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A pranayama session in a hall with pale pink walls, a projection screen at left and hanging orange and patterned banners. Many participants sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped mats, wearing white clothing and white headbands. Standing in the centre is a man with long dark hair, a bare chest and a saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulder, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, walking between the rows. Sitting in the foreground are participants seen from behind, some with white headbands, and water bottles sit near the mats.

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A photograph of a meditation or pranayama session in a hall with pale pink walls, a projector screen at left, and orange fabric hangings. A standing man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders walks between rows of seated participants. The seated participants wear white headbands and white or pink shirts, sitting on red-and-white striped mats. The standing man has long dark hair and a dark forehead mark, and appears to be teaching or guiding the session. Chairs line the back wall.2011-01-22A photograph inside a bright hall with pink walls, hanging multicoloured banners and red curtains. A tall man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron garment and a rudraksha mala, walks barefoot across a glossy floor past rows of seated participants. Many participants sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped mats, wearing white clothes and white headbands, some with eyes covered. Two men in the foreground wear white and one in an orange shawl sits at the front.2011-01-22A photograph of a yoga or pranayama session in a bright hall with a projection screen at left and red curtains. A standing man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap, bare-chested, with a rudraksha mala across his chest, and gestures with one outstretched arm toward the seated group. Many participants sit on red-and-white striped mats wearing white clothes and white headbands; some sit on folded blankets and bags, and a woman in a light top sits near the front left. Orange-and-gold banners hang from the ceiling and a line of chairs runs along the right wall. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure has long hair, a saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala.2011-01-22A seated pranayama session in a pale pink hall with white-curtained windows and an orange cloth hanging from the top edge. Dozens of participants sit on striped red-and-white mats, most wearing white clothes and white headbands over their eyes. A standing figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a draped shawl, long dark hair swept back, stands barefoot near the centre, facing the seated group. A person in a white dress stands near the back wall, and a man in a yellow-brown shirt sits at the lower right. The overall scene is a group breathing exercise with eyes covered.2011-01-22A barefoot man in a saffron-orange sannyasi wrap walks down a polished aisle between rows of seated participants in a hall with orange and colourful tasselled hangings overhead. He wears a long rudraksha mala and his long hair is swept back. Many seated people wear white or pale clothes and white blindfold-style cloths over their eyes. A framed image hangs on the wall behind, and an orange and red banner is at the right edge. Appearance suggests a probable Swamiji (probable) figure, identified by the saffron wrap, long hair and rudraksha mala, though this is an appearance-based label only.2010-10-23October 23 20102010-10-23A photograph of a large hall with a green mat floor where a crowd of devotees sits in rows, most wearing white blindfold-style headbands. In the centre, a young person in an orange sleeveless robe and orange wrap stands barefoot looking upward, apparently a sannyasi or a participant in a guided exercise. Many seated people wear white, with some in pink, teal, yellow and green saris and kurtas. Several people lie prone on the mat in white clothing, and a cameraman in a light shirt stands at the top right. Plastic water bottles are visible on the floor.2010-08-21A photograph of a standing man in an orange saffron robe with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red-orange tilak on his forehead, looking to the side in a hall. Around him, many seated participants wear white headbands over their eyes and sit on orange mats in white and light clothing; several wear orange or green shirts and a few have lanyards. Pink walls, a white curtain, a red chair and a water bottle are visible in the room.2010-10-23 +1 copiesA standing figure in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a dark rudraksha mala walks down a polished floor through a hall of seated participants. Around him, dozens of seated devotees wear white head bands covering their eyes, many in white dhotis and shirts, some women in sarees and salwars. Orange and gold hanging tassels decorate the upper walls, and a gold-framed arch sits behind them. The reflective floor doubles the orange figure below him.2010-10-23A large seated audience of many people, most with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes, fills a hall with pink walls and gold-framed decor. In the centre aisle, a standing figure in an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala walks barefoot on a polished floor, with a small handheld microphone in one hand. Many seated attendees wear white, while others wear yellow, green and pink clothing. Orange and yellow tassel decorations hang at the top of the frame.2010-10-23October 23 20102010-10-23A photograph of a meditation or pranayama session in a bright hall with pink walls and red curtains. A standing figure in an orange robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands centre-frame, facing right with hands at his sides. Around him, many seated participants wear white headbands or blindfolds and white clothing, sitting on striped mats; some also sit on chairs at the back. Two colourful hanging banners, orange and blue, hang from the ceiling at left.2011-01-22