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Several shaved-headed men in plain white dhotis sit close together in a meditation session, performing a nasal breathing practice with their right hands raised to their noses. The man in the centre wears thin-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala, and has white ash marks on his forehead and upper arm. The man on the left wears a gold ring and gold bracelet and a mala, and the man on the right wears a gold bracelet and a mala. Their eyes are closed. Behind them, other seated participants in white clothing are blurred, and a pinkish wall and red cushioned seats form the background.

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Close-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.2011-02-20Photograph of several devotees seated in a temple hall performing nadi shodhana-style breath practice, each pinching one nostril with a finger. A man in the foreground wears a white kurta and a rudraksha mala and a gold bangle, with a watch on his other wrist. Beside him a younger man in white with a red-and-white thread tied on his wrist and glasses, and a bearded man in a yellow t-shirt on the left, and another man in white on the far right, all seated and blurred in the background. The background shows a warm-lit hall with a flame at the upper right edge.2011-11-17November 09 20112011-11-09November 02 20112011-11-02Photograph 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.2011-12-10Several 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.2011-11-07December 22 20112011-12-22A photograph of seated monks in a hall performing a meditative or devotional practice. In the foreground a monk in saffron-orange robes, wearing a rudraksha mala and wire-rimmed glasses, sits cross-legged with his right hand raised to his face. Beside and behind him, several shaved-headed monks in white dhotis and white shawls sit in a row, also touching their faces or hands in the same gesture. A figure in white sits at the far left edge, and a partly visible person sits at the far right. Pale cream walls, a plain white panel and a few small offering items on a low table form the background. a person is not identifiable from appearance here, so the foreground monk is described only by role.2011-12-01August 13 20112011-08-13A row of devotees sits in prayer, palms pressed together in anjali mudra, all wearing plain white dhotis and sacred white ash lines on their foreheads and arms. Several wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bald man with eyes closed chants beside a younger man in glasses. Brass puja vessels sit on the floor at right.2011-08-13A row of shaved-headed young priests in plain white dhotis sits with palms pressed together in namaskar during a ritual. The nearest priest wears glasses, a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and white horizontal stripes on his upper arm, and his eyes are closed as he chants. Behind him, several more priests in white with red-bordered cloth bow their heads in prayer, their foreheads marked with white vibhuti. The scene is blurred and softly lit.2011-10-01November 02 20112011-11-02