottles sits at the right. No person is identifiable as a person in the visible frame.

A seated group of devotees in a hall with red curtains and pink mats performs a breathing or nostril-clearing practice, several people with a hand raised to one nostril. Many wear white or pale clothing, some with rudraksha or beaded malas, and several wear headphones.

A seated group of women and some men in a bright hall with red curtains and white walls, sitting on cushions and mats. Most wear white or pastel clothing with rudraksha malas and gold bangles. Many hold their right hand near the nose or face in a breathing or nadi shodhana style practice while others sit with eyes closed. Plastic water bottles and bags sit among them, and a few wear headphones. Several people are shaved-headed in white, and a woman in pink and a woman in yellow sit nearby.

November 26 2011

Seated group meditation in a hall with red cushioned chairs in the background. In the foreground, a young girl in a red outfit with gold trim sits with eyes closed and hands raised near her nose. At centre right, a woman with long light hair wears a white kurta and white trousers and a red beaded mala with a name badge, sitting cross-legged on a striped red mat with eyes closed and hands at her face. Nearby, women in a green sari, a pink-and-white shawl and a white head covering also sit with hands raised in a breathing or nasal practice. A water bottle and an orange cloth sit on the mat at right.

A group of devotees sits cross-legged on a red-and-white striped mat in a hall with red curtains and cream walls. Most wear white or cream ritual clothing and headphones, and several hold their right hand to the nose in a nadi shodhana-style breathing practice. A bald woman in white in the foreground presses her fingers to her nose, while a woman in a cream outfit with a black bag beside her also breathes this way. Chairs, a wooden box and a small cabinet stand against the walls. No one is seen wearing identifiable a person cues.

Photograph of seated participants in a meditation hall wearing white clothing. In the foreground, a woman with dark hair in a low ponytail, in a white short-sleeved top and a dark rudraksha-style mala, presses two fingers to one nostril in a breath practice. Behind her, several seated attendees in white and a man in a green shirt wear headphones and lanyards on red mats. A water bottle sits on the floor and a blue chair is at left. No individual is identifiable as a person in this frame.

A photograph of several women seated on red-and-white striped floor mats in a temple hall, performing a breathing or meditative hand gesture with fingers near their nostrils. The woman in front wears white clothes with a green lower garment, a red bindi, glasses and a dark rudraksha-style necklace. The woman beside her wears white with a red and dark bead mala, and another woman wears an olive top with maroon trim. Two more women in white and pink sit behind them. A water bottle sits on the floor and a white railing stands at right.

November 21 2011

A large seated group of women and some men in a hall practices a breathing exercise, several with right hands raised to their nose in nadi shodhana style. Foreground: a woman in a cream sari with a gold bangle and red bindi, a woman in an orange and black patterned top with a lanyard, a woman in a pale blue shawl, and a blonde woman in a yellow kurta with a rudraksha-style mala and lanyard. Behind them rows of attendees wear white, pink and orange clothes, with backpacks and bottles on red-and-white striped mats. Pink and red curtains hang on the walls.

November 17 2011

A seated group of devotees in a bright hall with red curtains and red-cushioned chairs in the background, most sitting cross-legged on red-and-white striped mats. Several wear headphones for translation. A woman in a yellow sari and lanyard holds her nose with her fingers in a breathing practice. Others wear white kurtas, red and maroon saris, and beaded or pendant necklaces, with eyes closed in meditation. No a person figure is visible in the frame.