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A 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.

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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 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.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.2011-02-13A young man with short dark hair and a light beard sits with eyes closed, his right hand raised with thumb and forefinger resting at his nose in a breathing or nadi-shodhana style practice. He wears a white t-shirt and a red-brown rudraksha mala. Behind him and to the sides, other seated participants in white clothes and red-brown malas are blurred.2010-12-04A 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.2011-02-20June 13 20132013-06-13Several 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.2011-11-07A 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 09 20112011-11-09A shaved-headed man in a saffron-orange cloth sits cross-legged outdoors with eyes lowered and a finger pressed to his nostril in a breathing practice, consistent with pranayama. Rudraksha mala beads hang around his neck and a beaded bracelet is on his wrist, and white ash stripes mark his bare shoulder and forehead. Behind him a man in a red headcloth wears white and gold-bordered dhoti clothing, and to the left an older man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala sits on red-and-white striped steps. The setting is a concrete platform with a red-and-white striped wall.2014-07-11A seated man with closed eyes wears a white dhoti with gold border, a rudraksha mala necklace and white horizontal ash stripes across his forehead, chest and shoulders with a red dot between the brows. Behind him, several seated people in yellow, pink and striped shirts sit in a row, some with eyes closed. The setting appears to be a temple satsang or meditation gathering. The man's identity is not established from the image, and there is no legible caption naming him.2011-10-21