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A man seated cross-legged in a white dhoti and white upper cloth with thin maroon borders sits with eyes closed, one hand raised to his nose in a breathing gesture. He wears a rudraksha bead mala across his chest, a gold-toned bangle on his wrist, and a small red dot on his forehead. Behind and beside him, other seated people in white garments are blurred. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with pale walls.

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A seated man in white dhoti and white upper cloth with a maroon border sits in a hall, eyes closed, touching the bridge of his nose with his right fingers. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck, a gold-toned bangle on his right wrist, and a small red tilak on his forehead.2011-02-13A close photograph of a young man seated in a meditation hall, eyes closed and right hand raised to his nose in a breathing gesture, as in nasal breath practice. He is bare-chested with a white dhoti bordered in red, wears a rudraksha mala across his chest and a silver bracelet on his wrist, and has a red bindi on his brow. Out-of-focus figures in white clothes sit behind him, one also with a hand near the face, and a blurred pillar and room are visible.2011-02-20A seated man in white dhoti with gold borders and a bare upper body wrapped in white cloth performs a breathing practice, pressing his right hand to his nose. He wears rudraksha malas on his neck and arm, a gold bangle on his wrist, and white horizontal sacred ash bands on his forehead, shoulder and upper arm. Behind him, several other men in white garments sit on the floor in a hall with red curtains and a bright window, some with heads bowed.2011-11-26November 02 20112011-11-02November 09 20112011-11-09November 20 20112011-11-20A photograph of two devotees in ritual practice seated in a hall. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash marks with a red bindi, has his right hand raised to his nose in a breathing practice with eyes closed. Beside him, another man in white with a gold-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala, his hand also raised near his face, sits with eyes closed. Blue-and-white striped cushions and blurred onlookers in the background. No distinctive a person cues are visible.2011-11-18Several men seated on the floor in white dhoti and shawl garments wear white ash markings on their foreheads and arms during a seated meditation or satsang session. The foreground man in front right holds two fingers to his forehead in a meditative gesture, wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and a red-edged white shawl. Other seated devotees are blurred behind him, some with hands joined near their faces, in front of red and white backdrops with warm lamp light. No swami visible in close view; the scene shows devotees in ashram attire during a sitting practice.2011-11-07November 02 20112011-11-02A photograph of several men seated on the floor in a meditative posture, dressed in plain white dhotis and shawls with maroon borders. The foreground man, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged with his right hand raised to his nose in a breathing practice, eyes closed. Others behind him perform the same practice. A small brass lamp and a green plastic bowl sit on a red mat in front. Their appearance and dress suggest devotees or practitioners rather than a clearly identifiable figure, so the identity of the central man is uncertain.2011-02-13Photograph of a group of men seated cross-legged on a wooden floor in a meditation or breathing-practice session. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala, presses his fingers to his nose in a nasal breathing gesture with eyes closed. Beside him another shaved man with white forehead markings and glasses performs the same gesture. Behind them, men in orange and white garments with gold-bordered cloth, rudraksha malas and gold bangles sit with hands raised to their faces. A red curtain and white wall form the backdrop.2011-12-10A row of men seated in profile in white ritual dhotis and shawls, performing a breathing practice with their right hands raised to their noses. Several have shaved heads with white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms, and rudraksha malas hang around their necks; one wears a red mark at the centre of the forehead. Their eyes are closed and they appear absorbed in the kriya. Behind them on the right are brass vessels and an oil lamp on a low table. The room has pale pink walls and a glass-fronted shelf. Six people are visible in the scene.2011-01-29