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Two men sit in plastic chairs outdoors in meditation posture with eyes closed and hands in mudra on their laps, in front of a whitewashed wall with red vertical stripes and a red top band. The man on the left wears a white T-shirt with a blue logo, white trousers, glasses and a dark bead mala. The man on the right wears a cream knit sweater over white trousers with drawstring ankles and is barefoot. A third person in white clothing is partly visible at the right edge. Potted plants stand along the wall and the ground is paved with tiles.

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A group meditation session outdoors in front of a white wall with red vertical stripes. In the foreground, two men sit cross-legged on an orange and purple mat with eyes closed in meditation. The man on the left wears a grey-green shawl over white clothes, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red bindi on his forehead. The man on the right wears a white hooded top and white dhoti with a dark rudraksha mala, hands resting on his knees. Behind them, several men in white shirts and dhotis sit on woven mats, some with hands folded, and a potted plant stands by the wall.2011-01-21A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a woven mat outdoors, in a meditative posture with his hands resting in his lap. He wears a plain white T-shirt, white dhoti-style shorts, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck with a small oval pendant, and rimless glasses. He has a shaved head and moustache and gazes ahead calmly. Beside him to the left, another man in a striped collared shirt and dark trousers sits cross-legged on a mat. Behind them are red-and-white striped steps and a yellow pillar.2010-09-15September 09 20112011-09-09A photograph of devotees seated cross-legged on red and blue striped mats during a satsang meditation session. In the foreground, a bearded man with a shaved head wears a white kurta and white pants, eyes closed, face tilted upward, hands clasped in his lap. Beside him, a younger man with a shaved head in a white kurta sits with eyes lowered and hands folded. Behind them, more participants in white clothing sit in meditation, and a folded white cloth lies on the mat at lower right. The scene is a group meditation with participants dressed uniformly in white.2010-09-19July 20 20102010-07-20Devotees sit in white plastic chairs at a satsang hall with cream walls and orange cloth hangings at the top. In the foreground a grey-haired man with closed eyes and a moustache, wearing white and brown rudraksha malas with red cords, has his hands clasped in his lap. Beside him a man in white kurta and white trousers, with a rudraksha mala and red sacred threads on his wrist, sits upright with a serious expression. Other seated people in white clothing are blurred behind them, and a man in a patterned shirt sits at the right edge.2010-12-19A photograph of a seated group of men practising meditation outdoors on an orange mat in front of a white wall with red vertical stripes and flowering shrubs. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and grey trousers sits with hands clasped, and beside him a man in a cream kurta sits with eyes closed. Behind them several men in white shirts and dhotis sit in rows; some wear white vertical tilak marks on the forehead, one wears a rudraksha mala, and another wears a beaded mala and a wristwatch. Several have white ID badges clipped to their shirts. No person is clearly identifiable as a person, and no throne or ceremonial figure is visible.2011-02-28A group of men sit cross-legged in meditation on woven mats in a covered hall with a red carpet and steel railing. In the foreground, an older man in a light blue shirt and white trousers sits with hands folded, and beside him a younger man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala sits eyes closed. Another man in a white shirt with a badge sits in the centre, and a man in a checked shirt sits to the right. Behind them, a row of seated devotees in white and mixed clothing fills the hall, and a shrine with lamps and colourful decorations is visible at the back. Plastic chairs stand against the left wall.2010-07-22A seated group of devotees in white clothing sits on striped red-and-white mats in a hall with pink curtains. In the foreground, an older man with glasses and a white t-shirt bearing a pink lotus and printed script sits cross-legged, his right hand resting on a dark blue cushion, wearing a rudraksha mala with a pendant. Beside him, a man in white kurta with a dark rudraksha mala sits with eyes lowered, and other participants wear white with ID lanyards, several in meditative posture. Background figures and a flat-screen display are visible.2011-12-10November 29 20112011-11-29A group of about fifteen devotees sits cross-legged on mats in an outdoor courtyard, eyes closed, in meditation or pranayama. Most wear white or off-white kurta-style clothing. In the foreground, a man with short hair in a white wrap sits on a striped mat, while a man in a grey-green shawl with a rudraksha mala sits on an orange cloth with a purple-striped mat. Behind them, a man in a white shirt holds his hands in his lap and another wears a white outfit and a lanyard badge. A white wall with red stripes and potted plants forms the background, with an orange wall above.2011-01-21A photograph of a seated group of devotees meditating outdoors on woven mats in a garden, with red-and-white striped walls and flowering plants behind them. Most wear white kurta-style clothes and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bald man in a light blue polo shirt and white dhoti sits with eyes lowered and hands resting on his knees, and beside him a young boy in white with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands folded. Other men with tilak markings sit behind them. No candidate for the named teacher is clearly visible, so no identification is made.2010-08-30