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A large group of people in white clothing sits cross-legged on orange and striped mats in a bright hall, performing a practice with both hands covering their eyes. The foreground figure, a shaved-headed man in white kurta and dhoti with a red sash, sits centrally with hands over his eyes and a small red mark on his forehead. Rows of similarly dressed participants extend into the background, many wearing white with some in orange. Headphones rest on the floor near the front row. Pale pink walls and a golden ornamental structure appear behind the crowd, and a few hanging orange decorations sit at the top edge.

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September 17 20102010-09-17September 17 20102010-09-17 +1 copiesA large group of people in white clothes sits cross-legged on orange and striped mats in a hall with orange fabric hangings overhead. Many participants have their palms cupped over their closed eyes in a hand-over-eyes meditation posture, while a few sit with eyes shut and hands resting. Several men wear red cloth belts and white garments. A golden figure and seated devotees are visible at the back of the hall.2010-09-09 +1 copiesA large hall with a pale pink wall and orange hanging decorations shows a dense group of devotees seated on the floor in a yoga session. Most wear white kurta-style clothes, many with yellow or red waist cords, and they sit cross-legged on orange and pink mats. Nearly everyone has both hands raised with palms covering their eyes, a yoga-style practice of sensory withdrawal. In the foreground a bald man in white sits on an orange mat with his palms over his eyes, and a man in white with a yellow sash does the same nearby. A few blue and yellow garments appear in the crowd, and a harmonium lies on the floor at the back.2010-09-09 +1 copiesA large indoor satsang hall with many seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, sitting on orange mats with pink plastic containers and small offering plates in front of them. In the foreground several shaved-headed men in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders sit cross-legged, most with both hands covering their eyes in a meditative or prayer posture. Behind them, rows of men in white and casual clothes sit on the floor and on chairs, and an orange cloth hangs in the upper right near a red banner with white text. Brass items and small trays rest on the floor. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2011-02-13September 17 20102010-09-17 +2 copiesDecember 02 20102010-12-02September 17 20102010-09-17A large group of seated men in white kurtas and dhotis sits on orange cushioned mats in a hall with hanging colourful tassel decorations overhead. Many participants cover their eyes with both palms in a meditative practice, several wearing orange waist sashes or yellow belts. One man in the centre wears a white kurta and a small red tilak on his forehead. Another at right wears a white T-shirt printed with a portrait photo and an orange sash. A black headphone rests on the floor in front. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in the frame, so the central figure is only a seated devotee.2010-09-09A photograph of a large seated group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas, sitting on orange mats in a hall. Most have both hands raised to cover their eyes in a devotional gesture, while others sit with hands folded in their laps. Brass plates with offerings, small pink containers and a red and white banner with lettering are visible in the room. Some people in the back row wear casual clothes and a few stand near an orange cloth hanging at the top right. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2011-02-13December 13 20132013-12-13A large group of devotees seated on red-and-white striped mats performs a guided eye-covering meditation, palms cupped over closed eyes and elbows raised. Most wear white shirts and white dhoti-style garments, with rudraksha-type beaded necklaces and some with small name badges on their chests. A bearded man in white sits near the centre, and a few people in blue, khaki and pink shirts are mixed in. The background shows a red banner and a blurred crowd. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated participants.2011-02-20