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A photograph of a seated group of men in white kurta-style clothing and dark necklaces sitting cross-legged on orange and blue mats in an indoor hall, facing forward with hands folded in prayer or meditation. Orange chairs stand at the left background beside a wooden cabinet, and a pedestal fan and dark curtain appear at right. No a person candidate is visibly present in the frame. Part of a yellow garment appears on one seated man at right.

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October 31 20102010-10-31A seated group of young men in white kurta-style clothing sit on orange floor mats in a hall with cream curtains and a wall sign. The man at left has white vibhuti on his forehead, a rudraksha mala, a gold bracelet, and palms pressed together in prayer. Several others have shaved heads, glasses, and white clothing, and some sit with hands folded or palms joined. A small dark book lies on the mat in front. No teacher is clearly visible in the frame. Orange and white tones dominate, with a yellow hanging decoration at top.2010-09-05October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a seated group in a bright hall with pale pink walls, grey curtains and a row of maroon chairs at the right. Many men in white kurta-style clothing sit cross-legged on white mats over orange cushions, several performing a breathing or nostril-holding meditation technique with their fingers at the nose. One man in the foreground has a white vibhuti mark on his forehead and a brown mala around his wrist, and a bottle of water sits on the floor. An orange and gold cloth hangs from the top of the wall. Several people are visible, and the scene reads as a meditation session.2010-09-04A large seated audience at an indoor programme fills the frame, mostly men shaved-headed and dressed in white kurta-style clothes with rudraksha malas, sitting on orange floor mats. Some wear blue or pastel shirts and a few women with grey hair sit on chairs at the back. Many have name badges on their chests. A few people in the front left and centre wear glasses and sit cross-legged, looking forward toward an unseen speaker. A pale orange cloth and yellow paper sheets lie on the floor. The hall has pale walls, a tiled floor and a white-framed window at the top.2010-08-26October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA 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 copiesA photograph of a seated audience at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style programme, with shaved-headed men in white ritual-style shirts sitting on orange and red mats. In the foreground a man with glasses and a dark beaded mala around his neck looks forward, while behind him a man in white with a mala and another in white lean forward attentively. On the left, a man in a white shirt with a dark mala sits near a folded blue blanket. On the right, a person in a striped T-shirt and beige trousers sits, and in the background other seated attendees in pale clothing are visible.2010-08-26November 21 20102010-11-21A group of about ten men seated cross-legged on an orange mat in a dim hall, palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. They wear white dhotis and white shirts or shawls, several with orange-and-maroon bordered cloths and white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. A line of metal pots and vessels sits on a steel table at the back, and a yellow bucket is at the right edge. The setting suggests a devotional gathering or satsang, but no single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-11-12