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December 25 2011

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A large group of seated men in white ritual clothes sit on striped mats in a hall with red curtains and cream walls, arms crossed over their chests in a yoga-style posture. Most wear white kurta-style garments, and one foreground man in an orange t-shirt with a lanyard sits with arms folded. A figure in white near the back-left sits on a raised seat beside a draped tan cloth, and another person sits on a chair at the back-right. Some participants wear rudraksha-style beads. The scene appears to be a satsang or meditation session in an ashram-style space.2011-11-29A large group of people sits on mats in a hall with red curtains, performing seated yoga breathing exercises with their arms raised and fingers near their ears. Most wear white or light clothing; a man in a green t-shirt with a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits at left, and a boy in a red shirt sits in the centre. In the background, a white-clad figure sits near a glass-enclosed golden shrine with ornate decorations, and a video camera on a tripod stands at right.2011-11-06A photograph of a large hall where many people sit on mattresses on the floor, most with heads bowed and hands pressed together in prayer or meditation. Men in white kurta-style clothes, saffron and orange robes, and a person in a yellow shawl are visible, along with children in colourful shirts and a woman in the lower right. Red-cushioned chairs are stacked along the left wall beside pink curtains and tall windows, and a black screen hangs from the ceiling. Framed pictures hang on the wall above. The scene suggests a group satsang or puja session. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2011-12-25A large hall with cream walls, red curtains and striped blue-and-white floor mats where a group sits cross-legged in a yoga or meditation session. Many participants wear white kurta-style clothes, while others wear casual shirts, and several have vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. Their hands are raised to their ears in a meditative posture. A small child in a green-and-yellow shirt sits among them. Framed portraits hang on the walls, including a large one of a man in a yellow garment and smaller ones of figures in red and white, with a deity-style painting among them.2011-09-06 +1 copiesA group seated cross-legged on cushioned mats in a hall with red chairs, hands raised in overhead namaskar with palms joined, eyes closed in meditation. The central man wears a bright orange sweatshirt and glasses, with a short beard; to his left a man in white kurta and white pants chants with mouth open; on the far left a man in white kurta with a pendant necklace. On the right a man in a mint-green kurta wears a rudraksha mala, and a child in a red top sits at the lower right. A framed portrait hangs on the wall behind, and a purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner. Most of the group is in white or pastel clothing, with a yellow hooded top also visible at right. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session.2011-12-25A 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.2015-06-21December 25 20112011-12-25December 05 20112011-12-05A large group of men, boys and a few young people sit on blue-striped floor mats in a hall with cream walls, red curtains and framed religious paintings, performing a yoga seated exercise with both hands raised to their ears and fingers pressed near the head. A bearded man in a green t-shirt and white dhoti, with a mala around his neck, sits at left leading the practice. Nearby, a boy in a white dhoti and yellow-and-gold border wears a rudraksha mala and sits before brass plates of offerings. Several people in white kurtas and dhotis, and boys in yellow, red and striped shirts, follow the posture. A camera on a tripod stands at centre back, and a banner in a red frame is visible on the right wall.2011-11-06December 10 20092009-12-10December 12 20092009-12-12A large hall filled with a seated group of participants in white clothing doing a guided yoga or breathing exercise on blue-and-white striped mats. In the foreground, a bald man in a white shirt and dark blue trousers sits cross-legged with both hands raised behind his head, and beside him another man in white with a rudraksha mala sits with his arms lifted. Behind them rows of people in white and some in other colours fill the floor. Hanging orange and blue decorative banners hang from the white ceiling. On the right, a gilded shrine area holds deity murti and ornate golden decorations.2010-08-26