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A large indoor meditation hall filled with many men in white dhotis and white shirts, seated and standing on orange and red mats, with arms raised high and palms open in devotion during a guided eN Kriya session. Many eyes are closed. Some men wear orange-and-white or rudraksha-style neck beads and a few wear wristbands. A man in a brown kurta kneels at the centre-left, and a pair of headphones rests on a mat. Above them hang orange drapes and colourful tasselled banners in red, yellow, blue and green. A large framed picture of a bearded figure sits in the background. No readable text appears in the frame except the copyright credit line in the lower right, which is excluded.

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A large satsang gathering in an indoor hall with pale walls and draped orange and multicoloured fabric hangings overhead. Many people, mostly men in white ritual clothes and some in white with orange or gold trim, sit cross-legged on mats and raise their arms and palms upward in devotion. A few wear rudraksha malas and gold necklaces; one man in a pale shirt sits on a chair at the right. Behind them a wall backdrop shows a portrait of a figure in orange, and a canopied orange seat stands at the right edge. The scene is a crowded guided meditation or satsang.2011-02-20 +1 copiesA large group of devotees, most in white dhotis and kurtas, sits and stands on orange and pink mats in a bright hall, arms raised high with palms open during a guided meditation. In the foreground, a bald man in a white kurta with a gold-coloured necklace and a shaved head keeps his eyes closed, and to the right a bald man in orange and red wrap clothing raises both arms. 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