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October 11 2012

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Four children sit cross-legged on a yellow-brown mat outdoors on bare earth, facing forward in a seated meditation or satsang session. From left: a boy in a grey and black sleeveless top with pink trousers and hands loosely folded; a boy in a white t-shirt with a red bindi and a dark pendant necklace; a boy in a teal t-shirt with a black beaded mala; and a girl in a patterned top with a long braid, seated with hands clasped in her lap. A woman in white stands in the background among pink flowering shrubs, and red-and-white painted stone borders and a small stone structure appear at left. No a person figure is visible.2012-10-11Seated participants in white clothing fill a hall with striped blue-and-white floor mats. In the foreground two young boys sit cross-legged in white kurta-style garments; the one on the left wears a black bead mala and a red tilak on his forehead, and the one on the right wears a rudraksha-style bead mala. Behind them, adults in white kurtas and white dhotis sit attentively, some with lanyards, and a man with glasses and a beard sits in the middle. A plastic water bottle lies on the mat at left, and a brass lamp rests on the floor near the right edge. Soft orange and red drapes hang in the background.2011-11-30Photograph of a seated group of devotees on a striped blue and red mat during a satsang gathering. In the foreground a young man with a shaved head, rectangular glasses, a white vertical forehead mark, and a dark mala with a blue lanyard sits cross-legged in white clothes with hands folded, eyes closed in meditation. Around him, other people in white kurtas sit with bare feet, and children in red, teal and orange clothing are visible, along with a man in white with a mala at right. Partially visible heads in the background suggest a larger crowd.2010-10-12Students in white clothing sit cross-legged on woven mats beneath large banyan tree roots, eyes closed, hands resting on their laps and chests in a meditation posture. Several boys wear white kurtas with rudraksha malas, one with a white vibhuti line on his forehead and glasses, and girls in white salwar-style tops with white shawls sit behind them. The group appears to be in quiet meditation or yoga practice in an outdoor gurukul setting.October 11 20122012-10-11A group of children in white kurta-style clothing sit cross-legged in meditation on mats laid over dark ground beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. Many wear rudraksha malas around their necks, and their hands rest in meditation mudras on their laps. Behind them, a row of other children in white is seated similarly. No a person figure is visible in this scene.August 14 20162016-08-14March 06 20072007-03-06A group of young girls sits cross-legged on a striped green and multicolored mat in a plain room with grey cabinets and a white wall. They wear white clothes and rudraksha malas, and several have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Their hands rest in their laps or folded, and they look ahead attentively. One girl in front wears glasses and another has a red thread on her wrist.2009-11-14September 09 20112011-09-09A photograph of seated devotees meditating on a pale marble floor at the Nithyananda Spurana Program. In the foreground a boy in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha mala and a white badge around his neck sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands in a mudra. Behind him a woman in white with a white shawl and gold bangles sits with palms open, and at the upper right another person in a patterned orange and red outfit sits nearby. A blue striped towel and a black bag lie at the left edge. No swami figure is visible, so the setting is an ordinary seated meditation session.2010-02-20Outdoor photo of a group of young students in plain white clothes seated cross-legged on mats in rows beneath a large spreading tree, hands pressed together in prayer or meditation with eyes closed. Several wear rudraksha malas and white headbands or forehead markings. The ground is bare brown earth.