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Photo of a seated group of devotees at a session, most with hands raised to the face in a meditative mudra with eyes closed. Foreground: a young man in a white shirt with orange collar trim and white dhoti-style trousers, a bangle on his wrist, hand at his nose. Beside him, a young man in a white shirt with orange trim and an ID lanyard. Left: a man in a blue polo shirt with a lanyard, hand raised. Background: several more participants in white and pale green shirts and a woman in white. They sit on an orange mat with white printed sheets nearby. A large circular logo appears at upper left.

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A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees sitting cross-legged on orange mats, many in white shirts and white dhotis. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha mala has his hands raised to his face in a breathing or nadi-shodhana posture, eyes closed. Beside him a bald man in a white shirt with a striped pattern and a light mala performs the same hand gesture. Other devotees wear badges on lanyards, and one man at right wears a white headband. A small printed cloth bag and a leaflet with a portrait lie on the mats. A video camera on a tripod stands at the back of the hall, and the rows extend to the rear wall. No one is identifiable as a person in the foreground.2010-09-09A seated group of men in white shirts and white dhoti-style trousers sits cross-legged on an orange mat in a hall with white curtains and a high ceiling. Several men have their hands raised to their faces in meditative postures with eyes closed, while others sit with hands resting in their laps. A man in the foreground wears a white shirt with a name badge and a dark rudraksha-style mala. Papers, notepads, pens and a water bottle lie on the floor in front of them. No swami figure is visibly present in the frame.2010-09-09December 04 20102010-12-04A large group of seated practitioners performs a breathing and hand-gesture meditation in a hall. Many wear white dhotis with yellow borders and orange or saffron cloths; some wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in white with a red-brown rudraksha mala and a name badge presses his thumbs to his nostrils while raising his forearms, and beside him a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala does the same. Behind them rows of people in white and orange sit with hands raised to their faces, and some have white tilak on their foreheads. Several wear bangles and wristwatches. Nobody in the image is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.2015-06-21A large seated congregation of men fills a hall, sitting cross-legged on orange mats and cushions. Most wear white kurta-pyjama or white shirts and white dhotis, and many have shaved heads. Several participants hold their right hand to the nose in a nasal breathing practice, eyes closed, with white name badges and rudraksha malas visible. Some men in cream or patterned shirts sit among them. Ceiling lights and a camera tripod are visible at the top. No individual is identifiable as a person from the visible cues in this image.2010-09-09July 17 20142014-07-17December 04 20102010-12-04A seated congregation of men in a hall during satsang, several with hands raised to their faces in a meditative gesture of hand-to-forehead and nose practice. A man in a mint-green shirt sits cross-legged on a striped mat in the foreground, one hand raised to his forehead. Beside him a man in a light blue shirt with a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak mark on his forehead performs the same gesture. Others in white kurtas and dhotis, including one in an orange shirt, sit in rows behind. A child in a yellow shirt sits at the lower right edge. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2011-02-13A photo of a meditation or eN-Kriya session in a plain pink-walled hall with red curtains. Rows of seated devotees on striped mats wear white kurtas and shirts, many with lanyards, and most have a hand raised to one nostril in a breathing practice. A standing figure in a long white robe with long white hair and a rudraksha-style necklace stands at the back near a white door, apparently facing the room. A small wall screen and a yellow cloth hang on the wall.2011-02-27December 25 20112011-12-25A large seated congregation in an ornate hall performs a breathing or nasal practice, with many participants raising a hand to one nostril. Foreground boys in saffron-orange robes with shaved heads and tilak marks sit closer to the camera. Behind them women in white saris, cream and white outfits, and pink, purple and red saris sit on red mats, several wearing rudraksha beads and orange lanyards. A man in a white shirt sits at right. A gilded decorative backdrop and a framed portrait hang on the upper wall.2015-06-21A 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.2010-09-04