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A large hall packed with seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas and ID lanyards, performing a hand gesture over their eyes with palms cupped and fingers spread. Some wear red or brown clothing. Floor mats and a small oil lamp with flowers sit in the foreground. Red-cushioned chairs and a golden backdrop appear behind the crowd, and a colourful banner hangs at the top left.

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A 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.2011-02-20A 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.2011-02-13A large hall filled with seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas, performing a guided eye-covering meditation. Many people press their palms over closed eyes or the brow, with fingers spread across the face. Orange and saffron mats are laid out on the white marble floor, with brass plates holding offerings and small containers in the foreground. A child in a brown shirt sits upright among the adults. Along the top of the frame, more devotees fill rows across the hall, and a red banner hangs near the back wall. No person in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-02-20A 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.2011-02-13A seated group of practitioners in a hall with red-and-white striped mats performs a palming or eye-covering exercise, hands cupped over closed eyes. A man in front wears a white shirt, white dhoti-style trousers, and a dark rudraksha mala with a pendant; a man in a yellow shirt sits behind him, and younger boys in yellow, blue and red shirts sit in front and at the sides. Several participants wear white, and a man at the upper right wears white with a short beard. A dark bag lies on the mat at left. Faint orange-robed figures sit in the background.2011-12-15 +1 copiesA large hall filled with seated devotees in white ritual clothing, many with rudraksha malas around their necks, performing a eyes-covered meditation posture with palms pressed over their eyes. Several front-row participants wear white dhotis with saffron or orange borders and sit cross-legged on a glossy floor. At the far right edge, a table holds steel vessels, bowls and a small brass dish. In the background, a maroon and saffron backdrop and orange drapes frame the room, with a few standing attendants at the back. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific guru figure in this frame, so no a person candidate is asserted.2011-01-29A large seated congregation in a hall, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts with white or gold-bordered shawls and rudraksha malas. Many sit with both hands raised to the forehead and eyes closed in meditation, some with vibhuti or tilak markings. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long grey hair and a red forehead mark sits beside a man in a gold-bordered shawl, both with hands pressed to their faces. A small screen and red-and-gold decorations are visible in the background.2017-07-02 +1 copiesA large group of seated practitioners performs a breathing and hand-gesture meditation in a hall. Many wear white dhotis with yellow borders and orange or saffron cloths; some wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in white with a red-brown rudraksha mala and a name badge presses his thumbs to his nostrils while raising his forearms, and beside him a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala does the same. Behind them rows of people in white and orange sit with hands raised to their faces, and some have white tilak on their foreheads. Several wear bangles and wristwatches. Nobody in the image is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.2015-06-21October 29 20112011-10-29A large group of men seated on a pale floor in a white-walled hall performs a ritual, with many bare-chested devotees wearing white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas. Most have both hands raised to their faces, some with fingers pressed to the forehead, and several have white ash or paste smeared across their foreheads. In the foreground, a long-haired man with a bracelet and beads and a shaved-headed man in white stand close together, while a phone rests on the floor at lower left. A figure in orange robes sits in the far background near the doorway. The scene suggests a group prayer or puja gesture. Copyright text and a source credit appear at lower right.2017-06-10A large tented hall with many devotees seated on red mats, most wearing white dhotis and kurtas with saffron-orange shawls, pressing their fingers to their closed eyes in a Third Eye awakening practice. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt presses two fingers to his forehead while a man in a maroon kurta with an orange shawl beside him does the same. Gold ornate peetha and deity murti decorations and a golden throne-style structure stand at the back, with hanging lights and air conditioners overhead.2016-05-07A large group of men seated on the floor in a hall with pale pink walls performs a guided meditation, each pressing both palms over closed or covered eyes in a brow-centre gesture. Most wear white shirts and dhotis or white trousers, with a few in colourful clothes: a man in a yellow t-shirt at left, a man in a red t-shirt near the centre, and a man in blue at the back right. Several wear rudraksha or bead necklaces and wrist bands. Foreground heads are blurred while the seated crowd fills the frame. No figure is identified as a person.2011-02-20