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April 08 2012

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A indoor satsang hall with a large group of seated devotees, mostly women and girls, sitting on red-and-white striped floor cushions on a pale tiled floor. Many are performing a hand gesture with fingers raised near their nose or forehead, eyes closed, in meditative breath practice. Women wear black and grey tops and saris, one in a purple salwar and a girl in a dark t-shirt. Red curtain and white walls behind them. A purple water bottle and handbags sit nearby. No speaker or deity is visible in frame.2012-04-08April 08 20122012-04-08Photograph of a seated audience inside a hall with rows of red-cushioned chairs in the background. In the foreground, several women sit cross-legged with their hands raised to their faces in a breathing or meditative gesture. One woman in front wears a white jacket and a beaded necklace; a woman in a blue-and-white patterned sari wears glasses and gold bangles; a young woman wears a dark grey top and a beaded necklace; another wears a brown patterned top and a pink shawl. Metal stanchions and blurred foreground poles line the aisle.2011-12-02A photograph of a group meditation or breathing session in an ashram hall with red-brown walls. Many seated devotees, mostly women, sit on red-striped mats with hands raised to their faces, fingers pressed near the nose and forehead, in a nadi shodhana-style breathing practice. A woman in an orange floral salwar kameez sits at centre-left, a woman in a teal kurta sits at centre with elbow raised, and a woman in a white patterned top and purple skirt with a red mala and an ID badge sits at right. Others in white and cream clothing sit or stand behind them, and a child in white is partly visible at lower left. Some participants wear sunglasses, and bangles and gold bangles are visible on several wrists.2011-11-18A large seated congregation in a hall with red-cushioned chairs and a glossy floor, many people with both hands raised to their faces in a gesture of prayer or meditation. In the front row, women in white, teal, grey and pink clothing sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped mats, some with purple cloth on the floor and dark bags beside them. Several women wear beaded malas and gold bangles. Behind them, rows of attendees are seated on chairs, and gold-framed pillars and a lit doorway appear at the back, with a white-robed figure faintly visible at the upper left. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2011-12-06A seated group of women in a hall practises a breathing or meditation exercise, sitting on striped red-and-white mats. In the foreground a blonde woman in a black top with a rudraksha mala and purple trousers presses two fingers to the side of her nose with her eyes closed. Beside her another woman in cream top, white trousers and a rudraksha mala does the same, and a woman in white embroidered kurta and white trousers sits nearby. Metal stanchions and a light grey floor surround them. Several other attendees in white and colourful clothes are visible behind. Page reference to a person is not visually confirmed.2011-11-29A photograph of a seated group meditation session in a hall with red chairs and gold-framed mirrors in the background. Many women sit on striped mats, most with hands raised to their faces in a nose-pinching breathing practice. Foreground women include one in a black top with gold bracelets, one in a teal shawl over white clothes, one in a red and maroon patterned dress, and a shaven-headed woman in white with a red bindi. Others wear saris in green, pink and red. Several name tags are visible on clothing.2011-10-29A photograph of a large indoor hall with red curtains and pale walls where many people sit cross-legged on mats and floor cushions, most with eyes closed. Many wear white or pale clothes, while others wear saffron, yellow, pink and green saris and salwar kameez; several have headphones on. In the foreground, a young woman in a red-and-gold top with a long braid and a girl in a pink dress press a hand to one nostril, performing nostril breathing practice, and a girl in a yellow kurta sits in front of a brass lamp and water bottle. Small brass lamps and plastic containers sit on the mats. No speaker is visible, and the scene reads as a yoga or meditation session rather than a deity ritual.2011-12-04November 26 20112011-11-26A seated group meditation or satsang hall with devotees sitting on mats. In the foreground, two girls sit cross-legged with hands raised to their faces in a nasal breathing practice, one in a pink top with a red bindi, the other in a pink sari with white ornaments. Behind them, a woman in pink and a woman in a grey-patterned shawl also perform the hand gesture, while others in teal, orange and white sit in the background. Red curtains and a white wall frame the room, and several people are blurred in the rear.2011-11-02A large indoor hall full of seated participants practising a Healing Tower tongue-and-breath awareness exercise. Many people sit cross-legged on mats with hands raised near their faces, several with fingers touching their mouths or tongues. Women in white kurtas and dupattas, orange and pink salwar kameez, and a woman in a green patterned top are prominent. Red curtains line tall windows, a projection screen hangs above, and small glass cabinets stand at the back wall. Plastic water bottles and a container sit on the floor in front of the group.2011-12-10A large seated group of women and some men in a hall practices a breathing exercise, several with right hands raised to their nose in nadi shodhana style. Foreground: a woman in a cream sari with a gold bangle and red bindi, a woman in an orange and black patterned top with a lanyard, a woman in a pale blue shawl, and a blonde woman in a yellow kurta with a rudraksha-style mala and lanyard. Behind them rows of attendees wear white, pink and orange clothes, with backpacks and bottles on red-and-white striped mats. Pink and red curtains hang on the walls.2011-12-04