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July 05 2011

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A photograph of a large hall with cream walls and framed portraits, where many devotees sit on striped mats in rows in meditation. In the foreground, three young women sit cross-legged: the one on the left wears a cream sari with an orange border and hands folded in prayer, the centre woman wears a red top and black leggings with a dark head covering, and the woman on the right wears a white sari with hands resting in her lap. Behind them, a man in white clothes stands near the centre, and several women wear orange saris. Small oil lamps and brass plates with offerings sit on the floor in front of the seated rows, and a table with flowers stands at the left. The scene suggests a group meditation or satsang session.

A large hall with pink walls and tall windows shows a seated group of participants in white kurta and dhoti clothing, many wearing orange-red shawls and orange lanyards, all with black or white blindfolds over their eyes. They sit cross-legged on striped red and white mats and a pale mat, with small clay dishes of offerings, flowers and sweets before them. Metal stanchions separate rows, and a brown backpack sits among them. A man in white with a red shawl sits in the foreground with hands folded, and a woman in a green and gold sari sits at left. Roughly 40 seated people are visible.

A photograph of a large hall during a satsang session, with many seated attendees on red-and-white striped mats and chairs. In the foreground a woman in an orange saffron sari and red blouse, with a rudraksha mala around her neck and a handheld microphone, sits on a chair speaking. Nearby women wear white and cream saris with gold borders, a yellow sari, and a pink-and-green patterned outfit; several wear headphones. Portraits and framed pictures hang on the back wall, with a standing fan and a water bottle on the floor.

A group of participants sits on the floor of a hall during a Life Bliss Engineering meditation session, with hands raised to the head in a yoga-style practice. In the foreground a woman in a pink floral top and rust-orange trousers, with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a white head wrap, sits cross-legged on a blue-and-white striped mat with her eyes closed and both arms raised. Behind her, several people in white and cream clothes, one with an orange shawl, sit on mats and perform the same arm gesture. A red curtain and an orange cloth on a chair appear in the background. No one is identified as a person in this image.

A seated group of women attends a Bhagavad Gita satsang in a plain room with red curtains and white walls. In the foreground, several women wear saffron/orange saris and white garments; others wear yellow shawls over white clothing, and one wears a teal shawl. Some sit on mats with brass puja vessels, a small brass lamp, a red-filled dish, and water bottles in front of them. A woman in a red-and-white shawl and a woman in a white outfit with an orange shawl sit in the middle. Several women stand or sit on chairs at the back. No male figure or a person candidate is visible in the frame.

A large hall with many seated participants practicing a meditative hand-to-ears posture, palms cupping the ears, in rows on red-and-white striped mats and woven mats. In the foreground a woman in a beige kurta sits on a teal mat with a small brass plate of offerings, a book and water bottle nearby. Many attendees wear white, orange, saffron and green garments; a man in white kneels center-left, and a woman in yellow and white sits to the right. Behind them are pillars, a glass case and a shrine area with deity images and a lamp.

June 20 2011

A photograph of a satsang hall where several women sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped floor cushions, facing forward. The woman at centre wears a white kurta printed with orange floral motifs and a beaded necklace, with her hands folded in her lap. The woman at left wears a white saree with gold border and a red shawl over her shoulder, and the woman at right wears a white saree with a red shawl, pressing a small white item near a steel bowl. Orange and maroon cloths lie in the foreground. Behind them, more seated devotees fill the hall, and framed portraits hang on the pale pink walls beneath a ceiling with recessed lights.

2011-09-03 +1 copies

A seated group meditation or satsang in a hall with a red curtain backdrop. In the foreground, a woman with long light-brown hair wears a yellow top with a red rudraksha-style mala and sits cross-legged with eyes closed. Beside her, a blonde woman in white with a light-blue shawl sits eyes closed, and a woman in a cream salwar with embroidered trim sits with eyes closed to the right. A girl in a teal and purple striped top sits in front, blurred. Further back, a woman in a green floral sari and a woman in a red sari stand or sit near a table with steel vessels and a green bowl. Participants sit on mats on the floor.

A seated group of women sit cross-legged in a meditation hall with red-and-white striped mats and red curtains behind them. Most have eyes closed and hands resting on laps in meditation. A woman in a bright yellow top and white shawl in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and a lanyard badge, her eyes closed with a red bindi on her forehead. Beside her, a woman in a pink salwar wears a rudraksha mala and lanyard, hands in mudra. Others wear white, lavender, teal and orange saris and salwars, several with beaded malas and lanyards. No a person candidate is visible; the scene shows a meditation session.

A photograph of women and girls seated cross-legged on a mat in a bright hall, eyes closed in meditation with hands folded in their laps. Several wear white dhotis or salwar-style white clothing with yellow shawls, while others wear orange-saffron shawls over white. A small pink container with incense sticks and brass items sit on the floor in front, with a water bottle at the lower edge. Some have tilak marks on their foreheads, and a few wear rudraksha beads. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.

April 08 2012