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August 21 2012

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A photo of a seated meditation or yoga session in a hall with red-and-white striped mats. Many participants sit cross-legged or with legs folded, eyes closed or lowered. Foreground: a man with a red tilak on his forehead wears a dark top and a red-beaded necklace. Behind him a young man in a light blue t-shirt sits upright. Further back, a man in a grey t-shirt with a dark pendant, and a man in white clothes with a mala, sit with hands resting. Many people wear white, others wear light blue, grey and striped shirts. Several wear name badges. Orange drapes and a pink wall appear in the background, with more seated people in chairs at the back.

A seated satsang gathering in a hall with red curtains and framed pictures on the walls. Devotees sit cross-legged on striped floor mats with eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground a young man in a turquoise striped polo and khaki trousers sits with hands resting on an open booklet. Beside him a man in white kurta with rudraksha mala and ID badge sits with folded hands. Further right a man in a brown-and-cream striped shirt with vibhuti tilak and a rudraksha mala sits with hands on his lap, and a boy in black shirt sits in front. Several other seated devotees in white and striped shirts fill the background. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.

Seated devotees fill a hall with a red-and-white striped mat, attending a satsang talk. In the foreground a bald man in a blue striped kurta with a lanyard and red-beaded mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed. Beside him a man in white clothes presses palms together in prayer, and a bearded man in white wears a rudraksha mala. Orange and yellow paper lanterns hang from the ceiling, and the audience of white-clad and casually dressed participants sits in rows on chairs and mats, many with eyes closed in meditation.

Seated devotees on blue-and-white striped mats in an ashram hall, watching intently toward the front. In the foreground a young man in a turquoise kurta with white dhoti and a dark bead mala sits with hands clasped. Beside him a fair-haired young man wears an orange-ochre kurta and white dhoti, arms resting on his knee. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit behind them, and at right a man in orange robes with a white dhoti sits with hands folded. A red backpack rests on the mat. Plain beige tiled floor and cream walls.

November 11 2011

A photo of a seated group meditating in a bright hall with pale walls, orange hanging decorations and white railings. In the foreground a man in a light blue denim shirt sits cross-legged with palms pressed together and eyes closed, a black rudraksha-style cord at his neck. Beside him a bald man in a white kurta sits with hands folded. Around them, many participants in white kurtas and white clothing sit on striped mats with eyes closed, several with hands in anjali, backpacks and bottles placed beside them. A lanyard badge is visible on a man at left. The scene is a meditation session with devotees sitting in rows. No speaker or stage figure is visible.

A seated group of devotees sits cross-legged on woven mats outdoors during a meditation or pranayama session, eyes closed and hands resting in their laps. In the foreground a man in a green-grey jacket over white dhoti-style clothing has a tilak on his forehead. Beside him a man in a white polo shirt with an event badge sits upright, and a man in a light grey hooded sweatshirt and white dhoti sits with hands folded. Behind them rows of attendees in mixed casual wear, some in white robes and one in red headband, sit in the background before white pillars and greenery. No individual is identified as a person in this image.

A seated group of men and a few women sit cross-legged on woven mats in an outdoor courtyard, eyes closed in meditation or pranayama. In the front row, a man in a grey-green shawl over white clothes sits with hands folded, a vertical tilak on his forehead. Beside him a man in a white polo shirt with a visitor badge sits with hands clasped. At the right, a man in a white hooded sweatshirt and white dhoti sits with hands folded in his lap. Behind them a dense crowd of participants in white, brown, navy and striped jumpers sits attentively. White pillars and green plants stand behind the group, and no speaker or presiding teacher is visible in the frame.

A photograph of a seated group of devotees in meditation outdoors on mats, eyes closed or lowered. Most wear white dhotis or white kurta-style clothes; one man in the foreground left wears a grey-green shawl over white, another in the centre wears a white polo shirt with a badge lanyard, and a man on the right wears a white hooded sweatshirt. Several have tilak marks on their foreheads, and a man at the back wears a red headband. Paved ground and a white pillared building with greenery behind them. No identifiable a person appears in the frame.

A large seated group of participants meditating on red-and-white striped mats in a hall with patterned wall panels. In the foreground, a man in white kurta with glasses sits with eyes closed, next to a bald man in a cream shirt wearing a rudraksha mala and a man in a striped polo shirt. Behind them, many more attendees in white, dark and striped clothing sit in rows, some wearing name badges. A figure in orange is partly visible at the upper right edge. No one in the frame is identified as a person by appearance cues; the seated participants are shown in a meditation program setting.

A large hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing on striped mats, many with palms pressed together in namaskar or meditative posture. Several wear rudraksha malas; a woman in the centre front wears white with a mala and sits cross-legged with hands folded. Others wear orange, pink, green and yellow shirts. Backpacks and bags sit among the mats. At the back, a golden throne-like seat and a decorated altar with deity murtis are visible.