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October 10 2010

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Photograph inside a hall at a person Spurana Convention in Salem, Tamil Nadu. In the foreground a young man with short dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears white clothes and sits in meditation with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. Beside him, another seated participant in white with a lanyard meditates. Behind them rows of participants sit on the floor, and a figure in white and ochre robes stands near the left wall beside white-covered tables. Large latticed windows light the room.2006-07-30Seated group meditation in a plain room with peach walls and a red curtain. In the foreground a young man with shaved head, glasses, a red bindi and a wooden rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in white dhoti and white shawl with gold borders, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. To his left a man with short grey hair and a white kurta sits in meditation, also wearing a rudraksha mala. On the right a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a mala and a gold-coloured bracelet sits nearby. Other participants sit on mats in the background and a prayer book lies at the lower left.2011-11-01December 27 20112011-12-27A photograph of a group of young men seated cross-legged on orange and purple mats in a plain white-tiled hall, palms pressed together in namaste. They wear white dhoti-style clothing and lanyards with name badges, and several have shaved heads. A kitchen counter with steel pots and vessels stands along the back wall, and a wooden door is on the right. A man in white on the far left also sits with hands folded.2010-10-12 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20112011-09-23A seated group of devotees with eyes closed during a satsang or meditation gathering on a blue-striped mat. In the foreground, a bespectacled man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a lanyard badge sits with hands folded. Beside him, a man in white with vertical tilak on his forehead sits with eyes closed, and a bald man in white looks down. On the right, a bare-chested man with white ash markings on his arms and forehead wears a white dhoti and red cloth. A child is blurred in the lower foreground, and other seated people are visible in the background.2011-10-15October 18 20112011-10-18Seated devotees meditate with eyes closed in a room with red curtains. Young men and boys wear white dhotis and shawls with gold, red and maroon borders, and dark rudraksha malas. The foreground man has gold bangles and a wristwatch and holds his hands in a mudra on his lap. A boy in the centre has a white forehead mark. Brass oil lamps, a small brass vessel and an orange cloth sit on the floor in front. Standing older men in white are behind them.2011-09-24May 11 20122012-05-11 +2 copiesA photograph of a large hall with a tiled brown floor and white pillars, where many men in white ritual clothing sit cross-legged in meditation. Several wear white dhotis and white shirts with blue lanyards, and some have eyes closed or hands in lap mudra. A round glowing backlit emblem hangs on a black backdrop at upper right, and framed mirrors line the walls. A woman's head is partly visible at the bottom right edge. The setting suggests a meditation satsang session.2010-10-10November 11 20112011-11-11A seated group of young male devotees in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders sits in a hall with red curtains. The foreground boy in the left third has white vertical forehead marks, closed eyes and palms joined in his lap, and wears a rudraksha mala. Another boy beside him holds a hand near his mouth, and a boy at right, bare-shouldered and wearing a rudraksha mala, sits in profile. An older man in white clothes sits in the background, and a figure in light green stands behind the group.2011-09-25