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Seated group meditation in a pale pink hall with a white tiled floor. In the foreground, several boys sit cross-legged on orange and striped mats. The boy at centre wears a yellow t-shirt with a printed design, blue jeans, a brown rudraksha-style mala and a gold bangle, with his hands resting on his knees. Beside him a boy in a red shirt and dark trousers sits with a gold bangle. Behind them, men in white dhoti and shawl, some with bare upper bodies and shaved heads, sit with eyes closed or hands folded in prayer. Brass plates with flowers, a small brass lamp and an offering tray sit on the floor. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this image.

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A seated meditation session in a pink-walled hall where a row of young boys sits cross-legged on orange and patterned mats. In the foreground, a boy in a grey t-shirt and a boy in a yellow t-shirt with blue jeans sit upright with eyes open and hands resting, while a boy in a red shirt and a boy in white kurta hold their hands in mudra-like poses. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shawls and some shaved-headed men sit in rows, several wearing rudraksha malas. Brass plates with flowers, a brass vessel and a small kumkum plate lie on a cloth in front, with a pink plate on the right. An orange lamp hangs from the ceiling at the top. No figure is clearly identified as a person.2011-02-20A seated group meditation session indoors in a room with pink walls and a white wall socket panel. In the foreground, boys sit cross-legged on orange and patterned mats: one in a grey t-shirt with a red tilak on his forehead, one in a yellow t-shirt wearing a dark bead mala, and one in a red shirt with gold bangles. Behind them, several adults in white dhoti-style clothing with red-bordered cloths and rudraksha malas sit with eyes closed or gazing forward, some with shaved heads. Brass plates, a small brass lamp and yellow flowers sit on the floor before them, along with a pink tray and clear plastic containers. A saffron-robed figure sits at the left edge. No one is identifiable as a person by appearance cues, so the candidate is left unresolved.2011-02-20Seated group meditation in a hall with red curtains. In the foreground, a boy in white kurta sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded, next to a boy in an orange-brown graphic t-shirt and black pants, also eyes closed with hands in prayer. To the right a young man in white dhoti with a gold-edged cloth wears a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead. Behind them, many people sit with eyes closed. Plastic containers of food and small brass oil lamps sit on the mats in front. No a person candidate is visible.2011-09-16A seated group of devotees fills a hall with a light-coloured mat floor, several rows of boys and men sitting cross-legged in meditation or prayer. In the foreground a bald young priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded in front of him. Among the boys, a teen in a yellow top has eyes closed before a small brass plate of flowers and a lit oil lamp, and a boy in red clothes sits near offerings of fruit and flowers. Red chairs and rope barriers line the back of the room. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the scene.2012-04-04January 02 20132013-01-02April 04 20122012-04-04A seated group of many people in a hall with framed portraits on the walls, sitting on woven mats and floor coverings during a ritual puja. Front right, a man in white dhoti with bare, white-marked upper arms and a rudraksha mala sits beside a small brass plate of offerings and a lit lamp. Nearby, a young man in white clothes and a boy in a patterned shirt hold small items. At far right, a bald man in saffron/orange cloth wearing a rudraksha mala sits on a chair. Trays, plates and oil lamps are placed on the floor among the attendees, who sit in rows facing forward.2011-12-17May 07 20122012-05-07A group of boys sits cross-legged on the floor of a plain ashram hall with light tiled flooring and mats, eating from leaf or steel plates placed on woven mats. Most wear casual clothes in orange, yellow, green and red stripes, plus checked and grey shirts; one older boy in front wears a white dhoti with a bare upper body and a thin sacred thread, and several have white tilak marks on their foreheads. Bananas and small bowls of food lie around them. A seated man in a white shirt watches from the back, and a white-clad figure is partly visible at the top left, with red curtains and a white plastic chair behind. The scene looks like a communal meal or annadan.2012-04-08Many boys sit cross-legged in rows on mats on a white marble floor during a ritual meal or puja. Brass thalis, bowls and small lamps with offerings of fruit, sweets and sliced items sit in front of them. Several boys have hands raised in prayer or gesture, and a lit oil lamp is visible at the upper right. The foreground boys wear striped polo shirts, an orange t-shirt and a green shirt, and the boy in orange has his eyes closed in meditation. No single figure is identifiable as a person in this view.2012-04-08October 24 20122012-10-24September 23 20112011-09-23