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November 02 2011

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A photograph of a group meditation session in a hall with pink curtains and red walls. Several boys and young men sit cross-legged on a mat, eyes closed, performing a nasal breathing or nadi shodhana-style hand gesture. The foreground boy in a dark t-shirt has a white sacred ash line on his forehead, and the boy beside him wears a yellow shirt with a pendant. Older men in white shirts sit behind them, and a brass cup, a yellow cloth and a plastic container sit near the front.2011-11-02December 04 20102010-12-04Participants sit cross-legged with eyes closed on a striped red and white mat during a meditation session in a hall with patterned wall panels. In the foreground a man in a white polo shirt with an ID badge sits upright, and beside him a boy in a yellow t-shirt and a man in a navy shirt with a lanyard badge also meditate. Others in white kurta-style clothing sit behind them. No speaker or presenter with a distinctive ceremonial appearance is clearly visible, so no a person candidate is identified.2012-07-01May 12 20122012-05-12Several young boys sit in a row with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a devotional posture during satsang or prayer. The boy in front wears a saffron-orange sleeveless robe, a rudraksha mala and a red bindi on his forehead; a boy to the left wears orange and red-framed glasses; others wear plain black t-shirts, and a boy at right wears a red garment. Some shaved-headed children and a sanskrit-style vibhuti mark appear in the background. No adults are clearly visible in the foreground, and the room has white walls and a curtain behind them.2013-09-26November 19 20112011-11-19November 12 20112011-11-12November 04 20112011-11-04Children and young students sit cross-legged in meditation on striped green, red and yellow mats in a bare whitewashed hall with grey cupboards and a plastic chair. Most wear white kurta-style clothes and rudraksha malas, with sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads, and their eyes are closed with hands resting in their laps. The foreground boy in a white kurta with a red-beaded mala is closest to the camera, while a boy in a dark green sweater and another in a blue jacket sit to the right. A framed picture of a seated saffron-robed figure hangs on the wall at top right, and a small rectangular framed picture hangs at top left.2009-11-14November 02 20112011-11-02May 13 20122012-05-13November 17 20112011-11-17