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A smiling man with a shaved head and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a white cloth in a meditative posture, hands clasped in his lap, eyes closed. He wears a white kurta with a yellow-gold edged dhoti. A dark mala lies at the lower left edge. Behind him, blurred, a seated person in white clothing sits on a striped mat in a hall. The man's shaved head and white ritual clothing do not match the qualifying appearance cues for the a person label, so he is described by role only.

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A photograph of a young man with short dark hair sitting cross-legged on a blue-and-white striped mat in a meditation posture, eyes closed and smiling, hands clasped in his lap. He wears a sleeveless white top and white loose trousers, with a silver bangle on his wrist. Behind him, several people in white clothing sit in meditation, including an older man on the left with hands folded and a smiling woman with dark hair. The setting appears to be a satsang or meditation session.2010-09-18A seated man with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap meditates on a blue-and-white striped mat in a hall. He wears a plain white kurta and white trousers, a rudraksha mala with a small gold pendant, thin-rimmed glasses, a red bindi, and gold bangles. Behind him, several people in white clothing sit in meditation on mats, some with name badges. A black bag rests in the foreground and water bottles appear at right. The setting suggests a group meditation or satsang session.2010-09-16A large seated gathering of men dressed in white kurtas and white shirts sits on orange and blue mats on a hall floor, listening to a discourse. In the centre foreground, a shaved-headed man in a white kurta with a red bindi on his forehead smiles broadly while seated cross-legged. Behind and beside him, other men in white sit with rudraksha-style malas and name badges visible on some chests. Several participants smile, laugh or hold hands near their faces. No stage or deity is visible, and the scene conveys a satsang-style sitting session.2010-09-03September 22 20112011-09-22A shaved-headed man in white cotton kurta and trousers sits cross-legged on a red-and-white striped mat with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, meditating. He wears rimless-style glasses and a small red tilak on his forehead, and an ID badge hangs on his chest. Behind him, a bald man in white with a dark rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, and other participants in white sit on the mats.2010-09-16A shaved-headed man in white kurta and pants sits cross-legged on an orange mat on a pale tiled floor, eyes lowered and hands clasped in his lap, in a seated meditation session. Other seated participants in white clothing occupy orange mats around him, including one in white with a rudraksha mala at the upper right and a figure in an orange garment at the left. A red bag and a clear container sit on the mats in the background. The man wears a wristwatch and a bangle. He does not have distinctive a person cues such as long hair, saffron clothing or a crown, so the identity is not established.2010-08-26A photograph of a seated meditation session in a bright hall with a polished light floor. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in a white short-sleeved shirt and white trousers sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands resting on his knees in mudra, a silver bracelet on his wrist. Behind him a standing man in a white t-shirt and blue checked lungi wears a rudraksha mala and holds his hands together, while several seated men in white clothing and malas meditate on mats and cushions. Colourful striped and tasselled decorations hang from the ceiling, and a blue sign with multilingual text is on the wall. The people are shaven-headed, unlike a person with long swept-back hair, so no candidate matches the a person cues.2010-08-26October 05 20112011-10-05Close-up photograph of a shaved-headed man in a white shirt sitting with eyes closed in meditation. White sacred ash lines mark his forehead and a small red kumkum dot sits between his brows. Other people in white shirts sit blurred in the background, one with a rudraksha-style mala visible across a shoulder. The setting appears to be a group meditation session.2010-09-13A bald man in a white kurta and white pants sits cross-legged on a white floor, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap in a meditative posture. Behind him, a person in an orange top sits on a white mat, and more seated people in white clothes are visible at the edges. Orange cushions and mats line the hall, with a blue mat and a folded paper in the foreground. Black bags and a laptop are visible near the back. The setting appears to be a meditation or satsang hall.2010-08-26Photograph of a seated group of devotees in white clothing meditating with eyes closed at a large indoor satsang hall. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in a white kurta with a small red tilak on his forehead sits with eyes closed and wears a small orange-and-white identity badge on his chest. To his left, a bald man with a dark wooden mala necklace sits in a white t-shirt, also with eyes closed. Behind them a woman with dark hair pulled back and others in white clothes sit in rows. The people appear to be seated for meditation or a discourse. No one in the scene is identified as a person.2010-09-13January 15 20172017-01-15