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A close photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and a gold-bordered saffron-yellow shawl, eyes closed, both hands raised to cover his face and forehead. He wears a gold bead necklace and a clear crystal bracelet and a gold bangle engraved with text, and his forehead carries white ash markings. Another person's arm reaches in from the right side of the frame, and a blurred figure in white appears at the upper left. The setting is a blurred hall, consistent with a ritual such as pada puja.

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A close photograph of a shaven-headed man performing a meditative hand gesture over his face, both hands covering his eyes, nose and cheeks with fingers spread, a red tilak visible on his brow. He wears a golden-yellow saffron-toned cloth draped over his shoulder with white fabric beneath, and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of beaded pendants hangs on his chest. A thin silver bracelet and gold bangles are on his wrist. The background is a soft blurred pale pink-orange light with other blurred figures. This appears to be an eN-Kriya guided meditation practice focused on the third eye. The image is watermarked by a copyright notice and a purple logo.2011-02-20A 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.2011-11-18Close-up photograph of a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti-style cloth, bare-chested with white ash marks on his shoulders, eyes closed and right hand raised to his face with fingers touching near the brow, performing a meditation gesture. He wears a gold ring, a gold bangle, and layered rudraksha and dark beaded malas. Behind him, a second man in white with glasses and a similar hand position, along with other blurred figures seated in a meditative group, suggest a guided meditation session such as an eN Kriya initiation.2011-02-20A shaved-headed young man in white ritual clothing with red-bordered cloth sits among other people, both hands raised to cover his eyes in a devotional gesture. He wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold bangle, and a small framed pendant hangs at his chest. Blurred figures in white garments surround him in what appears to be a seated congregational setting.2011-02-13A photograph of a group of devotees in white dhotis and shawls performing a ritual gesture, with the central man covering his eyes with both hands while several others around him do the same. The central man wears a rudraksha mala and a small locket, and has a gold bracelet on one wrist. The setting is a hall with blurred figures in the background. The page does not establish his identity from appearance, so he is described by role only as a devotee.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.2011-12-10November 09 20112011-11-09A man in white ceremonial dhoti with bare upper body and a rudraksha mala stands in profile, pressing his fingers to the bridge of his nose in a devotional gesture. White sacred ash marks stripe his forehead and arm. A gold bracelet is on his wrist. Behind him, a man in a light green shirt and another in white clothing are also touching their faces, while a blurred figure stands at right in a white dhoti. The setting is a plain white-walled hall.2011-11-04November 19 20112011-11-19November 08 20112011-11-08Several 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.2011-11-07September 21 20112011-09-21