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November 17 2011

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A seated group meditates with eyes closed in a hall with red curtains and warm lighting. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in a cream button-up shirt sits with a white vibhuti mark and red kumkum on his forehead. Beside him, a boy in a white-and-blue striped t-shirt sits cross-legged, and another boy in a grey shirt wears glasses. Further left, a boy in a blue-and-green checked shirt sits among others, and an older man in orange clothing is visible in the background. The scene suggests satsang or meditation.

Seated group meditation in a hall with red curtains. In the foreground, a boy in white kurta sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded, next to a boy in an orange-brown graphic t-shirt and black pants, also eyes closed with hands in prayer. To the right a young man in white dhoti with a gold-edged cloth wears a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead. Behind them, many people sit with eyes closed. Plastic containers of food and small brass oil lamps sit on the mats in front. No a person candidate is visible.

September 16 2011

September 23 2011

Photograph of a seated group of devotees on a striped blue and red mat during a satsang gathering. In the foreground a young man with a shaved head, rectangular glasses, a white vertical forehead mark, and a dark mala with a blue lanyard sits cross-legged in white clothes with hands folded, eyes closed in meditation. Around him, other people in white kurtas sit with bare feet, and children in red, teal and orange clothing are visible, along with a man in white with a mala at right. Partially visible heads in the background suggest a larger crowd.

A seated crowd of devotees sits in long rows on mats on a polished floor in a hall, eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground a boy in a khaki-olive short-sleeved shirt with embroidered birds and a red lanyard sits with hands folded and a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him a younger boy wears a yellow t-shirt, a red lanyard and a white forehead band with vibhuti. Men in white and striped shirts sit behind them. Plastic containers with pink and green lids sit at the front edge. Robed or ritual dress is not visible on any a person candidate, so no a person appears in this scene.

October 18 2011

September 30 2011

A seated group meditates with eyes closed in a hall with pale walls and red curtains at the back. In the foreground, a boy in white with a red mark on his forehead and rudraksha beads sits eyes closed, and several young men in shirts and jeans sit cross-legged on a striped mat. Behind them, older men in white dhotis and sandalwood-colored shawls sit in rows. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands at the right edge. Attendees are in white, cream and striped shirts, with a few in orange. The scene suggests a group meditation session.

A seated group of people with eyes closed in a bright hall, apparently in meditation or prayer. In the centre, a shaved-headed young man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala stands with eyes closed, wearing glasses. Behind him, a man in a white shirt stands with hands folded, and a man in a cream shirt stands beside a red curtain. Younger boys in casual clothes sit in the foreground, one in an orange shirt and one in a checked shirt with a red lanyard. Several people wear white clothes and tilak marks on their foreheads.

A seated group meditation session in a hall with red curtains. In the foreground a young man in a turquoise polo shirt, khaki trousers and a brown rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a striped mat with eyes closed and hands folded, an open book beside him. Beside him a man in white kurta with a lanyard sits in meditation. A boy in a turquoise shirt with closed eyes sits blurred in the front. Many other seated participants in white and blue clothing fill the room behind, some with hands in mudra.

September 15 2011