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A group of devotees sits cross-legged in meditation under shady trees outdoors, eyes closed. Foreground: a young man in a brown collared shirt and white trousers sits on a mat; beside him a young man in white with a yellow lanyard and rudraksha-style beaded mala sits with hands resting on his lap; a young woman in white with a yellow lanyard and mala sits with hands folded; a woman in white with a yellow lanyard and a red bindi sits at the right edge. Behind them more participants in white clothes and yellow lanyards sit, and a video camera on a tripod stands in the background. No a person candidate is clearly visible.

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Outdoor group meditation on woven mats in dry earth. Many devotees sit cross-legged with eyes closed, mostly in white kurta-style clothing with red or orange shawls and orange lanyards with ID badges. A foreground man in a white shirt and white trousers, with a red waist cord and a red bangle, sits with hands resting on his knee. Seated beside him, a bald man with a red-orange shawl and a red tilak on his forehead meditates. Behind them, a row of seated devotees in white and red garments continues into the background, along with a few women in red shawls. A purple-and-white logo appears in the upper left corner.2013-03-31A photograph of a seated group meditation or satsang with many people sitting cross-legged on woven mats outdoors, eyes closed. Most wear white kurta-style or white T-shirt clothing with red or maroon shawls and orange lanyards with name badges. A bald man in front centre has a small red mark on his forehead and sits with hands resting on his lap. A man on the right wears a white T-shirt, orange lanyard and wristwatch, with eyes lowered. Background shows dry earth, a stone wall and a white structure. No one at the front is identified as a person.2013-03-31A photograph of a seated outdoor meditation group beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots. Several participants sit eyes closed in white clothing with yellow lanyard badges. A grey-haired woman in the centre wears a dark rudraksha-style mala necklace, and a man in white with a greying head sits with hands clasped in his lap. Other meditators, including a man in white at right, sit in the foreground and background on a low stone platform. No one in the frame is identifiable as a presenter from appearance.2010-02-09June 22 20082008-06-22A seated group of devotees in white clothing sits on orange mats outdoors during a satsang listening session. Several women in white kurtas or shirts and white trousers wear rudraksha malas, with a woman in the front left in a dark short hairstyle and a woman at center wearing a long wooden-bead mala and a red sash. A woman on the right has curly hair and a white forehead mark, and a red water bottle sits beside a bag. A man in white in the back right wears a mala, and an orange-robed person is partially visible at the far right. No speaker is visible in the frame; the people are gazing forward attentively.2013-06-13October 02 20132013-10-02February 05 20102010-02-05 +1 copiesOctober 11 20062006-10-11Outdoor group meditation beneath a large banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots. Rows of seated practitioners in white ritual clothing sit cross-legged on woven striped mats over a raised platform on reddish earth. Several wear orange or saffron shawls over white kurtas, and many have rudraksha malas around their necks and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Their eyes are closed and hands rest in their laps. A tripod stands at the right edge. No person is clearly identifiable as a person, and no leader is visibly distinguished.2006-10-11A seated group of participants in white ritual clothing sits on a floor during a session. In the foreground, a woman with her hair in a bun, wearing a red-beaded necklace, faces away from the camera. Center, a man in a white kurta with a name badge sits cross-legged with hands resting on his knees. To the right, a bald man with a white forehead marking and beaded necklaces sits in white, his eyes lowered. Behind them, a man with long dreadlocks wears a white shirt, and a man in a rust-red kurta with a sacred thread sits at right. Small golden deity murtis and framed figures stand on a black table at the upper left, near a stack of booklets. Hall chairs and people fill the background.2016-12-17September 13 20132013-09-13Outdoor group meditation session under shady trees at Adi Kailasa in Bengaluru, with a large seated crowd on mats and woven rugs. Most participants wear white kurta-style clothing with red or maroon shawls and orange lanyard badges. Several sit cross-legged with hands in prayer or resting on laps, some with eyes closed. A woman at far left in orange and red garb plays a drum, and a cameraman on a tripod stands at the upper back. Approximately 60 seated people are visible. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance cues, so no a person candidate is marked.2013-09-13