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A photograph of a group meditation or pranayama session indoors. Several seated men in white kurta and dhoti sit cross-legged on white mats, many with rudraksha malas, performing alternate-nostril breathing with fingers raised to their faces. A bald man in a grey top sits among them. On the right, a woman in a pink-brown top and white head covering sits with hands in her lap, and other seated participants with white clothing and malas fill the background on orange and red mats.

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A photograph of a large group of devotees seated cross-legged on mats during a meditation or breathing practice. Most wear white kurta-style clothing; several have shaved heads and some wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in white with a pale green-and-white dupatta-like cloth and a rudraksha mala holds one nostril closed with his fingers while seated on a blue-and-white striped mat, and the men beside him perform the same breathing gesture. Orange and blue mats lie beneath them, with bags and a phone visible at the lower left. The page excerpt concerns a discourse on the Himalayas, but no speaker or dais is visible in this frame.2010-09-03A photograph of a seated group meditation in a hall with white floor mats and hanging colourful tassel decorations overhead. Several people in white kurtas and dhotis sit cross-legged, performing a nostril-closing breathing practice with their right hands raised to their faces. The man at the centre wears a white kurta with red-bordered dhoti, a red-orange tilak on his forehead and a wristwatch. A bald man at right wears a white kurta and a red bindi-style mark. Others in the background are also seated in white.2010-09-03A 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.2010-09-04December 04 20102010-12-04Photo of a seated group of men in white dhoti and shoulder cloths performing a breathing practice in a bright hall with pink walls and orange chairs. Several men sit cross-legged on the tiled floor with one hand raised to one nostril, eyes closed, and white vertical marks painted on their foreheads and arms. Two men in the foreground wear rudraksha malas and gold bracelets. At the right edge, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits in the corner. Small steel bowls, trays and cloth sit on the floor beside them.2011-02-27December 08 20132013-12-08November 01 20112011-11-01December 04 20102010-12-04A photograph of a seated group meditation or breathing practice in a bright hall with a white ceiling and hanging colourful tassel decorations. In the foreground a young man in white kurta and dhoti with a yellow waist sash sits cross-legged on a mat, eyes closed, fingers pressed to his nose in a nostril-breathing gesture. Beside him, several seated men in white clothes perform the same nasal breathing posture, and a bald man in a white sleeveless top at right does likewise. A mala lies on the mat in front, and gold and orange draped decorations appear along the right wall. Many more people in white are seated behind them in rows.2010-09-03April 04 20142014-04-04 +1 copiesNovember 29 20112011-11-29A seated group of devotees with eyes closed during a satsang or meditation gathering on a blue-striped mat. In the foreground, a bespectacled man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a lanyard badge sits with hands folded. Beside him, a man in white with vertical tilak on his forehead sits with eyes closed, and a bald man in white looks down. On the right, a bare-chested man with white ash markings on his arms and forehead wears a white dhoti and red cloth. A child is blurred in the lower foreground, and other seated people are visible in the background.2011-10-15