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A photograph of a meditation session in a bright hall with white walls. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head in a plain white t-shirt sits cross-legged on a striped mat, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees in mudra. Beside him, a man with dark hair in a white kurta and a dark rudraksha-style mala and a name badge sits with eyes closed. At the right, a man in a white t-shirt with a dark mala and badge sits with hands clasped. Behind them, a large group of seated and standing participants in white clothing fills the room, with colourful hanging tassels visible at the top left.

September 10 2010

A seated group meditation in a hall with red floor mats. In the foreground, a man in an orange shawl over white clothes, with a rudraksha mala and glasses, sits with hands folded in his lap. Beside him, a younger man with a red forehead mark and a cross pendant sits with eyes closed and a hand raised in mudra. Other devotees in white kurta-style clothing and rudraksha malas sit in meditation behind them, some wearing name badges. A portrait of a deity or saint hangs on the left wall, and a small brass lamp sits on the mat.

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A photograph of a group meditating outdoors on a woven mat with eyes closed. In the foreground a bald man in a white polo shirt and cream trousers sits cross-legged with hands in a mudra on his knees. Behind him a man with short dark hair and a moustache wears a white kurta, black rudraksha-style mala and a pendant, and a red-and-orange vibhuti-like mark on the forehead. To the right a man wrapped in a white shawl with red border sits with eyes closed. Behind them, a person in a red and black hooded jacket and a figure in orange cloth are seated among flowers. Four people are clearly visible, so the count range is 2-5.

Photograph of a group meditating seated cross-legged on a striped red and blue rug in a hall with gilded decorations. In the foreground a bald man in a white t-shirt and grey trousers sits with eyes closed and hands resting on his knees, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a name badge on his shirt. Behind him a man in a green t-shirt sits with hands joined, and several men in white clothing sit in meditation. An orange cloth and books lie at the lower left.

A group meditation session in a hall, with many participants seated cross-legged on blue, green and purple mats with eyes closed and hands in mudra. In the foreground, a bald man in a white t-shirt and white shorts sits in lotus-style pose with a wristwatch, flanked by a young man in a white shirt on the right and a man in white on the left. Behind them, women in white and red saris and a woman in orange sit in meditation. Yellow and green painted murals and a latticed window decorate the room.

Several people sit cross-legged with eyes closed in a meditation or kriya session, seated on a blue mat. In the foreground a man in white kurta sits with eyes closed and lips relaxed. Beside him an older man with grey hair, moustache and a red tilak on his forehead wears a white kurta with a dark rudraksha mala. Behind them a man in a yellow kurta with a beaded mala and a name badge sits eyes closed, and a man in a grey striped kurta and others in plain clothes sit further back among chairs and bottles of water.

Outdoor group meditation on a striped woven mat. A shaved-headed man in front wears white robes and a rudraksha mala, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap in a cross-legged seated posture. Behind him, several devotees in white clothing sit with eyes closed; one wears a white vertical forehead mark and glasses, another wears glasses and an identity lanyard, and one in the background wears orange. Green foliage is visible behind them. No one in the image is identified as a person; all are devotees or participants.

Outdoor photo of a large group of people seated in meditation on mats in a garden with tropical plants and flowering shrubs. Most are shaved-headed and dressed in white, with several wearing white kurta-style clothing and mala beads; one man in the front left wears a grey and black jacket. Their hands rest in meditation mudras on their laps. Behind them, a few people in orange and white clothing sit near a stone deity murti decorated with a garland, and a red-and-orange temple structure stands in the background. A yellow vehicle and a crowd of onlookers appear further back.

October 12 2011

Outdoor photo of a sacred fire ritual at an ashram-style open ground. Several men in white clothing sit cross-legged on woven straw mats. Yellow shawls are draped over the shoulders of the men at the fire pits. Ash-filled fire pits with charred wood and a stack of firewood sit in the background on reddish earth. Foreground men are seated in meditation with eyes closed or lowered, one with a shaved head wearing a rudraksha mala. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no probable identification is made.

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.