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A photograph of a group meditation session in a hall with red floor mats and black chairs in the background. In the foreground, a woman in white clothing with a red sash and a long red rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed, a red bindi on her forehead and hands resting on her knees. Behind her, a woman in white with red embroidery and a red sash sits with eyes closed, and another woman in white with a red shawl sits further back, also meditating. Orange cloth bags and a purple bag lie on the mats. The participants appear to be in meditation or yoga practice.

Large group of women seated cross-legged on red mats in a bright hall, eyes closed, meditating. Foreground: a woman with long silver-grey hair in a single braid wears white clothing, an orange-and-red shawl, and a rudraksha-style mala with an orange lanyard. Beside her, a woman in a white shawl with fringe and orange top sits with hands resting on her lap. Others wear red, orange and maroon shawls and saris. Behind them, rows of attendees fill the hall, with a white wall and speakers at the back.

A photograph of a large seated gathering on a red carpeted floor inside a hall with pale walls and a speaker. In the foreground, a woman with short white hair and a white outfit sits cross-legged with her eyes closed, hands resting on her knees, while a woman with glasses wears a golden patterned shawl over pink. Beside them, women in white kurtas and orange-red shawls sit with eyes closed, and a man in the background raises his hands in anjali above his head. Water bottles, handbags and backpacks lie on the floor. Several people wear green or white lanyard badges. The scene suggests a meditation or satsang session with participants in quiet meditative posture.

A woman with long wavy light-brown hair sits with eyes closed, seemingly chanting or speaking softly, wrapped in a rust-orange striped shawl over a white cotton kurta with gold embroidery. Her hands rest together in her lap, and she wears red beaded bracelets and a dark rudraksha-style mala at her neck. Behind her, a red cushioned seat and blurred seated devotees in white suggest a satsang or meditation gathering. Only one clearly visible person is seated in the foreground. No clear a person candidate is visible.

A photo of a seated meditation session on a red mat. In the foreground, an older woman with dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting in a mudra, wearing a white kurta with green trim, a red-orange beaded mala, a pendant, a red shawl and bangles. Behind her, other participants sit in white clothing with red-orange shawls. Orange and yellow cloth lies nearby.

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Seated devotees in an indoor meditation or satsang hall, many wearing white kurtas or white saris with orange-red shawls draped over the shoulders. A long-haired woman in the centre, with a white forehead mark, sits with eyes closed and hands resting near her chest. Nearby women with eyes closed and hands folded in their laps, some with tilak on the forehead. Edge of the frame shows more seated participants. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this crowd.

A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a large hall, hands pressed in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. In the foreground a woman in a white dress with yellow dots and a red bindi wears a rudraksha mala and sits on a blue mat; beside her a woman in a white shirt with a red shawl and mala sits cross-legged, with red tilak on her forehead. To the left another woman wears a red shawl and mala, and at the right, rows of men in white dhotis sit with malas. Brass cups and bowls stand on a green cloth at the right edge, and a floral offering sits among them. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the frame.

Several women sit cross-legged in a hall with white-covered chairs and red sashes behind them, seated for a satsang. In the foreground, a woman with long wavy platinum-blond hair wears a white kurta and a red-orange patterned shawl, holding a small red flower in her clasped hands. Beside her, a woman with curly brown hair in a white top and layered rudraksha malas presses her palms together in prayer. At right, a woman with dark hair in a white outfit wears a long brown rudraksha mala and holds a white flower in her cupped hands with eyes closed. Behind them, others sit with hands folded in meditative posture. No a person is visible in the frame.

A seated group of devotees with eyes closed during a meditation or satsang in a hall with red-and-white striped mats and metal stanchions with chains. In the foreground an older woman in an orange sari with a dark red border sits with hands resting, and a younger woman in a white kurta and orange shawl sits with a small notebook and a silver object in front of her. Behind them a woman in a floral print top sits cross-legged with her hands on her knees, and other women in saris sit in the background. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.

Participants sit cross-legged on red mats in a meditation hall during a seated Shivoham practice. A man in a white t-shirt with a red shawl and a rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead, sits with eyes closed and palms open. Beside him a woman in a cream kurta and maroon pants, with a red shawl, sits with hands in mudra. Behind them a woman in white with a red shawl and gold necklace sits with a red bindi, and a man in white sits at left. A harmonium and water bottle are in the foreground, with a deity murti partly visible at upper right.