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A seated group of devotees in white clothing practising a breathing or nadi-cleansing meditation in a hall. Many hold a hand to the nose or face with eyes closed, including a shaven-headed man in a rust-orange shawl at centre and a bald man with a black rudraksha mala in the foreground right. A woman in white with a light-brown ID badge sits in the middle, and a blonde woman in white stands at the back. A water bottle sits on the floor in the foreground, with a wooden staff leaning on the mat.

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A large group of seated men and women, many in white clothing, sit on mats in a hall during a meditation session. Many participants have their hands raised to their faces in a breathing or hand gesture practice, some with eyes closed. Several wear white or yellow shawls and white or beaded necklaces. Two women in the front center wear yellow and white clothing. A gold ornate structure is visible at the top right corner, and a pale wall and red chairs are in the background.2010-09-04A photograph of a seated group of women practising a breathing or nasal-hold meditation with eyes closed, hands raised to their faces. Several wear white clothes with rudraksha malas, including a woman in white in the centre with a flower in her hair and a woman in white at left with a gold bangle. Others wear a red and yellow sari, a black-and-white patterned top and a green top with red earrings. Behind them is a white wall with a red chair and a window blind. A purple logo appears at the upper left, and a copyright line appears at the lower right.2010-09-04Seated group meditation in a hall with red cushioned chairs in the background. In the foreground, a young girl in a red outfit with gold trim sits with eyes closed and hands raised near her nose. At centre right, a woman with long light hair wears a white kurta and white trousers and a red beaded mala with a name badge, sitting cross-legged on a striped red mat with eyes closed and hands at her face. Nearby, women in a green sari, a pink-and-white shawl and a white head covering also sit with hands raised in a breathing or nasal practice. A water bottle and an orange cloth sit on the mat at right.2011-11-08December 04 20102010-12-04A 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.2010-09-04November 29 20112011-11-29December 04 20102010-12-04December 04 20102010-12-04A 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.2010-09-03Several seated participants perform a breathing practice in a hall with a red-and-white striped mat. In the foreground, a woman in a blue embroidered kurta with a lanyard and glasses presses fingers to her nose, flanked by a woman in a white t-shirt with a peace-symbol logo and white trousers and another in a white t-shirt doing the same. Behind them, more people in white and orange clothing sit on mats, some with hands raised to their faces, with gold-framed pillars and a blurred background.2011-11-29A photo of a seated group of women and a few men in a hall during a breathing practice, each person with one hand raised to the face, fingers at the nose, eyes closed. Most wear white or light clothing, with a woman in a pink chikan-style top and a lanyard badge in the lower right, and women in white saris with rudraksha malas in the centre. Floor cushions and patterned mats lie behind them, and a man with a shaved head in white is at the far right. The scene shows a nasal breathing technique.2010-09-04December 04 20102010-12-04